The Role of Regions and Sub-National Actors in Europe

The essays gathered in this collection examine the involvement of self-governing sub-national and regional actors in the law and policy making of the European Union. State power is today exercised in the context of the complex institutional environment of the EU. But what of regions and sub-national actors? Are their interests adequately represented? Can they advance their interests or can they, at least, protect them from unwitting or calculated damage? This book surveys the broad questions of …