Theories of Regionalism

Which theories were involved in the early debate on regionalism from the 1950s to the 1970s?

• Federalism, functionalism, and neofunctionalism

• Realism, regionalism, and naturalism

• Constructivism, reflectivism, and rationalism

• Nationalism, socialism, and capitalism

The key concept of neofunctionalism, ‘spillover,’ referred to ‘the way in which the creation and deepening of integration in one economic sector would create pressures for further economic integration within and beyond that sector and greater authoritative capacity at the European level’

• True

• False

Which theorist introduced the "community method" in neofunctionalism during the early debate on regional integration?

• David Mitrany

• Ernst Haas

• Jean Monnet

• Bela Balassa

Since the 1990s, researchers have placed greater emphasis on "soft" or informal regionalization by acknowledging:

• The dominance of state-led institutional frameworks

• The role of non-state actors in creating regionalized patterns of economic activity

• The irrelevance of regional production systems in East and Southeast Asia

• The decline of informal market exchanges in Africa

What is Eurocentrism?

• The European worldview

• The European history

• The European culture

• The European practice

Eurocentrism has successively developed a regionalism theory.

• True

• False

• I don't know

What is the key term for the following definition?

“A set of states whose major security perceptions and concerns are so interlinked that their national security problems cannot reasonably be analyzed or resolved apart from one another.”

• Miniature Anarchies

• Cooperative Anarchies

• Regional Security Complex

• New Securities Sector

Which theoretical perspective predicts a political spillover as a result of state cooperation?

• Neofunctionalism

• Neoliberalism

• Realism

• Constructivism

What event in the 1980s led to a new dynamic process of European integration?

• A. 1985 White Paper on the Internal Market

• B. Single European Act

• C. Eurosclerosis

• A and B

• A, B, and C

Which concept characterizes the decision-making approach within ASEAN and its related organizations?

• European integration

• ASEAN WAY

• Asian values

• Formal institutionalism