The Limits of Interregionalism

The EU and North America

Bibliographic Data

ID12047876
AuthorsVinod K Aggarwal (0000-0002-8572-6323, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), Edward A Fogarty (University of California, Berkeley)
Year2005
Volume27
Issue3
Pages327-346
Publication date2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of European Integration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0703-6337 • E-ISSN: 1477-2280
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07036330500190214
OpenAlexW2040656186
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited15

The EU has been pursuing interregionalism as a key element in its commercial policy. This strategy has been manifested in agreements with Mercosur, East Asia and the Southern Mediterranean, among others. In the case of North America, however, the EU has developed a series of bilateral relationships with Canada, Mexico and the United States — rather than a region–to–region link. This article focuses on the role of sectoral interests, economic security competition and identity formation to examine why the EU has not developed an interregional relationship with North America. The evidence suggests that, of these factors, economic security competition appears to be the strongest factor preventing the formalisation of an EU–North American link. Moreover, the article demonstrates the importance of internal dynamics within counterpart regions as a key element in the analysis of interregional accords

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