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Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to circulate the attached call for papers for a GR:EEN workshop entitled: ‘Regional Governance and Global Crises’.

The workshop will be hosted by the University of Warwick from 18-19^th June 2012.

Deadline for abstracts: 15^th February 2012.

The workshop is open to both Warwick and non-Warwick participants from academic and practitioner circles.

Themes and questions to consider include:

• Impact of the global economic crises:

• What has been the impact of the global economic crises on regionalism?
• Has the crises affected levels and/or types of regional integration?
• How do crises affect government and public perceptions of the role of regional governance in the global political economy?

• Responses to the crises:

• What regional mechanisms have been established in response to the crises?
• How effective are they?

• Comparison: The Asian financial crisis and the current global crisis

• What are the implications of the crises for the role of regional actors and structures in global politics?

All enquires to toni.haastrup@warwick.ac.uk or yong-soo.eun@warwick.ac.uk

Kind wishes,

Laura

Laura Downey
GR:EEN Programme Manager
Global Re-ordering: Evolution through European Networks
Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL
United Kingdom
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