Discuss the potential for geopolitical devolution in Europe today. What examples illustrate the possible changes brought by a decentralization of power away from a central authority?
What will be an ideal response?
Devolution in Europe takes many different forms. Some of these forms appear quite innocuous–the sharing of power by federal governments with local, state governments as occurs in Germany and France. However, in other areas, devolution is leading to a call for independence complete separation for regions within states. Scotland voted on a referendum in 2014 to seek total separation from the United Kingdom and Belgium has essentially given state authority over to local regions based on distinct cultural areas–Flemish, Walloon & German. Such calls for devolution are not new–Catalonia in Spain, Wales in the UK, Corsica in France, but the Scottish example may be a bellwether on the direction of political change in Europe. Though the Scottish independence did not occur, others may follow their lead, basing claims on cultural distinctiveness.
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