Uneven transformations: Space, economy and society 20 years after the collapse of state socialism

Migration as a factor of development of the depopulating areas in East EU countries – The case of Lithuania

“…The only areas where the population number increased during the inter census period were the suburban zones of the major cities (Fig. 4).The similar trends of spatial development can be observed in all post-communist countries (Enyedi 1998;Gentile, Tammaru & van Kempen 2012;Hamilton et al 2005;Sailer-Fliege 1999;Sykora 1999;Smith &Timár 2010). However, the specific settlement structure of Lithuania that was developed during the Soviet period, leaves us thinking that the spatial variations in population change are more profound here compared to the other countries.…”

Szirmai, V. (ed.): "Artificial Towns" in the 21st Century. Social Polarisation in the New Town Regions of East-Central Europe

“…Tsenkova, S. 2006;Smith, A. 2007;Brade, I. et al 2009;Smith, A. and Timár, J. 2010;Ehrlich, K. et al 2015).…”

Foreword

“…A major body of scholarly work discussed the recent peripheralisation processes of CEE in the context of postsocialist transition, embedding in global capitalism and European institutions revealing the multiplicity of scales and dimensions -such as 'material' inter-firm relations, institutional contexts and practices, and the collective memories of political and cultural relationships that encompass social practices in the region (Smith and Timár, 2010;Lang, 2011;Ehrlich et al, 2012;Fischer-Tahir und Naumann, 2013) -along which a highly differentiated/uneven social landscape has emerged in the region . This special issue is meant to contribute to understanding the multiplicity of peripheralisation/peripehrality in terms of material processes, public discourses, as well as institutional practices .…”