Devolution In Context: Regional, Federal & Devolved Gov In Eu

Description: "Devolution in Context" represents the first work of comparative public law to study Western Europe's revolution in regional governance. Working from a cross-disciplinary perspective, this comprehensive analysis attempts to weave history, politics and law into a coherent examination of the various structures of regional government. It examines the theory and practice that underpin Europe's regional revolution and the systems of regional government that developed as a result. Devolution in the UK is placed within its true European context by comparing key aspects of the regional structures, including financial autonomy, the role of the courts and the relationship with the European Union. The text is designed to provide the primary source and reference point for the study of regional and federal systems in the European Union. It provides an accessible resource for researchers and those interested in understanding the structures of European regional government. Suitable for undergraduates and postgraduate students studying federal and regional systems of governance, "Devolution in Context" is a useful reference point for students of European, and British, Constitutional Law and Politics. Review: 'This book places UK devolution within the broader context of decentralization within EU countries generally. It draws widely on both law and political science materials. It is well written and well edited... The book provides an invaluable, readable introduction to constitutional problems of the relationships between UK devolution and UK membership of the EU'.European Public Law, Volume 10, Issue 3 Contents: Part 1: The Theory of Regional Governance: The Region in a Nation-State World; Rationalising Regionalism; The Regional Revolution; Part 2: The Practice of Regional Governance: Europe's Federations; The Constitutional Regions of the European Union; Regions as Local Government; Devolution in Context: Regional Government in the UK; Part 3: Comparing Regional Governance: Beyond the Borders: Regional Governments and International Relations; Paying the Piper: Financing Regional Government; What have the regions done for us? Functional Autonomy at the Regional Tier; The Countervailing power? Regions and national policy making; Dispute Resolution and Constitutional arbitration; A Europe with Regions? Author Biography: By John Hopkins, BA, PhD, Lecturer in Law at the University of Hulln and Deputy Director of the Institute of European Law.