Regional Cooperation and International Organizations

<p>This book explores the roles of national actors within international organizations with particular emphasis on the collaborative approach adopted by Nordic governments and associations.</p><p>Analyzing Nordic regional cooperation within international organizations this volume seeks to shed light on the politics of alignment and distinct macro-regional identity-building in international arenas. Exploring the middle ground between the national and the international contributors discuss how Nordic governments and associations have successfully created and used the image of a distinct group within the international system and where they have failed. Presenting a richer picture of international and transnational relations the volume’s features include:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>a key focus on the ‘Nordic model’ with its schism in regard to the EU</li> <p> </p> <li>studies on cooperation between governments and within civil society including trade unions and anti-EU movements</li> <p> </p> <li>contributions from Nordic and international experts highly respected in their fields</li> </ul><p>Seeking to move beyond neo-realist and cosmopolitan approaches in international studies <em>Regional Cooperation and International Organizations</em> will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations regionalism Nordic studies and Transnationalism.</p>