Introduction: Studying regions as 'spaces for politics': Re-thinking territory and strategic action

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-294

  Carter, Caitríona ^a   Pasquier, Romain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CRAPE   (France)

Author keywords

Political change; Politics; Sociology of regions; Space; Strategic action; Territory

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; POLITICAL CHANGE; REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY; TERRITORY;

EID: 77954844580     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597566.2010.484564     Document Type: Article

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