Multiethnic Regionalisms in Southeastern Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Multiethnic Regionalisms in Southeastern Europe write by Dejan Stjepanović. This book was released on 2017-09-18. Multiethnic Regionalisms in Southeastern Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is based on a comparative study of regionalisms in Croatia’s regions of Dalmatia and Istria as well as Serbia’s Vojvodina. The monograph’s main focus is on regionalist political party strategies since 1990, and within that, each case study considers history and historiography, inter-group relations, economics, and region-building. The analysis demonstrates that many of the common assumptions about the causal determinants of territorial autonomy projects and outcomes, as well as about a teleological and unidirectional path from regionalism to nationalism, do not stand up to scrutiny. The author introduces original concepts such as plurinational, multinational and sectional regionalism to theories of nationalism and territorial politics. This book will appeal to scholars and upper-level students interested in territorial politics, federalism, nationalism and comparative politics.
Contesting Territories in Southeastern Europe
Contesting Territories in Southeastern Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Contesting Territories in Southeastern Europe write by Dejan Stjepanovic. This book was released on 2012. Contesting Territories in Southeastern Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The main aim of this thesis is to provide a better understanding of the varied outcomes of regionalist politics in the four historic regions of contemporary Croatia and Serbia. The primary objective of the thesis is to introduce the analysis of sub-state territorial politics to the existing literature on Southeastern Europe (SEE) that has tended to be dominated by the national paradigm. The secondary objective is of a more theoretical nature and revolved around the argument against teleological and deterministic understandings of territories, nations and regions. The thesis compared four cases of multi-ethnic regionalisms, Dalmatia and Istria in Croatia as well as Sandžak and Vojvodina in Serbia. The emphasis in each case was on histories, intergroup relations and economic factors as elements of region-building. The thrust of the argument advanced is that regional entrepreneurs use these elements in their endeavours to institutionalise regional self-government. Apart from regional entrepreneurs' political strategies, responses and opportunities provided by the centre influenced the outcomes of regionalist demands. The findings show that pre-existing sub-state territorial structures served as rallying points during the periods of democratisation that started in 2000 in both countries. In the period of ethnocratic rules of the 1990s, bottom-up multiethnic regionalist projects did not expand nor (re)established self-governing competences. Interpretations of histories by regional political actors have strongly correlated with the way regional polities and memberships were defined. Economically privileged regions such as Istria and Vojvodina were generally more assertive and successful in achieving (limited) asymmetric decentralisation. The thesis further illustrates that multi-ethnic regionalisms as opposed to nationalisms in SEE differ by focusing on historically emerging territory-specific institutions and not necessarily on exclusive ethno-national forms of political membership. The thesis also shows that new regionalist politics that combine functional economic interests, culture and identity politics with drives for autonomy are possible in SEE, albeit in a contested manner. In terms of contribution to the broader literature on nationalism and territorial politics, the thesis shows that many of the common assumptions about territorial autonomy projects as well as about teleological and unidirectional path from regionalism to nationalism need to be reassessed in light of the findings of this thesis.
Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe
Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe write by Klaus Roth. This book was released on 2008. Region, Regional Identity and Regionalism in Southeastern Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Southeastern Europe is often portrayed as an area plagued by endemic nationalisms, a view that seems to be confirmed by the break-up of Yugoslavia. However, a closer look shows that the nation is not the only territorial unit of identification. Regions play an important role as well, especially those that look back on traditions that differ from those of the national state. Thus, the end of socialism also brought forward regional movements which articulated opposition to the dominance of the centralized state. These developments are furthered by the integration into the European Union, whose policy of a "Europe of the Regions" demands strong regional centres for the administration of structural funds and for the empowerment of the regions. The contributions to this volume address the dynamics of regions, regionalism and regional identities in present Southeast Europe, but also look into the history of individual regions. They provide ample material for understanding the complex nature of territorial identification in this rapidly changing part of Europe.
Regionalism and Modern Europe
Regionalism and Modern Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Regionalism and Modern Europe write by Xosé M. Núñez Seixas. This book was released on 2018-12-13. Regionalism and Modern Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Providing a valuable overview of regionalism throughout the entire continent, Regionalism in Modern Europe combines both geographical and thematic approaches to examine the origins and development of regional movements and identities in Europe from 1890 to the present. A wide range of internationally renowned scholars from the USA, the UK and mainland Europe are brought together here in one volume to examine the historical roots of the current regional movements, and to explain why some of them - Scotland, Catalonia and Flanders, among others – evolve into nationalist movements and even strive for independence, while others – Brittany, Bavaria – do not. They look at how regional identities - through regional folklore, language, crafts, dishes, beverages and tourist attractions - were constructed during the 20th century and explore the relationship between national and subnational identities, as well as regional and local identities. The book also includes 7 images, 7 maps and useful end-of-chapter further reading lists. This is a crucial text for anyone keen to know more about the history of the topical – and at times controversial – subject of regionalism in modern Europe.
Principles of European Regionalism
Principles of European Regionalism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Principles of European Regionalism write by . This book was released on 2007. Principles of European Regionalism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In addition to the introductory study on the principles of European regionalism, the book also contains the presentation of the most relevant European documents concerning regionalisation, development of transfrontier cooperation between local and regional authorities, expert analyses of regionalisation in the EU and transition countries, along with the current issues related to the autonomy of Vojvodina.
