Monthly Archives: April 2005

Generaldirektör “vald” att leda region / Director General “elected” to lead region

Posted on April 27, 2005 by Anders L. Hansson

With Mr Holmberg as Director General for Stockholm-Mälardalen maybe we should conclude that the Swedish government actually IS the true body of regional democracy in the Stockholm area? The conclusion for Scania is clear: the government cannot be trusted and Scania is in desperate need for true regional autonomy in order to escape the Stockholm nomenklatura. Continue reading →

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“Region Baskien” utmanar centralismen / The Basques Challenge Centralism

Posted on April 19, 2005 by Anders L. Hansson

The Basques are tired of being subordinated to the central power. With democratic means the European so-called nation states are now seriouslys being challenged. The parallels to Scania and the Öresund integration [the process of integrating Scania with the Copenhagen/Sealand area of Denmark] are obvious. Continue reading →

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Den fjärde världen / The Fourth World

Posted on April 4, 2005 by Anders L. Hansson

History can be of help to foresee what new states and autonomous regions the future will bring, according to findings by Dr Richard A. Griggs and other researchers within political geography. Today there are between 6.000 and 9.000 nations – distributed on less than 200 states. Continue reading →

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