Description
During the early 1990s, North American integration was an important case study for International Relations' study of regionalism; more recently, the region has mostly disappeared from IR even as attention to a "world of regions" booms. This presents something of a paradox: judged by levels of economic and social integration, North America is a cohesive and dynamic region. However, it lacks visibility, political leadership, and robust international organizations. This paper introduces a new volume that brings North America back into IR's study of regions and regionalism, while also asking what developments in IR can add to our understanding of North American dynamics.
