This book is an updated version of my 2009 Habilitation treatise at the Otto von Guericke
University of Magdeburg, Germany. When I started working on the project some ten years …

Citizenship is usually regarded as the exclusive domain of the state. However, changes to
the structure of states resulting from decentralisation and globalisation have required a re …

Elections to regional assemblies have become increasingly important as the power and
responsibilities of regional governments have increased. Yet, few studies have attempted to …

In many Western European states, an increasing number of autonomist parties are taking
part in government at state and regional levels. To date, however, scholars have paid little …

This chapter argues that the nation-state became the primary form of political organization
from about the end of the 18th century and that it reached its culmination in the form of the …

This article explores the various ways in which regionalist parties approach the issue of
immigration. Drawing on several cases, it compares how regionalist parties 'construct'the …

This article outlines a conceptual framework for analysing constitutional change in federal
systems. It begins by explaining the dilemmas, tensions and dynamics inherent in …

With deepening European integration, domestic interest groups have increasingly engaged
in multi-level venue shop**. Regional authorities are no different and have represented …

Quebec, Bavaria and Scotland are three regions nested within multi-level states. Each has a
pronounced territorial identity and a strong stateless nationalist and regionalist party …

Parties that defend the interest of one or a few ethnic groups and/or regions are, despite
their differences, recurrently grouped together into a single party family. This article …