To what extent have the various processes of regionalisation in Europe over the last 40 years been driven by a common set of factors?

Abstract

Ever since the early 60s, there were various processes for regionalisation in Europe. Time for the revalorisation of regional cultures, dialects and accents , it was also the time when De Gaulle tried to launch its first unsuccessful regional reforms . Some time later, in the early seventies, Italy started to launch a step-by-step devolution of power to the regions. And in 1978, after Franco's death, Spain's new Constitution made it clear that the new Spanish state was regional, paving the way for further reforms.