Is Europe witnessing the death of the nation-state? In this book leading scholars examine how European integration and regional assertion threaten this once-mighty institution and are profoundly altering the politics of Europe as it moves towards the twenty-first century.

`This collection gives an excellent overview of changing global realities, and the effects that these have on not only increasing supra-nationalism, but also sub-nationalism. The volume is well-organized and illuminating, and it gives valuable insights into the changing nature of the influence of the nation-state.' International Insights `The book is an excellent introduction to an increasingly important subject, demonstrating most of the virtues of collaborative projects and few of the vices. Its value to a British readership is increased by lessons to be found in several chapters of the developing debate in Britain ... one is left with a very good book and a taste for further research.' Local Government Studies this book presents a rich and fascinating series of contributions. Keating and Jones have compiled and edited a polished and readable volume that deserves to be on the reading list of every course dealing with European politics and policy. - John Bachtler. Regional and Federal Studies. 1998. interesting case studies, mostly within member-sate perspectives, outlining some of these developments. The European Union and the Regions is an updated and revised version of an earlier work by Keating and Jones published in 1985 with the title Regions in the European Community. However, the current work is much more than a revamp of the original. - John Loughlin. West European Politics. July 1998.