Regionalist Challenges to European States
A Quantitative Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12891704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pieter Van Houten (University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 545-568 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnopolitics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9057 • E-ISSN: 1744-9065 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449050701607648 |
| OpenAlex | W2089112357 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 55 |
Regional autonomy demands are widespread in Western Europe and are often seen as a significant challenge to the authority of the European ‘nation states’. This article formulates and tests possible explanations for variation in such demands in six Western European countries. As suggested by the existing literature, several cultural and economic characteristics of regions are associated with autonomy demands. To account for further variation and differences in specific demands, however, it is necessary to focus on the nature of party competition in a region. Autonomy demands will be strong if several regionally organized parties compete against each other and more restrained if regional and national parties are in competition. This suggests that regionalism is generally less consequential for existing state structures than often presumed. It seriously challenges state structures only under certain political conditions
Autonomy · Competition (biology · Democracy · Development economics · Economic geography · Economics · European union · Geography · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regionalism (politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Variation (astronomy · Western europe · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |