In globalization discourse, a world that becomes less interconnected, with a stronger regional focus.

Regionalisation refers to the tendency to form regions or the process of doing so.

In geography, the process of delineating the Earth into regions.

In politics, the process of dividing a political entity or country into smaller jurisdictions (administrative divisions or subnational units) and transferring power from the central government to the regions; the opposite of unitarisation. See regionalism.