Why Regions Matter: Small Worlds in Comparative Perspective

This book explores how regions matter. Written by leading experts in the field, this is a cutting-edge collection of theoretical, analytical and empirical essays on comparative regionalism and federalism.

This book was published as a special issue of Regional and Federal Studies.

Informationen zum Autor Ailsa Henderson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh. She has published widely on sub-state political cultures and elections and is the author of Hierarchies of Belonging: National Identity and Political Culture in Scotland and Quebec (2007) and Nunavut: Rethinking Political Culture (2007). She currently holds a Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship to study regional political cultures in Europe. Klappentext This book explores how regions matter. Written by leading experts in the field, this is a cutting-edge collection of theoretical, analytical and empirical essays on comparative regionalism and federalism. This book was published as a special issue of Regional and Federal Studies. Zusammenfassung This book explores how regions matter. Written by leading experts in the field, this is a cutting-edge collection of theoretical, analytical and empirical essays on comparative regionalism and federalism. This book was published as a special issue of Regional and Federal Studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Why Regions Matter: Sub-state Polities in Comparative Perspective Ailsa Henderson 2. Regional Heterogeneity and Policy Preferences in Canada: 1979-2006 Cameron Anderson 3. Small Worlds as Predictors of General Political Attitudes Ailsa Henderson 4. The Space Between Worlds: Federalism, Public Issues and Election Issues Fred Cutler 5. Regional Subcultures and Mass Preferences regarding Candidate Traits in the United States Christopher J. Carman and David C. Barker 6. Small Worlds in Canada and Europe: A Comparison of Regional Party Systems in Quebec, Bavaria and Scotland Eve Hepburn 7. Postscript: Many Small Worlds Richard Simeon

Autorentext

Ailsa Henderson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Edinburgh. She has published widely on sub-state political cultures and elections and is the author of Hierarchies of Belonging: National Identity and Political Culture in Scotland and Quebec (2007) and Nunavut: Rethinking Political Culture (2007). She currently holds a Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship to study regional political cultures in Europe.

Inhalt

1. Why Regions Matter: Sub-state Polities in Comparative Perspective Ailsa Henderson 2. Regional Heterogeneity and Policy Preferences in Canada: 1979-2006 Cameron Anderson 3. Small Worlds as Predictors of General Political Attitudes Ailsa Henderson 4. The Space Between Worlds: Federalism, Public Issues and Election Issues Fred Cutler 5. Regional Subcultures and Mass Preferences regarding Candidate Traits in the United States Christopher J. Carman*and*David C. Barker 6. Small Worlds in Canada and Europe: A Comparison of Regional Party Systems in Quebec, Bavaria and Scotland Eve Hepburn 7. Postscript: Many Small Worlds Richard Simeon