Affiliation:
1. Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil
2. UNESP, Brazil
Abstract
The aim of this article is to analyse the involvement of civil society in regional integration organizations through a comparative analysis of social/civil society channels in the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). We seek to analyse the level of openness and the trajectory of both blocs in relation to civil society participation. The instruments and strategies employed by civil society actors in both regions are contrasted, aiming to understand how prominent and successful they have been in terms of influencing the decision-making processes of Mercosur and the SADC, which have been traditionally marked by their intergovernmental and interpresidential characters. We argue that civil society involvement in regionalism is shaped by regional institutional design, member states’ support for societal participation and civil society resources. Thus, this article seeks to contribute to the comparative regionalism literature, setting out an analytical comparative framework for assessing the role of civil society in regional organizations from the Global South.
Funder
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnologico
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Subject
Political Science and International Relations,Sociology and Political Science
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