University of Greenwich

About: University of Greenwich is a education organization based out in London, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 3749 authors who have published 9958 publications receiving 234340 citations.

Global Politics of Regionalism : Theory and Practice

Abstract: This book explores the phenomenon of regionalism In a seeming contradiction to globalization, there is a growing tendency for countries to enter into regional arrangements as a response to the pressures of operating in a global marketplace But regionalism is also emerging as a phenomenon in its own right, serving distinct purposes and taking different forms in different areas The contributors explore how these patterns impact on wider issues such as global governance, democracy and trade The book reviews the major theoretical approaches to regional cooperation including perspectives from international relations, political economy, economics and sociology It is divided into three main sections: theoretical approaches to regionalism; issues of regional cooperation (such as security, monetary issues, identity and integration); and an exploration of specific case studies including the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, China, Europe, Asia and the Pacific With an international range of contributors, including Bjorn Hettne, Louise Fawcett and Andrew Hurrell, this in-depth and multi-disciplinary guide will be of interest to students across the social sciences and to the wider policy community

A knowledge management framework to support product-service systems design

Abstract: This paper presents a framework for knowledge reuse in a product-service systems design scenario. The project aim is to develop a methodology to capture, represent and reuse knowledge to support pr...