Listen to us! Regional and local public affairs in the Dutch and European political arena

The research in this dissertation is focused on the question what processes decentralized governments (i.e., municipalities and provinces) have to overcome in order to intervene in the Dutch and European political arena and to acquire attention for their interests. In the introduction (ch. 1) PA is defined and related to regionalism. The chapters 2, 3, 4 and 6 are based on 41 in-depth interviews with prolific subnational PA professionals and PA practitioners (i.e., subnational politicians and officials temporarily entrusted with PA messages), together representing 93 functions (by career), con... Mehr ...