De eigenheid van regio's in Europa : Een bijdrage tot het debat over regiovorming
Abstract
Since the regional level has become important in European politics, it is necessary to examine the specifity of the regions. This contribution is a first attempt to develop a model to measure 'regional specifity' for the ten criteria which are most often used to define regions in academic literature. A first application of the model (for the NUTS1-regions) makes clear the characteristics of those regions and gives an understanding of the process of regionbuilding as well. Most regions with a certain degree of political autonomy do have a specificity on more criteria than those regions without any autonomy. These empirical data give a scientific basis to the thesis that regional specificity is (consciously or unconsciously, and at least to a certain degree) constructed by regional authorities.
How to Cite:
Vos, H., (1999) “De eigenheid van regio's in Europa : Een bijdrage tot het debat over regiovorming”, Res Publica 41(1), 87-99. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/rp.v41i1.18539
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