This book explores the changing nature of party competition in four West European
countries. It pays special attention to how different ideological positions give rise to …

Migration is an increasingly important reality for sub-national autonomous territories
characterized by large historical communities or minorities. The diverse claims of these …

Proposals to extend the franchise to non-citizens have recently been defended on the basis
of principles of democratic inclusion that challenge the sovereign authority of states to …

Abstract South Tyrol, an Italian province with a German-speaking minority and an extensive
political autonomy to protect its diversity, has witnessed the increasing arrival of migrants …

For many sub-national autonomous regions of Western countries, such as Catalonia, South
Tyrol, Scotland, Flanders, Basque Country and Quebec, where traditional-historical groups …

Migration is an important reality for many sub-national autonomous territories where
traditional-historical groups (so-called 'old minorities') live such as Flanders, Catalonia …

Migration is an increasingly important reality for many sub-national autonomous regions of
Western countries, such as Catalonia, South Tyrol, Scotland, Flanders, Basque Country and …

The remit of the series is broadly defined, both in terms of subject and academic discipline.
All topics of significance concerning the nature and operation of the European Union …

The book describes and analyses how environmental issues are regulated in several
federal, regional and unitary systems and in the European Union. The comparative analysis …

This book deals with a series of key issues pertaining to the management of diversity in
complex political settings. So as to avoid a potential bias in favour of established Western …