¿Un nuevo ciclo regionalista en América Latina? : debates conceptuales, modelos y realidades

Abstract

This paper discusses the inception of a new cycle of Latin-American regionalism as the result of center-right governments in Argentina and Brazil, and the crisis in Venezuela. The author analyzes whether this allegedly new cycle is just a reoccurrence of open regionalism or if it presents new features differentiating it from the trend seen in Latin America during the 1990’s. The author assesses recent cycles of regionalism in Latin America through criteria such as the logic behind its integration, its agenda, actors and integration modality. Once the variables are applied to the analysis of the cycles of open regionalism and post-liberal/post-hegemonic regionalism, they are used to determine the nature of the new cycle.