Regionalism is a concept of extensive proportions and as such is complex to define. This phenomenon becomes much clearer by studying it from different perspectives. This paper focuses on Regional political parties and description of their political ideas. The goal of this paper is to examine and compare Regional political parties in two Swedish regions: Norrbotten and Skåne. By studying two biggest Regional parties in these regions, namely Norrbottensparti and Skånepartiet, I will try to get an insight into the Regional politics, as well as illustrate Regionalism and its meaning.

AbstractThis study aims to describe and analyze how the 15 municipalities of Västerbotten County consider Regional targets of development in their comprehensive plans. The study also investigate if there´s any need of improvements for the consideration of Regional targets in comprehensive planning.This paper is based on studies of comprehensive plans in Västerbotten County and on three interviews with employers of different municipalities in the county. An thematic analysis were used to analyze documents and interviews.The result shows that a new comprehensive plan generally takes more consideration to Regional targets of development than older plans. The consideration varies a lot between the municipalities of Västerbotten County and it can be explained by many reasons. The informant?s points out that lack of resources- and competence plus a deficient dialog between municipalities and Regional organizations are the mainly causes.Keywords; Regional development, comprehensive planning, strategy for Regional development, Regional development program, land-use planning.

The aim of this comparative study is to analyse the French and the Polish Regional governance in order to see if there are any differences in their Regional ruling systems. Further more I will study their different possibilities in taking part in the European Union Regional political market. The shape of the Regional systems will be explored both organisationally (study of the institutional entities of the Regional construction) and functionally (study of the competencies of the Regional body etcetera) to focus on its cause on the Regional development. My over all focus will be to find out whether Regional rule means differently in the countries France and Poland.Several questions are dealt with and the two main ones are as follows; How do the different structures of the form of government in France and Poland influence the governance on the Regional level? Do Poland, as a new member state of the European Union, have what it takes to face the challenges of the new membership; or are there a complex of problems arising from the admittance that prevent its regions from fully taking part in the European Regional political market?Some of my conclusions are as follows;There are major differences between the two countries when it comes to their Regional ruling systems leading to different abilities in taking part in the European Regional political market.

Examensarbetet undersöker hur och varför geografilärare på gymnasiet tar upp frågor om region och Regional identitet i allmänhet, och i synnerhet med koppling till Öresundsregionen. Kvalitativa intervjuer genomfördes med fem pedagoger. Resultatet från undersökningen visar att begreppet region används i stor utsträckning i undervisningen. Regional identitet används däremot inte i lika stor utsträckning som begrepp men finns med som innebörd. Undersökningen visar även att pedagogerna är väl medvetna om elevers vardag och hur de använder sig av den.

The aim of the study is to examine different statements for and against Regional identity in the research of the new organisation of the Swedish society. The aim is also to observe in what extend the Swedish committee of responsibility has had an awareness of the identity politics in its effort to improve the presumptions for the new, successful Regional division.The questions are:1. In which ways do the opinions of the participant of the work of the committee of responsibility, coincide and differ when it comes to the importance of the Regional identity in the case of a new Regional division?2. How has the committee of responsibility worked on development of consciousness and mobilisation for the creation of the Regional identity in its final report?A method called the argumentation analysis was used in this study.

The purpose of the following essay is to analyze how the Swedish Regional policy has been influenced by the Regional policy in the EU. The study builds on the theoretical framework that is Europeanization, the top-down approach, which stipulates where you can find evidence of this influence. To obtain the information that I needed to answer my question formulations, which main question formulation are; in which way has the EU Regional policy influenced the Swedish Regional policy? I used the method of literature analysis. Both the theoretical framework alongside the chosen method pointed me to analyze the public debate in Sweden in the Regional question.

Nilsson, Johan (2007) Nödvändigt men inte tillräckligt ? En studie om sambanden mellan infrastruktur och Regional utveckling. [Necessary but not sufficient ? a study about the connections between infrastructure and Regional development]D-uppsats 10 poäng, fördjupningskurs i kulturgeografiHandledare: Bo MalmbergSpråk: SvenskaKORTFATTAD SAMMANFATTNINGUppsatsens syfte är att återge diskussionerna kring de påstådda sambanden mellan infrastruktur och Regional utveckling samt att undersöka om sådana samband finns. Teorierna grundar sig på konvergens och divergens samt hypoteser kring nätverk.

