Alternative Regionalisms publications

Rethinking regionalisms in times of crises

Carlos Bedoya, Jenina Joy Chavez, Dorothy Grace Guerrero, Afsar Jafri, Dot Keet, Meena R Menon, Mariana Mortágua, Graciela Rodriguez, Andy Storey, Oscar Ugarteche

October 2013

Book

The demand for people-centred regional alternatives has been at the core of people’s struggles in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe. This reader pulls together perspectives of social movement activists, describing the restrictive regional spaces within which they work and propose regional alternatives.

Rethinking regionalisms in times of crises (pdf, 1.28 MB)

Civil society recommendations to the Asia-Europe Meeting 2010

July 2010

The Asia Europe Peoples' Forum puts forward detailed recommendations on how future ASEMs can become more accountable, transparent and relevant in meeting the needs of the people of Asia and Europe.

AEPF Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Briefing

Civil Society in European-Chinese Relations

January 2010

In the context of the current state of European-Chinese relations and the limited influence of European NGOs on EU policies, this book discusses the challenges and dilemmas of co-operation between European and Chinese civil society organisations.

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The World Crisis - and beyond

Dot Keet

October 2009

The multiple crises of the capitalist world economy give the left the unique opportunity to discuss and promote ideas of transformative steps and social alternatives. Which conditions for a post-capitalist world do already exist and what are our responses to this development?

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The European Union: promoter of regional integration in Latin America?

Alternative Regionalisms

Alberto Arroyo Picard, Graciela Rodríguez, Norma Castañeda Bustamante

April 2009

An examination of the contrast between the EU‘s professed aims for supporting regional integration in Latin America with the actual experiences of the different regions in LA with which the EU is seeking to sign Association Agreements.

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Dark Victory

Walden Bello

Walden Bello, Shea Cunningham and Bill Rau

July 2008

Dark Victory reveals the roots of rising poverty and inequality in the South in a sweeping strategy of global economic rollback unleashed by the US to shore up the North's domination of the international economy and reassert corporate control.