TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hepburn,Eve
TI  - Using Europe: Territorial Party Strategies in a Multi-level System
T2  - Devolution Series
SN  - 9781847793089
AV  - JN34 .U856 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Manchester
PB  - Manchester University Press
KW  - Decentralization in government
KW  - Europe
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1989-
KW  - Regionalism
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - 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
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