An in-depth analysis of one of the most important and complex issues of the post-Soviet era, namely the (re-)integration of this highly interconnected region. The book considers the evolution of 'holding-together' groups since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, looking at...

Cover -- Holding-Together Regionalism: Twenty Years of Post-Soviet Integration -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- Part I Basic Concepts -- 2 Searching for Holding-Together Integration -- 3 The Dynamics of...

While the regional economic integration encompassing the former Soviet Union (FSU) transpires to be inefficient, there appears to be a stronger interest in regionalism in smaller groups of more homogenous and geographically connected countries of the region, specifically, Central Asia. Using a...

"This insightful Companion provides an in-depth, systematic analysis of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), an economic union of several post-Soviet Eurasian states. Bringing together an international collective of established academic experts on the EAEU and Eurasian regionalism, the editors...