During the past decade, emergence of 'regionalism' has been lively debated - some see it as an opportunity for re-strengthening Russia, whilst for others it merely appears as a source of state disintegration and devolution. This collection of articles ranges from theoretical concepts of regionalisation and regionalism to regions' strategies in developing their activities with foreign partners. For example, para-diplomatic activities carried by St. Petersburg city administration demonstrate how the second capital may benefit from its location and international prestige. The oil and gas sector, agro-food and forest sector demonstrate economic aspects of regionalism.
During the past decade, emergence of 'regionalism' has been lively debated - some see it as an opportunity for re-strengthening Russia, whilst for others it merely appears as a source of state disintegration and devolution. This collection of articles ranges from theoretical concepts of regionalisation and regionalism to regions' strategies in developing their activities with foreign partners. For example, para-diplomatic activities carried by St. Petersburg city administration demonstrate how the second capital may benefit from its location and international prestige. The oil and gas sector, agro-food and forest sector demonstrate economic aspects of regionalism.
During the past decade, emergence of 'regionalism' has been lively debated - some see it as an opportunity for re-strengthening Russia, whilst for others it merely appears as a source of state disintegration and devolution. This collection of articles ranges from theoretical concepts of regionalisation and regionalism to regions' strategies in developing their activities with foreign partners. For example, para-diplomatic activities carried by St. Petersburg city administration demonstrate how the second capital may benefit from its location and international prestige. The oil and gas sector, agro-food and forest sector demonstrate economic aspects of regionalism.
During the past decade, emergence of 'regionalism' has been lively debated - some see it as an opportunity for re-strengthening Russia, whilst for others it merely appears as a source of state disintegration and devolution. This collection of articles ranges from theoretical concepts of regionalisation and regionalism to regions' strategies in developing their activities with foreign partners. For example, para-diplomatic activities carried by St. Petersburg city administration demonstrate how the second capital may benefit from its location and international prestige. The oil and gas sector, agro-food and forest sector demonstrate economic aspects of regionalism.
