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Governance capacity and regionalist dynamics

Christopoulos, Dimitrios C.

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Dimitrios C. Christopoulos



Abstract

The debate on the effects of regionalism and European integration on European nation states has been prominent for more than a decade. Regionalization of EU states has not brought with it genuine regional autonomy and regionalism has not emerged as a bottom-up public demand in European regions. It is contended here that to determine the future of regional devolution, whether as a result of bottom-up or top-down processes, the factors at play must be contextualized. This paper examines some determinants of regional political capacity, as identified in the policy literature, in tandem with a number of determinants of economic prospects and the existence of an economic milieu. This is done in a comparative context across 12 regions of the EU. It is suggested that the potential for regionalist pressures to emerge is dependent on regional governance capacity and the relative economic weight of a region. © Taylor & Francis.

Citation

Christopoulos, D. C. (2006). Governance capacity and regionalist dynamics. Regional and Federal Studies, 16(4), 363-383. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597560600988997

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 1, 2006
Publicly Available Date Jun 8, 2019
Journal Regional and Federal Studies
Print ISSN 1359-7566
Electronic ISSN 1743-9434
Publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 16
Issue 4
Pages 363-383
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/13597560600988997
Keywords regional governance, Europeanization, regional dynamics, devolution, European integration
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1035027
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13597560600988997

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