The vocable ‘Social Particularism’ has a weak social recognition in the classical theory of contemporaneity. It refers to closure as well narrow and self-interested behaviour. Social particularism is also linked with cultural communities pre-independence activity. Its alter ego or instinct 'regionalism,' quintessence In this paper, it claimed that an important path delinking different thoughts ...

The paper at hand presents an analytical framework to assess the relative power of both ‘mainstream’ theories of regional integration and theories of the New Regionalism for the explanation of regional integration in Southern Africa. It is argued that the explanatory power of theories of both theoretical camps can be tested by comparing their assumptions with regard to four criteria of analysis...

The neoliberal international order is facing a variety of pressing obstacles. One the most contentious issues emergence new Asian regionalism, which has been driven by rising economic power region and integration based on Association Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Plus Six framework. legalization ASEAN way propelled New Regional Economic Order (NREO), reinforces trade-development nexus alternative t...

Questions of metropolitan governance were not on the agenda in Switzerland for decades. Swiss metropolitan areas are highly fragmented and the political entities rather compete than cooperate. Scholars therefore argued that Switzerland followed the idea of the public choice approach in metropolitan governance. However, recent changes indicate a move towards the ideas of the new regionalism appr...