Nationalism vs. Regionalism

There is a great difference between nationalism and regionalism. Regionalism is an awareness of an unity by the people, compactly settled on a vast territory in the borders of one particular nation. They do not pose the question of sovereignty. Quiet often, regionalism can spur the formation of an ethnic group, bearing distinctive cultural identity, aspiring at separation from an existing nation state.[1]
[1]Goodwin B. Using Political Ideas. Oxford University Press, 1997.