Sovereignty in the South
Intrusive Regionalism in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia

An innovative analysis of international rules and rule-making in the Global South, focusing on the increasing interventionism of regional institutions.

Brooke N. Coe (Author)

9781108496797, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 24 October 2019

238 pages, 5 b/w illus. 7 tables
23.5 x 15.5 x 1.7 cm, 0.47 kg

'Sovereignty in the South is an expansive and innovative book that examines change in the practice of the norm of non-interference across three regions of the Global South … The book is impressive in its reach and sheds light on important and underexamined issues in comparative regionalism.' Aarie Glas, H-Diplo

As international organisations gain greater power to monitor and manage the domestic affairs of their member states, the relationship between state sovereignty and international intervention becomes increasingly fraught. This book examines international rule-making in the Global South, tracing how the status of state sovereignty has evolved since decolonization. Coe argues that regional organizations flout the former norm of non-interference, becoming involved in the domestic affairs of their member states in Africa, Latin America, and (to a much lesser extent) Southeast Asia. In the name of democracy, human rights, and security, regional organizations increasingly assume jurisdiction over once off-limits domestic matters: they monitor elections and human rights and they respond to intrastate crises with mediation, fact-finding and sanctions. Coe explores the effects of democratization and economic crisis on regional institutions to explain the uneven development of 'intrusive regionalism' across the postcolonial world.

Introduction
1. The uneven rise of intrusive regionalism
2. Macronationalism and the discursive foundations of regionalism in the Global South
3. Contested sovereignty norms and the erosion of non-interference
4. The role of regime type
5. The role of economic performance
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: International organisations & institutions [LBBU], International relations [JPS], Politics & government [JP]