Regional identity under Soviet rule is a topic requiring an interdisciplinary approach. Focussing on the Baltic states, forty-two scholars from eight countries discussed the subject at the University of Kiel during three days in June 1987. Most of the papers presented at this meeting are collected in this volume. The Baltic states were selected as a case study because more data are available on them than on other regions of the Soviet Union.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Regionalism and Political Integration
• Regionalism and Social Development
• Regionalism and Cultural Development
• Regionalism and Economic Development
• Regionalism under Comparative Law Aspects
• International Dimensions of Regionalism
• Documentation