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neofunctionalism

neofunctionalism noun: a theory of regional integration that downplays globalization and reintroduces territory into its governance, inspired by the integration processes between countries in Europe.

Noun

neofunctionalism (uncountable)

  1. A theory of regional integration that downplays globalization and reintroduces territory into its governance, inspired by the integration processes between countries in Europe.

Origin of neofunctionalism

From neo- + functional + -ism.

Questions about neofunctionalism

What does neofunctionalism mean?
Neofunctionalism means a theory of regional integration that downplays globalization and reintroduces territory into its governance, inspired by the integration processes between countries in Europe.
What part of speech is neofunctionalism?
Neofunctionalism is a noun.

Words near neofunctionalism in the dictionary

  1. neofunctional
  2. neofunctionalisation
  3. neofunctionalisations
  4. neofunctionalise
  5. neofunctionalised
  6. neofunctionalism
  7. neofunctionalist
  8. neofunctionalists
  9. neofunctionalization
  10. neofunctionalizations
  11. neofunctionalize

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