RT Journal Article
T1 Peripheral elites and central political institutions: A complex relationship
A1 Harguindéguy, Jean-Baptiste
A1 Obydenkova, Anastassia
A1 Veguilla, Victoria
K1 Elites
K1 Centre
K1 Periphery
K1 Representation
AB The struggle of peripheries to obtain more autonomy (or independence) has been analysed on several occasions. However, little has been said about the strategies of political actors from peripheral territories to cooperate with central political powers to influence national policy and/or integrate their regions into state territory. This topic is addressed in this special issue, which focuses on the complex relationship between peripheral elites and central political institutions. This introduction presents the notion of peripheral elites as a by-product of the centre-periphery theory. It then contextualises this concept by stressing the multilevel connections with central elites before proposing a conceptual framework to grasp the variety of peripheral elites’ strategies to access the centre. The contributions to this special issue are presented in the final section.
PB Taylor and Francis
YR 2025
FD 2025-03-19
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26351
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26351
LA en
NO Territory Politics Governance, vol 13, nº 5, p. 587-596
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Departamento de Derecho Público
DS RIO
RD May 22, 2026