When old and new regionalism collide: Deinstitutionalization of regions and resistance identity in municipality amalgamations

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-40

  Zimmerbauer, Kaj ^a   Paasi, Anssi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Deinstitutionalization; Regional identity; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL RELATIONS; REGIONALISM; TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT;

FINLAND;

EID: 84871519766     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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