TY - JOUR AB - <p>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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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.</p> AU - Hendrik Vos DA - 1999/3// DO - 10.21825/rp.v41i1.18539 IS - 1 VL - 41 PB - PY - 1999 TI - De eigenheid van regio's in Europa : Een bijdrage tot het debat over regiovorming T2 - Res Publica UR - https://openjournals.ugent.be/rp/article/id/74283/ ER -