Perspectives on regional integration

Brid Brennan

Febrero 2010

The current paradigmatic crisis needs to be dealt with at the regional level. In this respect, Latin American movements have already mobilised and placed different models of development and integration at the centre of their struggle. However, the European Union model, whereby integration is geared towards the interests of transnational corporations, should be avoided.

This interview belongs to a series of interviews on perspectives of activists from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe on the issue of regional integration. All interviews were filmed by TNI at the International Conference of Governments and Social Movements - “Regional Integration: an opportunity to face the crises” - between 21 and 22 July 2009 in Asunción, Paraguay

Brid Brennan

Coordinadora del programa Regionalismos Alternativos del TNI

Brid ha convertido al Transnational Institute en un destacado actor de unas redes internacionales muy dinámicas que hacen campaña contra la liberalización del comercio. Es cofundadora del Centro Europeo de Solidaridad con las Filipinas y de RESPECT, una red europea contra el racismo y a favor de los derechos de los inmigrantes que trabajan en el sector doméstico. Brid es también editora de varios libros, entre los que cabría destacar Asia Europe Crosspoints (con Paul Scannell; TNI, 2002) y Melting the Iceberg: Ending the Cold War in the Korean Peninsula & the Search for Global Peace (TNI/Focus, 2001).