The Internationalisation of Regions: Paradiplomacy or Multi-level Governance?

• Published in: Geography compass Vol. 8; no. 10; pp. 689 - 700
• Main Author: Dickson, Francesca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Autonomous; Boundaries; Consumer goods; Diplomatic facilities; Geography; Governments; Risk

This article reviews the two primary frameworks used to explore the external relations of regions. It argues that the concepts of multi‐level governance and paradiplomacy are used to describe similar, but distinct, international activities on the part of regions and sub‐state governments. Both appro...