The Survival of Spanish Provincial Governments in a Quasi-Federal Polity: Reframing the Debate

Jean-Baptiste Harguindéguy obtained his PhD in 2005 from the European University Institute, Florence. He has worked as a professor of political science in different universities in France and Spain (e.g., Institute for Political Studies of Bordeaux, University of Valencia, Autonomous University of Madrid). He currently teaches public administration and policy analysis at the Pablo de Olavide University in Seville. His main research interests deal with policy analysis, regional studies, and European comparative politics. He has led research projects at the Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies in Madrid, the CEPEL in Montpellier or the Centre for European Studies of Barcelona. He has authored several papers focusing on cross-border cooperation, regional language policies, the effects of the 2008 crisis on decentralization, and, more recently, the drivers of intergovernmental conflicts in Spain.

Alistair Cole obtained his DPhil from Balliol College, Oxford (1986, funded by a BA grant). He held positions in Oxford, Caen, Aston, Keele, and Bradford before being named as Professor of European Politics at Cardiff University in 1999. He has published 15 books (five monographs, four co-written monographs, six edited books), 60 journal articles, and 55 chapters in edited books. He has a proven record in obtaining research funding, with 8 grants in last 10 years (from the ESRC, AHRC, British Academy, and, most recently, from the Leverhulme Trust (£74,330 for an International Network on Territorial Governance, 2012-2015, IN-2012-109). Alistair Cole is regularly invited to prestigious institutions in Europe and the USA. Alistair Cole has been Professor of Comparative Politics at the Institute of Political Studies, Lyon, France since January 1, 2015.