So Distant or/and So Close? The Image of Czechs in the Perception of Polish Teachers

Szafrańska, Anna

doi:10.17951/lrp.2017.36.3.81

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“…The issue of political borders and borderlands is frequently discussed among scientists, e.g. geographers (Anderson & O'Dowd, 1999;Górecka & Tomczak, 2008;Johnson, 2009;Dokoupil & Kopp, 2011;Raczyk & Leśniak-Johann, 2012;Vaishar, Dvořák, Hubačíková, & Zapletalová, 2013;Więckowski, 2013;Kolejka et al, 2015;Obracaj & Opałka, 2018) and sociologists (Berlińska & Korzeniowski, 2007;Gołdyka, 1999Gołdyka, , 2013Szafrańska, 2017;Śliz & Szczepański, 2013Śliz & Szczepański, , 2016, including researchers dealing with tourism phenomena (Więckowski, 2010). On one hand, the focus is on the differences between the two sides of a border, including competition between them.…”

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“…On the other hand, the attention is paid to the cross-border cooperation (Dołzbłasz, 2018;Kurowska-Pysz, Castanho, & Naranjo Gómez, 2018;Raczyk, Dołzbłasz, & Leśniak-Johann, 2012). The latter aspect seems to be dominant recently, especially in Central Europe which joined Schengen in December 2007, making the flow of people and goods far easier (Dołzbłasz, 2012b(Dołzbłasz, , 2015(Dołzbłasz, , 2017aKolejka et al, 2015;Róg, 2013;Szafrańska, 2017;Śliz & Szczepański, 2016). It resulted in a tighter cooperation of local authorities, entrepreneurs, and organisations dealing with tourism development (Dołzbłasz, 2017b;Więckowski, 2010).…”

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Cross-border public transport between Poland and Czechia and the development of the tourism functions of the region

Kołodziejczyk¹

2020

Geogr. Pol.

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Most of the Polish-Czech borderland is of great tourist attractiveness and has a considerable potential for tourism development. In order for a tourist region to function properly, appropriate public transport is necessary, which in the analysed case also includes cross-border transport. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the level of development of cross-border public transport in the Polish-Czech borderland from the perspective of its attractiveness and the development of tourism functions. Despite the fact that both Poland and Czechia joined Schengen the development of cross-border journeys’ range has been relatively slow (in some cases even diminishing). The coordination of services organised by the two countries is poor in terms of routes and timetables (in the latter case especially taking into account tourists’ needs). Locations where it is possible to cross the border using means of public transport are located irregularly and do not always correspond with the tourist attractiveness of a region. For the tourists who do not have a vehicle or for those who consciously refrain from using the car on holidays, the border is still a barrier.

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Cross-border public transport between Poland and Czechia and the development of the tourism functions of the region

Kołodziejczyk¹

2020

Geogr. Pol.

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Teachers from the Polish-Czech borderlandabout their neighbours

Szafrańsk

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Pedagogika Społeczna

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The recent years in Poland have brought some particular interest in Czechs, who have been for many years indicated as the most liked nation in the studies conducted by the Centre for Public Opinion Research (CBOS). Due to its political and administrative determinants, borderland is a space of sociocultural diversification. The intensity of contacts is regulated by legal solutions of international character. Borderland residents have much more possibilities of getting acquainted with their neighbours, also owing to the opportunity of obtaining transfrontier projects. Exploring the Polish-Czech borderland in her studies for many years, the author notices that the tendency towards the interest in Czechs, present in other regions of Poland, is not as strong in the borderland itself. The easy access to information and to establishing formal and informal contacts does not result in stronger interest. In the article, the analyses are presented of the results obtained in the studies carried out among teachers from the Polish-Czech borderland in the county of Cieszyn. The results were subjected to quantitative analysis and the provided empirical data were processed with the use of statistical methods. The research focus was on the surveyed teachers’ activity in undertaking the participation in transfrontier projects and in seeking the knowledge concerning the neighbours. The author also wanted to find out how the teachers evaluated their own knowledge of Czech culture, art, tradition and cuisine.

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So Distant or/and So Close? The Image of Czechs in the Perception of Polish Teachers

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Cross-border public transport between Poland and Czechia and the development of the tourism functions of the region

Cross-border public transport between Poland and Czechia and the development of the tourism functions of the region

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