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Subnational Governance in Europe: Engaging Students With The Spanish Sub-state

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2007

Candice D. Ortbals
Candice D. Ortbals
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Pepperdine University
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Although the study of regional and local politics has been largely conducted in the context of the United States (Loughlin 2001), in recent decades, researchers have studied sub-state transformations and multilevel governance in Europe (see, for example, Marks 1993; Bukowski et al. 2003; Weatherill 2005). In this article, I urge professors to incorporate this literature in undergraduate, comparative politics classrooms and I suggest how to do so using the case of Spain. I argue that Spain, and more generally southern Europe, provides an exciting context in which to discuss subnational themes. The article is structured in four sections. First, I explain the Comparative European Politics course in which I discuss the Spanish sub-state. The second section demonstrates Spain's comparative appeal by summarizing its State of Autonomies and situating it within the European context. The third section raises theoretical debates about democracy, subnational institutions, and the European Union. The final section offers accessible lecture examples for European politics courses.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 40 , Issue 4 , October 2007 , pp. 711 - 714
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© 2007 The American Political Science Association

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