Regionalist parties in western Europe -- The viability of regionalist parties -- Regionalist political party success -- Euroskeptic and Europhile regionalists -- Public support for the EU and decentralization -- Conclusion -- Appendixes. Regionalist party vote shares, by country ; Cultural difference by language families ; Incidence and success ; Survey questions
Summary
Using a cross-national, quantitative study and a detailed case study of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, demonstrates that supranational integration and subnational fragmentation are related in theoretical and predictable ways. Posits that the EU makes smaller states more viable and politically attractive by diminishing the relative economic and political advantages of larger-sized states
