How convincing is the argument that the twin process of European integration and globalisation has contributed to a large extent to the rise of regionalist parties?

Abstract

In this document we will first understand the concept of regionalist parties. Then, we will critically examine the elements that contribute the correlation between the rise of those parties and the constitution of supranational entities in a globalized economy. We will observe the reasons why regionalist parties are emerging in the framework of an overall opposed trends, that is the European globalization and integration processes, taking into account the fact that these trends can hamper regional development.