The contributors of this thoughtful book explore the role and influence of political leadership through a rigorous comparative analysis of regional-level dynamics in Europe.

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Parties and Territory in Portuguese Politics Chapter 3 Transforming Local Culture: Territorial Governance in the Italian South Chapter 4 From Identity to Collective Action: Building Political Capacity in French Regions Chapter 5 Interest Groups and Territorial Governance: The Multilevel Representation of Agriculture in Two French Regions Chapter 6 Creation of a Bureaucratic Style: Spanish Regions and EU Structural Funds Chapter 7 Building Effective Institutions: Italian Regions and the EU Structural Funds Chapter 8 Party Politics and Regional Strategies in Spain

By Jeanie Bukowski; Simona Piattoni and Marc Smyrl - Contributions by Michael A. Baum; Carolyn Dudek; André Freire; Romain Pasquier and Andy Smith