{"product_id":"9783030408336","title":"Comparative Territorial Politics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eComparative Territorial Politics\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDupuy, Claire\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow have regionalization processes across Europe impacted on policy convergence? This book takes as its starting point the curious fact that autonomous regional policymaking may be parallel to regional governments pursuing policy similarity. The author proposes that these observations are paradoxical only if sector-specific policy norms are disregarded and when autonomy is considered as the exclusive goal of regional governments. Focusing on common yet under-studied regional situations where a sense of cultural or historical distinctiveness is not readily apparent, if at all, the book argues that in policy sectors where norms of territorial equality have long been dominant, regional governments endorse them as a way to secure or expand their policy capacity when the central state or other policy entrepreneurs challenge it. This results in converging policies. A textured comparative account of educational policymaking in German \u003ci\u003eLänder\u003c\/i\u003e and French \u003ci\u003econseils régionaux\u003c\/i\u003e overthree decades forms the backbone of this analysis of policymaking in ordinary regions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2020-03-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030408336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-40834-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 210\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383570817164,"sku":"9783030408336","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030408336.jpg?v=1775955979","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030408336","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}