Fringe Regionalism: When Peripheries Become Regions

1. Introductory remarks - the case for fringe regionalism
2. Producing regional spaces from the margins: Fringe regionalism - a conceptual proposal to recalibrate the study of regions2.1 The obsession with formal institutions and territorial delineations - a critique of the spatial bias in regionalism2.2 The place and practice of region-building2.3 Of buffers and frontiers - informal agency from the margins
3. The practice of fringe regionalism - evidence from the Caucasus and the Sahara3.1 Frames and boundaries - regions as practiced authorities 3.2 Markets and infrastructures - regions as practiced economies 3.3 Narratives of belonging- regions as practiced identities 
4. Towards a wider application of fringe regionalism - comparisons and transfers4.1 Conceptual gains and limitations of fringe regionalism4.2 Comparative fringe regionalism4.3 The relevance of fringe regionalism beyond the Caucasus and the Sahara