ABSTRACT
Reviving (ethno-)regional movements has played a significant role in the territorial and public administration reforms of Western Europe. The traditionally centralised CEE countries failed to take into account the requests of these movements; thus, their agendas are still centred on administrative reforms, or the autonomy of historical or ethnic-multicultural regions. Our study attempts to synthesise the CEE characteristics of (ethno-)regionalism by giving an overview of the history and objectives of these movements as well as of the territorial–public administrative and ethnic minority policies of the given states. The study is based on relevant legal regulations, census data, and on the draft and final programmes of regionalist movements.
