EUROPE AND BEYOND: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-STATE PARADIPLOMACY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CATALONIA

This article will argue that the locus of effective political power is no longer monopolised by national governments but is effectively distributed between national, regional and international levels. Subnational governments are no longer minor actors in the area of intergovernmental collaboratio...

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Main Author:	Gary CHAMBERS
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	National University of Political Science and Public Administration, Bucharest 2012-12-01
Series:	Romanian Journal of Society and Politics
Subjects:	Europe European Union Sub-state diplomacy Catalonia European Studies
Online Access:	http://rjsp.politice.ro/files/June2012/chambers.pdf

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spelling	doaj-7ed1230a78894ee7987b97a2bd7dd4d82020-11-24T23:23:55ZengNational University of Political Science and Public Administration, BucharestRomanian Journal of Society and Politics1582-57952393-32242012-12-01VIII726EUROPE AND BEYOND: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-STATE PARADIPLOMACY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CATALONIAGary CHAMBERS0Marmara University Istanbul, TurkeyThis article will argue that the locus of effective political power is no longer monopolised by national governments but is effectively distributed between national, regional and international levels. Subnational governments are no longer minor actors in the area of intergovernmental collaboration. This article will explore the phenomenon of substate paradiplomacy in order to highlight the transformation of the European nation-state as a result of the combined forces of globalisation and regionalisation. It seems likely in the Catalan case that the regional government is attempting to raise its international profile while ensuring that its promotion of Catalan interests on the EU and international level does not conflict with those of Spain.http://rjsp.politice.ro/files/June2012/chambers.pdfEuropeEuropean UnionSub-state diplomacyCataloniaEuropean Studies
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title	EUROPE AND BEYOND: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-STATE PARADIPLOMACY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CATALONIA
title_short	EUROPE AND BEYOND: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-STATE PARADIPLOMACY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CATALONIA
title_full	EUROPE AND BEYOND: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-STATE PARADIPLOMACY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CATALONIA
title_fullStr	EUROPE AND BEYOND: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-STATE PARADIPLOMACY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CATALONIA
title_full_unstemmed	EUROPE AND BEYOND: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-STATE PARADIPLOMACY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CATALONIA
title_sort	europe and beyond: the development of sub-state paradiplomacy with special reference to catalonia
publisher	National University of Political Science and Public Administration, Bucharest
series	Romanian Journal of Society and Politics
issn	1582-5795 2393-3224
publishDate	2012-12-01
description	This article will argue that the locus of effective political power is no longer monopolised by national governments but is effectively distributed between national, regional and international levels. Subnational governments are no longer minor actors in the area of intergovernmental collaboration. This article will explore the phenomenon of substate paradiplomacy in order to highlight the transformation of the European nation-state as a result of the combined forces of globalisation and regionalisation. It seems likely in the Catalan case that the regional government is attempting to raise its international profile while ensuring that its promotion of Catalan interests on the EU and international level does not conflict with those of Spain.
topic	Europe European Union Sub-state diplomacy Catalonia European Studies
url	http://rjsp.politice.ro/files/June2012/chambers.pdf
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EUROPE AND BEYOND: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUB-STATE PARADIPLOMACY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CATALONIA

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