Territories and Identities
in Central, Eastern and
Southeastern Europe
Scientific Editor
Valentin Mihaylov
Instytut Geopolityki
Częstochowa
2014
REVIEWER:
Prof. Dr Ivan Ratkaj,
Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade
SCIENTIFIC EDITOR:
Valentin Mihaylov
Cover design by Andrzej Kowal
© Copyright by Valentin Mihaylov; contributors; Institute of Geopolitics,
Częstochowa 2014
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ISBN 978-83-61294-05-4
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CONTENTS
Acronyms and abbreviations / 8
List of Tables / 10
List of Figures / 11
Acknowledgements / 12
Preface / 13
Valentin Mihaylov
1 Introduction
Consciousness and Identity of Human Communities in a Geospatial
Dimension: An Interdisciplinary Sphere of Developing Ideas, Approaches and
Research Perspectives / 19
Valentin Mihaylov
PART I
THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES OF TERRITORIAL
CONSCIOUSNESS AND IDENTITY
Dmitry Zamyatin
2 Co-spatiality, Territorial Identity and Place: To the Comprehension of
Postmodern Politics / 37
Zbigniew Rykiel
3 Territorial Identity in Sociology and Human Geography / 67
Peter Jordan
4 The Role of Place Names for Space-Related Identity / 83
Valentin Mihaylov
5 Territorial Consciousness as an Identity Component of National and Ethnic
Communities / 97
PART II
SUPRANATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON SPACE, IDENTITY AND POWER
Andrey Makarychev
6 Regionalism and Identities in the Common Neighbourhood: European and
Russian Discourses / 121
Kostis Plevris
7 Uneven Development Spatial Representations. Spatial Planning in Southeastern Europe as Shaped by Supranational Formations / 136
Viliyan Krastev
8 The Tourist Image of Place / 157
PART III
IDENTITY ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY,
CONSCIOUSNESS AND GEOPOLITICS
Jakub Potulski
9 Polish Geopolitical Visions. Poland as Intermarium / 175
Miroslav Dnistrianskyy, Oksana Skliarska
10 Ukrainian Ethnic and Political Identity: Regional Divergences in the
Consolidation of Ukrainian Society in the Context of External Geopolitical
Influences / 189
Gracjan Cimek
11 Dilemmas of Russian Civilizational Identity / 208
Marin Roussev, Aisun Avdjiev
12 The Geographical Position – an Indicator of Turkey’s Geopolitical Identity /
225
PART IV
OLD AND NEW IDENTITIES AS FACTORS OF TERRITORIAL
DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRIES, REGIONS AND METROPOLITAN AREAS
Vladimir Streletskiy
13 Ethnic and Cultural Patterns of Regionalism in Russia / 243
Radu Săgeată
14 Globalization and New Ethnic Minorities in Romania / 258
Monika Kurpanik
15 Spatial Diversification of Territorial Identity of the Residents of the Rybnik
Conurbation (Poland) / 271
Artem Gusev
16 Bases, Problems and Prospects of Regional Identity Formation in Federal
Subjects of Russia / 286
PART V
CONSCIOUSNESS AND IDENTITY OF THE POPULATION IN MULTICULTURAL
REGIONS AND BORDERLAND TERRITORIES
Mikhail Krylov, Anton Gritsenko
17 Regional Identities in Russia and Ukraine: Examples of Research Practice /
297
Jerzy Runge
18 Selected Problems of Regional Consciousness and Identity in the Areas of
Historical-Geographical Borderland – A Case of the Silesian Province
(Poland)/ 319
Mateusz Hudzikowski
19 Territorial Identity in Upper Silesia and its Political Significance / 327
Roman Lozynskyy
20 Territorial and Ethnic Identity Issues in the Zakarpattia Region / 340
Closing remarks / 356
Notes on contributors / 359