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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960556803321

Autore

Hepburn Eve

Titolo

Using Europe : territorial party strategies in a multi-level system / / Eve Hepburn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, c2010

ISBN

9781847797643

1847797644

9781781703236

178170323X

9781847793089

1847793088

Edizione

[Online-ausg.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Devolution

Devolution series

Disciplina

320.94

Soggetti

Regionalism - Europe

Decentralization in government - Europe

Europe Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-271) and index.

Nota di contenuto

9780719081385; 9780719081385; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: regional party strategies in Europe; 2 Territorial strategies: autonomy and capacity; 3 Scottish party responses to Europe and devolution; 4 Bavarian defence of the Heimat in Europe; 5 Sardinian autonomy in the Mediterranean; 6 Conclusion: the cyclical nature of territorial strategies in Europe; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how regional political parties use Europe to advance their territorial projects in times of rapid state restructuring. It examines the ways in which decentralization and supranational integration have encouraged regional parties to pursue their strategies across multiple territorial levels. This book constitutes the first attempt to unravel the complexities of how nationalist and statewide parties manoeuvre around the twin issues of European integration and



decentralization, and exploit the shifting linkages within multi-level political systems.In a detailed comparative exam