Unbundled territoriality and regional politics

Sovereignty Regimes: Territoriality and State Authority in Contemporary World Politics

I propose a concept of effective sovereignty to argue that states participate in sovereignty regimes that exhibit distinctive combinations of central state authority and political territoriality. Two basic conclusions, drawing from recent research in political geography and other fields, are that sovereignty is neither inherently territorial nor is it exclusively organized on a state-by-state b...

Unbundled Dsl Evolution (088)

Unbundling presumptions of DSL standards groups are reviewed and contrasted with their respective counterparts in cable broadband access. This comparison evaluates the ultimate DSL network architecture under those presumptions as fiber penetrates further into the existing loop plant. The results of the evaluation then raise questions as to the future emphasis and focus of advanced DSL spectrum ...

Presidents and Parties in Regional Politics : Italy and Spain Compared

Data, circumstance and politics: reflections on regional mental health planning.

We use our experience as consultants to a regional mental health planning project in South Australia to describe three practical aspects of regional health planning. First, we systematically summarised various data on socio-demographic indicators, health status and health service use along with qualitative opinion about needs and services from consultations with over 200 stakeholders. In additi...

Locating regional health policy: Institutions, politics, and practices

Poverty reduction and health became central in the agendas of Southern regional organisations in the last two decades. Yet, little is known about how these organisations address poverty, inclusion and social inequality, and how Southern regional formations are engaging in power constellations, institutions, processes, interests and ideological positions within different spheres of governance. T...