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James Caporaso - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Three Worlds of Regional Integration Theory
Europeanization, 2020Co-Authors: James CaporasoAbstract:The rise of the concept of Europeanization, and subsequent attempts to launch a research program with this concept at its center, raises a number of important questions. The most important question addressed in this chapter has to do with the origins of this concept. Why do we need it? To what particular developments does the concept respond? The answer advanced is that Europeanization emerged and developed as a result of changes internal to the Theory of Integration itself — that is, the idea of Europeanization is endogenous to the evolution of Integration Theory. A second question has to do with the logical status of Europeanization Theory. What claims does it make? How are we to understand the basic model of Europeanization? A third question has to do with the challenges posed by Europeanization research. In the remainder of this chapter I attempt to show how Europeanization is a logical outgrowth of the evolution of Integration Theory (the central claim), that is, how the seeds of this idea were planted inside Integration Theory itself. In demonstrating this endogenous ideational change, it is necessary to provide a schematic outline of one Europeanization model to show the “state of the art” regarding our knowledge of Europeanization. Finally, I address some of the key problems of Europeanization research.
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Regional Integration Theory: Understanding our past and anticipating our future
Journal of European Public Policy, 1998Co-Authors: James CaporasoAbstract:This article is a reflection on the field of European Integration studies, a product of four years of collaboration within the 'Laguna Beach Project.' This project, co-organized by Alec Stone Sweet and Wayne Sandholtz, will be published as Supranational Governance: The Institutionalization of the European Union (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995). Three themes are explored in this article: the growing importance of institutions in the EU over time; the changing relevance of different theories, especially reflected in the increasing importance of comparative politics approaches; and an assessment of the current theoretical debate, contrasting several competing theories with the approach outlined in the book. While the EU has experienced profound changes over the last five decades, it is often unnoticed that its scholarly counterpart has changed in important ways too.
Eduard Zehnder - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Integration Theory on the zero sets of polyfold Fredholm sections
Mathematische Annalen, 2009Co-Authors: Helmut Hofer, Kris Wysocki, Eduard ZehnderAbstract:We construct an Integration Theory for sc-differential forms on oriented branched ep-subgroupoid for which Stokes’ theorem holds true. The construction is compatible with equivalences between ep-groupoids and so gives rise to an Integration Theory for branched suborbifolds of polyfolds. Examples are the solutions sets of proper oriented Fredholm sections of strong polyfold bundles for which we obtain invariants this way.
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Integration Theory for Zero Sets of Polyfold Fredholm Sections
arXiv: Functional Analysis, 2007Co-Authors: Helmut Hofer, Kris Wysocki, Eduard ZehnderAbstract:In this paper we develop an Integration Theory for zero sets of polyfold Fredholm sections. The results are needed in the application of the polyfold Theory. We use it for example in the construction of symplectic field Theory.
Helmut Hofer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Integration Theory on the zero sets of polyfold Fredholm sections
Mathematische Annalen, 2009Co-Authors: Helmut Hofer, Kris Wysocki, Eduard ZehnderAbstract:We construct an Integration Theory for sc-differential forms on oriented branched ep-subgroupoid for which Stokes’ theorem holds true. The construction is compatible with equivalences between ep-groupoids and so gives rise to an Integration Theory for branched suborbifolds of polyfolds. Examples are the solutions sets of proper oriented Fredholm sections of strong polyfold bundles for which we obtain invariants this way.
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Integration Theory for Zero Sets of Polyfold Fredholm Sections
arXiv: Functional Analysis, 2007Co-Authors: Helmut Hofer, Kris Wysocki, Eduard ZehnderAbstract:In this paper we develop an Integration Theory for zero sets of polyfold Fredholm sections. The results are needed in the application of the polyfold Theory. We use it for example in the construction of symplectic field Theory.
Sebastian Krapohl - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Introduction : Integration Theory and the New Regionalism
2020Co-Authors: Sebastian KrapohlAbstract:Regional Integration is a surprisingly widespread phenomenon in the developing world despite the fact that the (intraregional) economic gains of market Integration seem to be low. Political science lacks a Theory to explain the ups and downs of economic Integration in developing regions. European Integration theories rely implicitly on the assumption of strong intraregional economic interdependence as a driving force of regional Integration. However, intraregional economic interdependence is generally low in developing regions, which implies that European Integration theories cannot really be applied. In contrast, the new regionalism literature stresses the outward orientation and the extra-regional effects of regional Integration, but it has not yet established a coherent Integration Theory based on that insight. Our book establishes such a Theory. It begins with the assumption that the extra-regional effects of regional Integration are more important for developing regions than the intraregional ones. The hypotheses, derived from this Theory, are then tested at different cases of regional cooperation and defection in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Common Market of South America (MERCOSUR) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
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Games regional actors play: dependency, regionalism, and Integration Theory for the Global South
Journal of International Relations and Development, 2019Co-Authors: Sebastian KrapohlAbstract:Prevailing Integration theories suffer from Eurocentrism and cannot be applied to developing regions, because they implicitly rely on intraregional economic interdependence as a driving force for regional Integration. This article starts from the observation that intraregional economic interdependence is low and dependence on extra-regional economic relations is high in the Global South. The aim of regional Integration in developing regions is not the liberalisation and regulation of intraregional trade, rather an effort to improve the regions’ competitiveness on the global market. Well-integrated developing regions may attract more extra-regional investment inflows and negotiate better access to extra-regional export markets, but the regional member states also compete with each other for their respective shares in extra-regional investment and trade. Dominant regional powers may do better in this competition if they act unilaterally and strive for privileged economic relations with extra-regional partners. As a result, the respective member states defect and regional Integration is stalled. Case studies of MERCOSUR and SADC confirm that Brazil and South Africa protected their privileged positions during the last 15 years. In contrast, ASEAN is not dominated by a regional power and economic Integration has proceeded due to the gains from extra-regional cooperation within the ASEAN + 3 framework.
Kang Zhang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Applying feature Integration Theory to glyph-based information visualization
2015 IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis), 2015Co-Authors: Yi-na Li, Xianjun Sam Zheng, Kang ZhangAbstract:Feature Integration Theory, the classic visual attention model, provides a theoretical foundation for optimizing visual communication. This paper proposes a set of glyphs named RoseShape that aim at improving users' visual information search in visualization. RoseShapes integrate rich and easy-to-catch attributes for mapping data variables, enabling automatic and unconscious information processing in the pre-attentive stage. A case study illustrating the levels of education funding in the United States in 2008 validates the feasibility of this approach.
