Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm
Power, Representation, and Central Institutions
Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm
ISBN: 978-1-041-34812-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book examines the often-overlooked dynamics of how political actors from peripheral regions engage with central authorities to shape national policymaking. While territorial movements advocating autonomy or independence have been widely studied, this work addresses a critical gap by exploring the complex interactions between regional elites and central political actors and institutions.
By intersecting with three subfields of political science—regional studies, the sociology of elites, and ethnic studies—the chapters in this volume provide a thorough analysis of the persistence of subnational characteristics in modern states. They highlight the role of peripheral elites in negotiating with central power, the tensions faced by political actors balancing regional and central identities, and patterns of convergence and divergence among peripheral elites across diverse political regimes and regions. Drawing on case studies from California and Texas (United States), the United Kingdom, Spain, Morocco, Argentina, and China, this collective work offers both theoretical and empirical insights that enrich the center–periphery debate.
This book is an essential resource for students, scholars and practitioners in Political Science, Sociology, and Regional Studies and those interested in understanding the complex relationships between regional and central political actors. It will particularly appeal to readers exploring themes of governance, elite sociology, ethnic politics, and the territorial margins of contemporary states.
The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Territory, Politics, Governance.
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Weitere Infos & Material
1. Peripheral elites and central political institutions: a complex relationship 2. Regional ambassadors or state agents? Representing Welsh interests in the British Parliament and Cabinet 3. Interrogating regional territorial representation in post-democratic Spain 4. Peripheral activism: understanding the influence of California and Texas on the American Union 5. Navigating turbulent waters: associative clientelism and the rise and decline of Riffian elites in Morocco 6. Regionalisation under occupation: Western Saharan parliamentary elites and the Moroccan regionalisation strategy (2011–16) 7. The role of historical legacies in the process of decentralisation in Russia: compliant activism in the context of the crises of the 2020s 8. Variegated city-region governance: centralised design, localised implementation and asymmetric integration in China’s Greater Bay Area 9. The rise of the penguins: analysing the trajectory of a peripheral elite in Argentina (1991–2003)
