Regional Policies and European Integration

Assesses the presence of European identity in European policies and programmes

Merges the fields of identity studies and public policy to offer an original, interdisciplinary approach to the subject of European regions
Provides original empirical data on four EU regions: Brandenburg, Wallonia, Nord-Pas de Calais, and the South West of England

Assesses the presence of European identity in European policies and programmes Merges the fields of identity studies and public policy to offer an original, interdisciplinary approach to the subject of European regions Provides original empirical data on four EU regions: Brandenburg, Wallonia, Nord-Pas de Calais, and the South West of England

Autorentext

Julie Anna Braun is Dahrendorf Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hertie School of Governance, Germany. Julie was a Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, and has taught at the LSE for five years. Prior to this, Julie worked as European Policy Stagiaire at the UK's West Midlands office in Brussels and completed a political journalism traineeship at Inter Press Service.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. What role do regions and European identity play in European integration and politics? An Introduction; Literature review; Hypotheses and Chapters' outline.- Chapter 2. Regional characteristics affecting the scope and objectives of European policy and European integration or disintegration.- Chapter 3. Comparing Regions' European Policies A comparative policy analysis and assessment of the role of European identity.- Chapter 4. Is European policy European? The political case.- Chapter 5. Is European policy European? Perspectives from Regional Civil Servants.- Chapter 6. European Regional Networks enhancing European engagement and identity-building?.- Chapter 7. The scope and objectives of regions' European engagement lessons learned and more questions revealed.