Today there is a keen competition between regions in the world for companies and inhabitants in order to improve Regional development and economic growth. In many regions there is an active effort to create a good home base for companies and inhabitants. Since 2003 municipalities in nine counties in Sweden have come together in co-operative agencies in order to work towards more efficient Regional development.This essay focuses on the relation between the state and the co-operative agencies in the Regional development policy and which possibilities the state gives the co-operative agencies to pursue an efficient Regional development policy, both legally and financially. I have researched and analysed this through models and ideas on how the state governs the administration and through the translation theory. The result of my study is that the co-operative agencies have a relatively large amount of freedom to make there own priorities, but the ability to act efficiently within Regional development is limited..

This study is based on previous research concluding that sub-national actors now function on a complex arena where the nation state is not the sole and self-evident channel to the European Union. Based on that assumption, the thesis is intended to create understanding of the nature of the relationship between the West Sweden Regional office and its Värmland commissioners in the case of Regional action.The relationship between the Regional office and its members was examined in a case study of open consultation around the EU?s new EU 2020 strategy. The questions posed in the thesis are answered by interviews with representatives of West Sweden and certain Värmland members of that organization. The results of the interviews were then analyzed based on a fusion perspective, which addresses various indicators for Regional action.The results of the study show that the West Sweden Regional office can assume a clearer role in Regional influencing, but also that Region Värmland plays an important role in influencing the EU.

The craft of planners are planning for a better future. Knowledge about climate change, environment, health and availability effects the trend towards less car dependent societies in favour of public transport and active transport like walking and biking. This study takes place in Västerbotten, one of Sweden?s most north provinces with a population of 260 000 inhabitants. It is a sparsely populated area with two dominant cities, the other municipalities are largely unpopulated.

This thesis aims at analyzing why the municipality of Flen, in the eastern part of Sweden, has experienced strong depopulation for the last forty years in spite of its relative vicinity to Stockholm. The study uses current theories on Regional developement, population theory and theories on Regional enlargment to help explain and to evaluate the different Regional factors that affect the developement of Flen on the local level. The thesis is primarily focused on the subject of Regional policy and strategies to meet Regional depopulation. The study also gives a presentation of the strategies of major Regional institutions as well as analyzing what impact Regional policy have on local policy in the municipality of Flen.Interviews with local officials, politicians and other people representing the population of Flen were carried out to achieve a better understanding of the specific challenges that the municipality faces and of the measures that are taken to meet them. Regional policy in Sweden prioritises measures that promote Regional enlargment to link the housing and labour markets together with the Regional infrastructure.

In this essay I discuss and analyse if we can witness any signs on Regional dimension due to Regional representation from our elected representatives in the five constituencies Malmö, Blekinge, Norrbotten, Uppsala and Stockholm. Two seperate terms of office between 1991-94 and 1998-2002 has been compared. In political science there has been much debate about the relationship between voters and their elected. By measuring each and everyone elected representatives in the work of produce introduced bills towards their own constitiency during both terms I have tried to see if there is an occurence of a Regional dimension.The theory that´s been applied is based on geographical representation where one might aspect that central metropolitan areas and peripheral regions is somewhat over-represented in legislatures. By using a method of comparison between the five chosen constituencies and theirs elected representatives I have come the the conclusion that there is a weak tendency that this might be the case seen to a Regional dimension perspective..

Because of a more globalised world the national states have been forced to make structural changes at both national, Regional and local level to cope with different challenges. The Regional community has become an important area which has resulted in a policy of more self governing, both for the Regional and the local level.The aim of the thesis is to study the relation between Regional and local level in the partnerships organisation. To fulfil the aim of the thesis, a case study of Region Skåne is used. The analyse is based on expressions such as cooperation, conflict, power and influence.The result of the thesis confirms that the opinion between the Regional and the local level is very different. The representatives from Region Skåne experience the cooperation as quite good because it creates an opportunity for discussions and a possibility to learn from the other actors which in turn creates a qualification in the exchange of knowledge.

The purpose of this essay is to present, from a theoretical framwork about Regional democracy, possible methods to handle the Regional democratic problems in Östergötland in Sweden and to investigate the opinion of the political parties regarding this issue. Both the national and the local/Regional level are investigated. The contents of the essay is based on literature studies and interviews of politicians in Östergötland. Regional democratic problems that is discussed are the political responsibility and the power distribution between the political actors on the Regional level. A solution of the problem could be to organize the Regional society structure in accordance with one of the following organization models"Statligt Regionalt ansvar","Kommuner i samverkan"or"Regionalt folkstyre".

This study aims mainly to investigate what kind of role the public library plays in the Regional and local development. The aim is also to investigate how the public library can strengthen the role as a factor of Regional and local development. To explore the subject, the study is focused on the Swedish region of Västra Götaland. Three officials along with two policy documents, are included in the study as representatives of the region. Four public library managers are also interviewed but as representatives of the local perspective.