Phillips, Nicola <br/><br/>
Rise and fall of open regionalism? : comparative reflections on regional governance in the Southern Cone of Latin America 

 -  2003 
<br/><br/> Argues that the original framework of open regionalism underpinning the MERCOSUR is petering out, and consequently the regional governance project in the Southern Cone is undergoing a process of redefinition.  Seeks to understand the nature of this redefinition.  Contends that this task requires a re-orientation of some of the prevalent ways in which the study of regionalism is approached.