Van Langenhove explains. But next to that we also aspire to produce policy-relevant knowledge. Our collaboration with several UNU agencies testifies this.
Given the diversity and proliferation of processes of regionalization around the world, the task of deepening comparative analysis is particularly challenging. Whilst historically, Europe has been a driver behind regional integration integration is most advanced in Europe , processes of integration in other regions have deepened and developed significantly in recent years.
There are, for instance, interesting developments in Central-Asia. And the Arab Spring opens up new potentialities for regional governance in that part of the world. Van Langenhove continues.
A recent example is an intensive training session we co-organised with the College of Europe on integration for officials for countries from countries in the Mekong Delta. Van Langenhove suggests. Regional organizations are increasingly important actors in this emerging multilateral mode 2. When considering the place of regions in multi-level governance, then, what policy challenges emerge? How do regions interact with global policy and with the UN?
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