The EU and Sub-National Politics

Abstract

This panel invites submissions which tackle the interaction between the processes of deepening integration and regionalisation in Europe from a plurality of viewpoints and using a variety of methods ranging from qualitative case studies to large-n analyses. Areas of interest and relevance to the panel are related to, for example, the formation, aggregation, and expression of sub-national interests within the EU political system, the implementation of EU legislation and programmes at the sub-national level and how sub-national players seek to influence the EU (policies) and its emerging constitutional order. Furthermore, papers are welcome dealing with political actors’ strategies in emphasising EU issues and topics across the various political layers of multilevel states.

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Beyond the Member state-Subnational compliance to European environmental law	View Paper Details
International law at the subnational level: How political actors navigate between legalities	View Paper Details
Regional MPs' cooperation efforts in EU affairs from a comparative angle	View Paper Details