Mercosur, the Role of Ideas and a More Comprehensive Regionalism
| Autor | Sergio Caballero Santos |
| Cargo | PhD in International Relations from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a B.A. in Political Science and Law from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. After being a pre-doctoral researcher at FPU-UAM (from 2007 to 2011), he has been an honorary professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations since 2012, and an... |
| Páginas | 127-144 |
127Colombia Internacional 78, mayo a agosto de 2013, 236 pp. ISSN 0121-5612, pp. 127-144
Mercosur, the Role of Ideas and
a More Comprehensive Regionalism
ABSTRACT
Mercosur’s political agenda experienced a “redenition” after the 1999-2002 regional crisis.
The emergence of issues related to pre-existing asymmetries and the creation of a regional
Parliament, amongst other things, show the importance of the new sociopolitical agenda since
2003. Thus, a broader and more comprehensive scope which includes an ideational approach
is required. Nevertheless, according to presidential discourses, more steps forward should be
expected in South American regional integration.
KEYWORDS
Mercosur • constructivism • regional integration • ideational approach
Mercosur: el papel de las ideas y
un regionalismo más abarcante
RESUMEN
La agenda política del Mercosur ha experimentado una suerte de “redenición” después de
la crisis regional de 1999-2002. La emergencia de temas relacionados con las asimetrías
regionales prexistentes y la creación de un parlamento del Mercosur, entre otras cosas,
muestran la importancia de la nueva agenda sociopolítica desarrollada a partir de 2003. Por
ello, se requiere la incorporación de un enfoque más amplio y abarcador que se acerque desde
lo ideacional. Sin embargo, si nos atuviéramos a los discursos presidenciales, serían de esperar
muchos más avances en el campo de la integración regional.
PALABRAS CLAVE
Mercosur • constructivismo • integración regional • enfoque ideacional
Recibido: 19 de marzo de 2013
Modicado: 16 de junio de 2013
Aprobado: 25 de junio de 2013
Sergio Caballero Santos (sergio.caballero@uam.es) has a PhD in
International Relations from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and
a B.A. in Political Science and Law from the Universidad Autónoma de
Madrid. After being a pre-doctoral researcher at FPU-UAM (from 2007 to
2011), he has been an honorary professor in the Department of Political
Science and International Relations since 2012, and an interim full
professor since 2013. During that time he has collaborated in teaching
and lecturing in courses such as Theory of International Relations,
European Union Policies, Ethics and Justice in International Relations,
Conguration of International Society, etc.
Some of his recent publications include: “Brasil y su imagen: no es oro
todo lo que reluce” in Anuario Americanista Europeo n.10, 2012; “Unasur y
su aporte a la resolución de conictos sudamericanos: el caso de Bolivia”
in Documentos de Trabajo IELAT, n.44, nov. 2012; “Brasil y la región: una
potencia emergente y la integración regional sudamericana” in Revista
Brasileira de Política Internacional. Vol.54, n.2, 2011; “El proceso de
integración del Mercosur a través de las teorías de integración regional”,
in Cuadernos del CEFIR, 2011; “Unasur, ALBA y Mercosur y sus correlatos
de cooperación Sur-Sur: .proyectos competitivos o complementarios?”
in Argentina y Brasil: Proyecciones Internacionales, Cooperación Sur-Sur e
Integración, 2012; and “El Mercosur 2003- 2011: de la redenición a la
incertidumbre” in América Latina-Unión Europea/Unión Europea-América
Latina: integración regional y birregionalismo, 2012.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7440/colombiaint78.2013.05
The present paper is part of a study which seeks to approach the dimension of identity
and the theories of International Relations that emphasize the role of ideas with a
substantial topic, such as the processes of regional integration in Latin America and,
more concretely, the Mercosur case. The research did not receive funding, but it has
been nourished by the inputs and suggestions of participants at the IPSA panel (Madrid,
July 2012) where it was presented as a rst draft, as well as by the valuable corrections
of the peer reviewers of the journal.
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