Europe, Regions and European Regionalism [electronic resource] /
Scully, Roger.author.
Wyn Jones, Richard.author.
Jones, R. Wyn.editor.
Europe, Regions and European Regionalism examines the political role of regions and regionalism within contemporary Europe. Offering an up-to-date analysis of regionalism with a broad empirical scope, this book explores regions and regionalism in the period after the substantial enlargements of the European Union.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; 1 Introduction: Europe, Regions, and European Regionalism; 2 The Belgian Regions and the European Union: Unintended Partners in Unravelling the Belgian State?; 3 The French Regions and the European Union: Policy Change and Institutional Stability; 4 'Fit for Europe'? The German Länder, German Federalism, and the EU; 5 'Loyal Cooperation': Italian Regions and the Creation and Implementation of European Law; 6 Divide to Multiply: Irish Regionalism and the European Union; 7 Scotland's European Strategy
8 Europeanization and the Spanish Territorial State9 The Swedish Regions and the European Union; 10 Estonian Regions and the European Union: Between Transformation and Europeanization; 11 Regionalism in a Unitary State: The Case of Hungary; 12 The Regions of Poland; 13 Accommodating European Union Membership: The Regional Level in Bulgaria; 14 Conclusion: Europe's Persisting Regions; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Europe, Regions and European Regionalism examines the political role of regions and regionalism within contemporary Europe. Offering an up-to-date analysis of regionalism with a broad empirical scope, this book explores regions and regionalism in the period after the substantial enlargements of the European Union.
Comparative politics.
European Union.
International relations.
Political science.
Regionalism.
Comparative Politics.
European Union Politics.
International Relations.
Political Science.
Regionalism.