Federalism and Regionalism in Western Europe

WILFRIED SWENDEN is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Before he took up his post at Edinburgh, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research associated with the University of Leuven, Belgium and a visiting Scholar at the Centre for European Studies at Harvard. He has published in the field of comparative federalism and regionalism.

• Tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction Comparative Federalism and Regionalism in Western Europe: A Conceptual Overview The Origins of Federalism and Regionalism in Western Europe The Centre and the Regions: The Constitutional Approach The Centre and the Regions: The Political Economy Approach The Centre, the Regions and the Party System Intergovernmental Relations and Public Policy The Centre, the Regions and Plurinationalism Notes Bibliography

'[T]his is a great work of synthesis, which offers us for the first time acomprehensive and detailed analysis of federalism in Europe and sets new andimpressive standards in this sub-field of the literature. It is likely to remainthe work of reference on European federalism for a long time to come. As such,it is without doubt essential reading for those interested in the federal andquasi-federal systems of today's Europe and it is also highly recommended toanyone with a general interest in federalism. Readers of this journal shouldwarmly welcome its publication...This is definitely a book that deserves to bewidely read and its author deserves our congratulations.' - Paolo Dardanelli,Regional and Federal Studies