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The study combines the debate on regionalisation with transformation research. It regards the formation of regional actors and institutions not primarily from the perspective of formal organisational structures, but also a consequence of the macro-political transformation regime and region-specific opportunity structures. These structures include evonomic restrictions, historical legacies and cultural resources that are conveyed in present informal mechanisms, personal networks, discourses, and development strategies.
The qualitative empirical approach offers a vivid picture of regional developments. The two volumes cover Malopolska and Silesia (Poland), Hajdu-Bihar County (Hungary), Timis County (Romania), and the L'viv and Donetsk regions (Ukraine).
List of contents
Content.- Romania's Western Connection: Timisoara and Timis County.- Ukraine: the Genesis of a Captured State.- The Ukrainian Piedmont: Institutionalisation at the Borders of East Central Europe.- The Captured Region: Actors and Institutions in the Ukrainian Donbass.- L'viv and Donetsk: How Culture Matters.- Comparative Conclusion: Institutions, Socio-economic Structure, and History - Explaining Diversity in Making Regions.- References.
About the author
Prof. Dr. Melanie Tatur ist tätig im Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften an der Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main.
Summary
The study combines the debate on regionalisation with transformation research. It regards the formation of regional actors and institutions not primarily from the perspective of formal organisational structures, but also a consequence of the macro-political transformation regime and region-specific opportunity structures. These structures include evonomic restrictions, historical legacies and cultural resources that are conveyed in present informal mechanisms, personal networks, discourses, and development strategies.
The qualitative empirical approach offers a vivid picture of regional developments. The two volumes cover Malopolska and Silesia (Poland), Hajdu-Bihar County (Hungary), Timis County (Romania), and the L'viv and Donetsk regions (Ukraine).
