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008 150209s2015 enk 000 0 eng
010 $a 2014049914
020 $a9781137484451 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
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050 00 $aJN2610.R4$bP34 2015
082 00 $a320.944$223
084 $aPOL020000$aPOL026000$aPOL031000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aPasquier, Romain.
245 10 $aRegional governance and power in France :$bthe dynamics of political space /$cRomain Pasquier, Professor and Director of Research, Centre de recherches sur l'action politique en Europe (CRAPE), Sciences Po Rennes, France.
264 1 $aHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;$aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2015.
300 $avii, 227 pages ;$c23 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aFrench politics, society and culture
520 $a"In the shadow of a French national narrative which demonises and rejects local specificities, highly differentiated territorial political spaces have been created, shaped by the dynamics of identity, decentralisation, and public policy. This book analyses regions as loose and flexible political spaces, in which institutionalisation is far from being a one-way process. A variety of actors contribute to the upward, downward and horizontal dynamics which make up these spaces. Institutionalising regional space comprises three dimensions: institutionalisation as a result of cultural, social and political mobilisation; via the implementation of policies for territorial justice and decentralisation; and finally via the deployment of a system of regional governance.This analysis of regional power in France paints a picture of a controversial central state undergoing fundamental changes, and of a decentralised republic at a crossroads. It is essential reading for students and researchers working on issues of territorial governance and decentralisation in France and more widely in Europe"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Introduction: Regions and the Dynamics of Political Space -- PART I: THE REGION AS A SPACE OF MOBILISATION -- 1. Regionalism And The Construction Of Identity -- 2. Regionalism And Political Competition -- PART II: THE REGION AS FUNCTIONAL SPACE -- 3. Regionalisation And Policies Of Territorial Justice -- 4. Regionalisation And Territorial State Reforms -- PART III: THE REGION AS SPACE OF GOVERNANCE -- 5. Regional Space And European Governance -- 6. Regions And Territorial Governance -- Conclusion: Regional Power And Territorial Differentiation -- Bibliography.
650 0 $aRegionalism$zFrance.
650 0 $aDecentralization in government$zFrance.
650 0 $aGroup identity$zFrance.
651 0 $aFrance$xPolitics and government.
651 0 $aFrance$xSocial life and customs.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / State & Provincial.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Nationalism.$2bisacsh