Regional identity as a driver or a barrier in the process of regional development: A comparison of selected European experience

Semian, Michal; Chromý, Pavel

doi:10.1080/00291951.2014.961540

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“…It is important in this context to express regional identities, which could change in the development process. Their possible influence is discussed by Semian and Chromý (2014). It is questionable, however, how regional identity is developed in such uprooted areas compared with the middle of eastern Poland.…”

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The development of peripheral areas: The case of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Kebza

2018

Moravian Geographical Reports

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The process of peripheralisation of outlying areas is discussed in this article using a case study of West Pomeranian (Zachodniopomorskie) Voivodeship in Poland. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between these peripheral areas and metropolitan core areas. Scalar and vector data on selected indicators in the years 2005 and 2015 for gminas (communes, territorial units NUTS 5) are presented. The values for both years were observed as well as the change between them. A composite indicator based on the calculated data was developed, and it served as the basis for categorisation of metropolitan, ‘semi-peripheral’ and peripheral areas, which were further defined on the basis of their intrinsic properties and location in the region. The development of such peripheral areas is assessed more generally in the conclusions.

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The development of peripheral areas: The case of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Kebza

2018

Moravian Geographical Reports

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“…In this connection, let us put a legitimate question: Would the restauration and preservation of the Moravian (and Bohemian, possibly Silesian) identity be really an engine for some regional development? Semian, M. and Chromý, P. (2014) mention diff erent types of regional identity in relation to regional development:…”

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“…They expressed their awareness of belonging to the historical provinces of Moravia and Silesia and, thus, belonging to the Czech nation. Thus, a new social division has developed in the ethnically nearly homogeneous environment of the Czech Republic, which constitutes a potential threat for the further splitting of the State (Daněk, P. 1993). It is probably the most important reason why politicians refuse a return to the original division of the country based on the historical lands.…”

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Regional identities of Czech historical lands

Vaishar

Zapletalová

2016

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Bohemia and Moravia are historical lands, which constitute Czechia (together with a small part of Silesia) since the 10 th century. Two entirely diff erent sett lement systems can be identifi ed in Czechia: the centralistic Bohemian sett lement system surrounded by a ring of mountains, and the transitional and polycentric Moravian sett lement system. The two lands were physically divided by a border forest. Although they have belonged always to the same state, their autonomy was relatively high until the formation of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. In 1948, a new administrative division was introduced, which did not respect the border between the two lands. Bohemia and Moravia kept their importance as diff erent cultural units only. The main research question addressed in this paper is how the Bohemian and Moravian identities are perceived by the people today and whether it makes any sense to consider the historical lands seriously when rethinking the idea of the Europe of regions.

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“…2010;Zimmerbauer, K. and Paasi, A. 2013;Semian, M. and Cromý, P. 2014;Vaishar, A. and Zapletalová, J. 2016).…”

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‘Divided and validated’? The institutionalization of the Russo-Swedish border region in the 1743 peace treaty

Merovuo

2017

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In this article, I analyse the institutionalization of the border region between Sweden and Imperial Russia presented in the peace treaty signed in Åbo (now Turku) in 1743. The RussoSwedish war of 1741-1743 was disastrous for Sweden. Instead of regaining the losses suffered on the eastern front in the previous war (1700-1721), Sweden ceded more territory to Russia shifting the state border westwards again. The new border located in the middle of the present-day eastern Finnish countryside followed no religious or linguistic divisions. The peace treaty was a top-down measure. However, one must recognise that regions were institutionalised in several parallel and interactive processes. I apply the approach of institutionalization of regions to categorise the peace treaty according to the four dimensions of the approach. The aim is to untangle the official re-establishment of the new regional order to indicate the room for the local influencing. I conclude that the peace treaty did not extensively define the shape of the border region, which led to challenges in reshaping and further developing the border region in the local practices. Classifying the region building process according to the dimensions of the regional institutionalization -though intertwined in practice -provide comparativeness for the local progressions foregrounding their distinctive and consistent characteristics.

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Regional identity as a driver or a barrier in the process of regional development: A comparison of selected European experience

Cited by 35 publications

References 53 publications

The development of peripheral areas: The case of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

The development of peripheral areas: The case of West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Regional identities of Czech historical lands

‘Divided and validated’? The institutionalization of the Russo-Swedish border region in the 1743 peace treaty

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