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Rethinking ASEAN Integration

February 4th, 2013

By Mong Palatino

The advantages of a united ASEAN are easy to imagine. A cohesive ASEAN would likely bring tremendous benefits to Southeast Asians in the forms of more jobs, more tourists, stronger defense forces and improved camaraderie among competing neighbors. Besides, who would oppose the idea of unity and [...] Continue Reading…

Analysis on Regional Integration, Asia

States of Sovereignty and Regional Integration in the Andes

January 30th, 2013

by Amanda Latimer

The trajectory of trade negotiations between the European Union and the Comunidad Andina de Naciones can be seen as an expression of the contemporary character of dependency between the two regions and of the conflict between competing strategies of integration within the Andean region itself. The first [...] Continue Reading…

Analysis on Regional Integration, Latin America

The People and ASEAN’s Complicated Relationship

January 29th, 2013

By Yuyun Wahyuningru

When you sign up for Facebook, you will be asked to state your relationship status. Facebook provides the following choices: single, married, engaged, divorced and it’s complicated. The later is, perhaps, what is merrily–and ridiculously–playing in between the ASEAN and the civil society.

This state is a result [...] Continue Reading…

Analysis on Regional Integration, Asia

Carving Spaces for People’s Participation in ASEAN

November 25th, 2012

By Jenina Joy Chavez

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is 45 years old, but it has yet to enjoy wide recognition and support from the ASEAN populace. Many explanations have been offered for this, not least of which is the distance of the regional formation from the people [...] Continue Reading…

Analysis on Regional Integration, Asia

Reclaiming SADC for people’s development

September 9th, 2012

By Thomas Deve*, 9 September 2012

 

SADC heads of states who met in Maputo a few weeks ago were told in no uncertain terms by civil society and social movements that the citizens of region are not happy with the increased incidence of undemocratic governance and impunity of the corporate [...] Continue Reading…

Africa

The 2012 SADC People’s Summit Report

August 27th, 2012

THE 2012 SADC PEOPLE’S SUMMIT REPORT
“Reclaiming SADC for People’s Development – A People’s SADC Myth or Reality?”

Table of Contents
About SAPSN
Contextualization
1. Introduction
2. Opening and Introductory Remarks
3. Key Note Addresses: A People’s SADC Myth or Reality
3.1 From Liberation Struggles to the Building of Social Movements in [...] Continue Reading…

Africa, SAPSN (Southern Africa)

A People’s SADC Myth or Reality

August 16th, 2012

By Thomas Deve

Summary of Key note speech during SADC People’s Summit in Mozambique (August 2012)

In his Key note address, Thomas Deve delivered a brief but powerful keynote address to the audience gathered at the summit. He outlined the 2012 theme in the context of growing frustration from the citizens [...] Continue Reading…

Africa

Communique from the eighth SADC People’s Summit (Mozambique, 15-16 August 2012)

August 16th, 2012

We the more than 250 representatives of grassroots movements, community-based organizations, peasant and small farmers movements, faith based organizations, women’s organizations, labour, student, youth, economic justice and human rights networks and other social movements met in Mumemo centre, Maracuene, Mozambique, from 15-16 August at the eighth People’s Summit incorporating [...] Continue Reading…

SAPSN (Southern Africa)

A Case for Closer Integration between South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland?

June 18th, 2012

By Glenn Ashton

South Africa looms large in the affairs of the Kingdoms of Swaziland and Lesotho, the local geo-political giant. Economically, each receives disproportionate amounts of their annual GDP directly from South Africa. Each is profoundly reliant on their powerful neighbour for the supply of food, fuel, goods and [...] Continue Reading…

Africa, Analysis on Regional Integration

Another road for Europe: Forum at the European Parliament

June 10th, 2012

The Appeal “Another Road for Europe”

invites civil society organisations, social movements, networks, Trade Unions and political forces

to a one-day discussion at the European Parliament in Brussels

on the ways out of the European crisis.

 

Forum

Another Road for Europe

June 28, 2012, h.9.00 -18.30, European Parliament, Brussels

Place de Luxembourg,

Building Altiero Spinelli, 3rd [...] Continue Reading…

Activities organized by the regional networks