  This study examines patterns of regionalisation in the International Trade
Network (ITN). The study makes use of Gould Fernandez brokerage to examine the
roles countries play in the ITN linking different regional partitions. An
examination of three ITNs is provided for three networks with varying levels of
technological content, representing trade in high tech, medium tech, and
low-tech goods. Simulated network data, based on multiple approaches including
an advanced network model controlling for degree centralisation and clustering
patterns, is compared to the observed data to examine whether the roles
countries play within and between regions are a result of centralisation and
clustering patterns. The findings indicate that the roles countries play
between and within regions are indeed a result of centralisation patterns and
chiefly clustering patterns; indicating a need to examine the presence of hubs
when investigating regionalisation and globalisation patterns in the modern
global economy.
