Unusual Regionalism in Northern Europe: The Barents Region in the Making

Regional Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-103

  Zimmerbauer, Kaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Barents; Institutionalization; Region building; Supra national regions

Indexed keywords

GEOPOLITICS; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL RELATIONS; REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY; REGIONALISM;

FINLAND; NORWAY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 84871487310     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2011.644236     Document Type: Article

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