This volume offers refined theoretical models and approaches which are attuned to the new dynamics and contradictions of a wide range of regionalist projects in the contemporary Middle East. Case studies of the most important regional organizations in different policy fields offer comprehensive overviews of the main actors, institutions, historical development and current issues.

Introduction Beyond Regionalism? Regional Cooperation, Regionalism and Regionalization in the Middle East, Matteo Legrenzi, Cilja Harders; Part 1 Theorizing Regionalism and Regionalization in the Middle East; Chapter 1 Comparing Regionalist Projects in the Middle East and Elsewhere: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward, Fred H. Lawson; Chapter 2 Analyzing Regional Cooperation after September 11, 2001: The Emergence of a New Regional Order in the Arab World, Cilja Harders; Chapter 3 Regional Ambition, Institutions, Social Capital—Regional Cooperation and External Actors, Simone Ruiz, Valentin Zahrnt; Chapter 4 Regionalism and Regionalization: The State of the Art from a Neo-Realist Perspective, Monica Gariup; Chapter 5 Regionalism and Securitization: The Case of the Middle East, Bezen Balamir Coskun; Part 2 Case Studies; Chapter 6 Did the GCC Make a Difference? Institutional Realities and (Un)Intended Consequences, Matteo Legrenzi; Chapter 7 The Organization of the Islamic Conference: From Ceremonial Politics Towards Politicization?, Ishtiaq Ahmad; Chapter 8 Regional Organizations as Conflict Mediators? The Arab League and Iraq, Ibrahim Al-Marashi; Chapter 9 Regional Organizations, Regional Identities and Minorities: The Arabs and the Kurdish Question, David Romano, Lucy Brown; Chapter 10 Intraregional Economic Integration: The Cases of GAFTA and MAFTA, Anja Zorob; Chapter 11 Regional Cooperation Under Conflict: Israeli–Arab Business Cooperation in the Middle East, Sabine Hofmann;