Anna Margherita Russo, Pluralismo territoriale e integrazione europea. Asimmetria e relazionalità nello stato autonomico spagnolo. Profili comparati (Belgio e Italia), Napoli, 2010
| Autor | Fabio Pacini |
| Cargo | Phd student at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa |
| Páginas | 221-223 |
P A N Ó P T I C A
Panóptica, Vitória, vol. 7, n. 1 (n. 23), 2012
ISSN 1980-775
ANNA MARGHERITA RUSSO, PLURALISMO TERRITORIALE E
INTEGRAZIONE EUROPEA. ASIMMETRIA E RELAZIONALITÀ NELLO STATO
AUTONOMICO SPAGNOLO. PROFILI COMPARATI (BELGIO E ITALIA),
NAPOLI, 2010
Reviewed by
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
1. REVIEW
Spanish regional autonomy appears as a relevant case-study in the European context for at
least two reasons. Firstly, the Comunidades Autónomas’ (CC. AA.) participation to EU
regulation and policies is one of the most advanced, especially when compared to other
regional systems – above all, Italy – which have come quite far on the road to autonomy but
are still very shy on the issue.
From a more general point of view, since 1978 Spain has been an arena where central and
peripheral Authorities continually challenge each other on policy making, allocation of
resources and – ultimately – sovereignty. This magmatic context provides empirical data and
“conceptual tools” which can prove useful to work out the jigsaw of the coexistence of
sovereign entities in the European Union.
Both of the perspectives outlined above are developed in Anna Margherita Russo’s book.
Her discussion points and research methods are clearly summarized in the introduction,
which serves as an ideal map of the entire work.
In a nutshell: the regional level is the optimal size for several of the most relevant social
policies and, therefore, it simply can’t be put aside by (often pluri)national States; based on
this, the only way to understand the dynamics of the “struggle” for policies, resources and
sovereignty in a multi-centric context is a “euristic” approach which consists of identifying
Para continuar a ler
PEÇA SUA AVALIAÇÃO