Regionalism and Regional Self-Government in South-East Europe

Analysis of Regional Self-Government in South East Europe

The book analyses the state of play regarding the regional level of government in the countries of South East Europe, particularly countries succeeding former Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and North Macedonia) using the research methods from the fields of Law, Public Administration, and Political Science. The book offers a fresh analytical perspective on the regional self-government issues in these countries, each facing particular challenges. Be it controversial territorial restructuring debates (Croatia), complex institutional systems (B&H), dealing with territorial concentrated ethnic minorities (Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia), or the issues of small size and non/existence of regional forces (Slovenia, Montenegro).

Besides the introductory (methodological) and concluding (synthesis, trends, and issues for further research) chapters, the book contains country chapters written by experts from each country in the region who follow the same chapter structure, allowing for further comparisons. Additionally, the book includes three chapters on cross-cutting issues such as the position of ethnic minorities and their territorial (regional) concentration and institutional representation in the overall system of local and regional self-government, analysis of regional political parties and movements influencing the debate in these countries, and the analysis of the position and interplay of deconcentrated state administration and regional self-government in the analyzed countries.