The partisan logic of decentralization in Europe

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-272

  Sorens, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Decentralization; Party politics; Secessionism; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; DECENTRALIZATION; NATIONALISM; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL REFORM; SECESSIONISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449397974     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597560902753537     Document Type: Article

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