With, Without, or Against the State?: How European Regions Play the Brussels Game

by Michael Tatham

Much research has highlighted that sub-state entities (SSEs) - such as the German Lander, the Spanish autonomous communities, or the French regions - mobilise at the European level. This literature, however, is silent on how this sub-state activity interacts with that of its own member state. Do SSEs lobby in Brussels with their member state (cooperation), without their member state (non-interaction), or against their member state (conflict)?

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198758626
• ISBN13: 9780198758624
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"