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 ZEI Regional Integration Observer Abstracts
ZEI Regional Integration Observer, Nr. 2009/03
The seventh edition of the “ZEI Regional Integration Observer” is dedicated to the role of law in regional integration processes. Articles deal with the ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court on the compatibility of the Treaty of Lisbon with the German Basic Law. Other contributions cover the growing significance of regional courts in other regional integration systems like ECOWAS, CARICOM, SICA or MERCOSUR.
 
ZEI Regional Integration Observer, Nr. 2009/02
The second edition of the Regional Integration Observer in 2009 is dedicated to the situation in the Gulf region. The Gulf Cooperation Council, as the local integration organisation, was founded in 1981 and has developed to an important actor in different policy fields. Articles analyze the costs and benefits of regional integration in the Gulf in general, as well as the prospects for a monetary union, the engagement of the European Union in the region and the foreign policy of the GCC. Moreover the RIO contains an interview with the director of international studies of the Gulf Research Center in Dubai.
 
ZEI Regional Integration Observer, Nr. 2009/01
The first edition of the “Regional Integration Observer” in 2009 focusses on “Research and Education” in comparative regional integration. On the one hand, the articles ask for the general challenges in this field and on the other hand, they present some examples from different world regions, like the "West Africa Institute" in Cape Verde and "CARICOM Park" in Barbados. Moreover, this RIO contains a number of short commentaries of renowned experts dealing with the question, why European integration issues are also of great importance in the academia outside Europe.
 
ZEI Regional Integration Observer, Nr. 2008/03
The fourth edition of the Regional Integration Observer deals with regional integration in Latin America. On the one hand the articles analyze the internal dimension in the fields of politics, economics and infrastructure. On the other hand the bi-regional relationships with the European Union are addressed as well.
 
ZEI Regional Integration Observer, Nr. 2008/02
The third edition of the Regional Integration Observer generally focuses on the bi-regional relations of the European Union. Special emphasis is placed on the EU-ACP relations (Africa, Caribic, Pacific) with particular consideration of the economic partnership agreements. The highlight of this issue is an interview with the Secretary General of the Andean Community.
 
ZEI Regional Integration Observer, Nr. 2008/01
The second issue of the Regional Integration Observer has been published. The current main focus is on the West African regional organization ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States). The different articles discuss the West African regional parliament, free movement in West Africa and trade policy. Furthermore, two other contributions broach the issue of regional integration in Latin America.
 
ZEI Regional Integration Observer, Nr. 2007/01
The first volume of the Regional Integration Observer addresses the proliferation of regional integration. This phenomenon is analyzed in the leading article by ZEI-Director Prof. Dr. Ludger Kühnhardt. In addition to this theoretical analysis, the Observer contains brief analyses of current activities in SADC, ASEAN and MERCOSUR, providing practical insights into the world of regional integration.