European Regions - Perspectives, Trends and Developments in the 21st Century

At the beginning of the 21st century, the EU is facing deep political, social, and economic changes. The benefit of supranational organization is no longer obvious to European citizens and questions of legitimacy have accompanied the EU's development over the last decades. Regions - albeit often deemed »obsolete« - present themselves as stable and reliable partners in this turbulent environment: in being important objects of identification to their citizens, but also relevant political and legal entities in the EU's multilevel governance system. This edited volume asks about the role of regions and regional identity in a European Union that is perhaps struggling more than ever about its future.

About the author

Gabriele Abels (Dr. phil.), Politikwissenschaftlerin, lehrt am Institut für Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung an der Universität Bielefeld.

Summary

At the beginning of the 21st century, the EU is facing deep political, social, and economic changes. The benefit of supranational organization is no longer obvious to European citizens and questions of legitimacy have accompanied the EU's development over the last decades. Regions – albeit often deemed »obsolete« – present themselves as stable and reliable partners in this turbulent environment: in being important objects of identification to their citizens, but also relevant political and legal entities in the EU's multilevel governance system. This edited volume asks about the role of regions and regional identity in a European Union that is perhaps struggling more than ever about its future.

Product details

• Authors: Elisabeth Donat, Sarah Meyer
• Assisted by: Gabriele Abels (Editor), Elisabeth Donat (Editor), Sara Meyer (Editor), Sarah Meyer (Editor)
• Publisher: Transcript
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2020
• EAN: 9783837650693
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-5069-3
• No. of pages: 252
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 18 mm x 231 mm
• Weight: 396 g
• Series: Edition Politik; Political Science; Political Science (COL)
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Trends, Politics, Europe, European Politics, Democracy, Political Science, International Relations, European Integration, Multilevel Governance, Sociology and anthropology, regions, Culture and institutions, The political process, Factors affecting social behavior, Systems of governments and states