Kalytchak R. Italian Regionalism in the context of European integration processes.

The key-point of dissertation paper is to research the Italian regionalism's theoretical grounds, its forms of practical implementation, social functions and peculiarities and evolution, linked to the European integration. The study includes notion and category system for the research of the regionalism; highlights peculiarities of the European regionalism in the context of integration processes analyzes impact of European integration on the Italian regionalism; highlights role of integration processes in the practical political area of functioning of the regions; analyzes impact of the Italian regionalism on the theory of political regionalism and practice of solving regional problems in Europe; outlooks the development of the region in the EU.