For all the talk of the distinctiveness of regional identity, there are also fierce internal rivalries.
That would be great for regional identity, no doubt, but probably a little confusing for the referee.
That is now a distant memory: the rise of powerful regional identity-driven parties has virtually altered the nature of federalism.
She builds on this to suggest that Ulster's Catholics and Protestants might yet forge a new, regional identity, if Catholics finally attain a state in which they can feel at ease with themselves.
For instance, if you were to ask the citizens of Nottingham where their regional identity lay, I suspect the answers would mainly be Nottingham or Nottinghamshire, with a few hardy eccentrics calling themselves Mercians.
Hence, in the frame of the overall enlargement process of the European Union, A River's Dream intends to promote folk music, an intangible cultural heritage, as a means of reconciliation, regional and cross-border cooperation and, a vehicle of cultural identity and diversity as well as of mutual understanding.
Their knowledge and techniques express community identity, reinforce social bonds, and build stronger local, regional and national identities.
Andrew Coulson, a Birmingham city councillor who is testing the support for regional government, sees some promising building-blocks for a more coherent identity.
The Festival has done this successfully by overcoming the identity crisis: appealing to a global audience while staying true to its niche and regional focus.
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Consider for a start the ragged history of India's regional neighbourhood: though populated by smaller and more homogenous states, their desire to impose a common identity has broken them down.
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