Concentrating on three countries, Spain, France and the United Kingdom, and three regional case studies of Galicia, Brittany and Wales, this book offers an analysis of the development of political regionalism after regionalisation.

Regions in Europe explores the state of regional politics in an increasingly integrated Europe. It argues that the predicted rise of increased political power at the regional level has failed to materialise and is fraught with paradox. In doing so this study locates regions in relation to European integration, globalisation, the nation state, local government, and comparative and national perspectives. Using case studies of the main players in Europe including: * Germany * France * UK * Italy * Spain * the Netherlands * Belgium. the contributors show how and why European regions remain remarkably weak in European governance.

In 1981, the newly elected socialist government of France announced a "vast programme of decentralization". The reforms have changed the politico-administrative landscape of France. This volume asks what changes - if any - occurred and looks at the implications for French public policy-making.

This publication compares for the first time how the regions in seven different countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) are involved in EU governance. It is also the first book which tackles this matter from two different perspectives; that of EU law and that of comparative law. It includes contributions both from well-established scholars in the field of EU law and from younger scholars.

This publication compares for the first time how the regions in seven different countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) are involved in EU governance. It is also the first book which tackles this matter from two different perspectives; that of EU law and that of comparative law. It includes contributions both from well-established scholars in the field of EU law and from younger scholars.

This book analyses the process of regionalisation and plots its future development. Regionalisation is a common feature of the changing territorial organisation of European states today. Regionalisation alone, however, cannot produce any of the benefits attributed to it without looking into the conditions in which it occurs. Bringing together theory and empirical applications, coverage examines a host of these conditions.

The paper analyze one of the most important themes brought to the attention of the public opinion in Romania of the recent years, the regionalization reform. Regionalization is a very complex concept that determined a variety of regional realities in Europe, most of them influenced by previous historical evolutions. That is the reason why, first, it is emphasized the main theoretical aspects of the concept trying to eliminate some common confusions. Then, using a comparative approach, the paper focuses on the on the regional reality from other European countries (like France, Italy or Spain, that are similar with our administrative system). It is also discussed the impact on local communities, but also on economic performance of the regions in the studied countries.The paper also analyze the process of regionalization on three levels: first, it deals with what kind of regions should be introduced in Romania, taking into account previous attempts for regional reforms made in inter-war and communist period. Secondly, the article analyze the way how regions will affect the sustainable development in our country, especially if the development gaps between regions at this moment will be reduced or they will grow. This is a very important issue related to the support of the population on such reforms: in general, citizens grant and withhold trust based on their evaluation of the performance of the actors and institutions, both at central and local levels. Sociological studies shows that the level of trust is higher related to local authorities. This is an opportunity for regionalization and transfers of competencies at the local level as a tool for more responsive, performant and transparent decision-making process. But the unanswered question is that if they will become that way, our opinion being that it is not enough to change the legal framework.