Regionalism and South American security: Are Mercosur and Unasur Relevant?
This article offers an analysis of Mercosur’s role in the construction of a broad security regime in South America. To that end, based on the Copenhagen School, I use a broadened and deepened concept of security in which the political sector gains explanatory relevance. After developing the theoreti...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Recursos: | Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales |
| Repositorio: | Revista ICONOS |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/438 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/438 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Regionalism security regime security community Mercosur Unasur Security Council. Regionalismo Régimen de seguridad Comunidad de seguridad Unasur Security regime Security community |
| Resumo: | This article offers an analysis of Mercosur’s role in the construction of a broad security regime in South America. To that end, based on the Copenhagen School, I use a broadened and deepened concept of security in which the political sector gains explanatory relevance. After developing the theoretical discussion on the relationship between regional integration and security, I evaluate how Mercosur and Unasur proceed in the construction of a macro-regime of regional security. This analysis brings us to maintain that the region is not yet on the way to constructing a security community. However, the creation of the Unasur Security Council suggests possible progress in cooperation on strategic matters, opening the way to a new moment in South American regionalism. |
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