ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests that, in terms of prospects for both EU and the 'global South', one need to distinguish among 'emerging economies', 'emerging powers' and 'emerging societies': varieties of capitalisms and of civil societies that impact regional governance, including myriad forms of corporate social responsibility (CSR). It considers the range of implications for analyses of regionalisms, disciplines and discourses, as well as public policy, non-state as well as state. The EU may aspire to be part of the G3 as well as G8/G20 if it can balance Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and common foreign and aecurity policy (CFSP). One reason for African regions not yet following the Caribbean into an EPA is the rise of China and India. The regionalist strategies of states, businesses, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and social movements are the key to understanding the complex relationship between contemporary globalization and social policy processes.
