00733nam a2200121Ia 4500 20260716043506.0 Phillips, Nicola Rise and fall of open regionalism? : comparative reflections on regional governance in the Southern Cone of Latin America 2003 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. 6/11/03 JOYD A 48363 48363