Region, Regionness and Regional Actorness: An Assessment of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

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Title: Region, Regionness and Regional Actorness: An Assessment of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)  

Abstract: Pros and cons of globalization has made it imperative according to the neoliberal school of thought for states to cooperate under the actorness of international organizations (IOs). However, neorealist see states as the most powerful actors in the international arena and questions IOs such as regional bloc’s autonomous actorness. This presentation puts into perspective the notion of region and regionness relative to ECOWAS (region as a geographic entity and shared purpose) and test its actorness in regional governance with a set of actorness criteria (autonomy, capacity and recognition). It is concluded that ECOWAS is generally a growing actor with some significant influence on its member states, but not yet a fully-fledged one due to limited capacity and state centrism.

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