Social and Institutional Construction of Regional Borders in the Western and Northern Lands – on the example of Żuławy and Powiśle

This article discusses the creation of contemporary regional borders in the Western and Northern Lands, which were incorporated into Poland after the Second World War. Using the example of Żuławy and Powiśle, the author presents an anthropological analysis of the social, cultural, and administrativ...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:74e98f97ee2f49d8bada019dcfeae95b2021-11-27T13:14:34ZSocial and Institutional Construction of Regional Borders in the Western and Northern Lands – on the example of Żuławy and Powiśle10.12797/Politeja.15.2018.53.181733-67162391-6737https://doaj.org/article/74e98f97ee2f49d8bada019dcfeae95b2018-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.akademicka.pl/politeja/article/view/171https://doaj.org/toc/1733-6716https://doaj.org/toc/2391-6737 This article discusses the creation of contemporary regional borders in the Western and Northern Lands, which were incorporated into Poland after the Second World War. Using the example of Żuławy and Powiśle, the author presents an anthropological analysis of the social, cultural, and administrative developments in the region, as well as the effect of those changes on the perception of these areas by their current inhabitants. Hence, she describes the strategies used to legitimise the borders of Żuławy and Powiśle by the local communities and institutions. The author discusses different approaches to the notion of regional borders, and their relation to historical, cultural, geographic and administrative borders. She further analyses the emergence of regional borderlands, centres, and peripheries. Data regarding the borders of Żuławy and Powiśle has been collected using mixed methods research. Both qualitative research methods (conceptual maps, targeted in‑depth interviews conducted among leaders and representatives of institutions) and quantitative research methods (questionnaires conducted opposition, i.e. the factor that influences its power of action. This paper presents these problems together with certain methods of solving them used in the studies conducted. It was concluded that studies in the subject of opposition require various methods and different research perspectives, including behaviourism and interpretationism. Aleksandra Paprot-WielopolskaKsiegarnia Akademicka Publishingarticlebordersregionalismregional identityWestern and Northern LandsLawKPolitical scienceJENPLPoliteja, Vol 15, Iss 2(53) (2018)
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topic borders
regionalism
regional identity
Western and Northern Lands
Law
K
Political science
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regionalism
regional identity
Western and Northern Lands
Law
K
Political science
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Aleksandra Paprot-Wielopolska
Social and Institutional Construction of Regional Borders in the Western and Northern Lands – on the example of Żuławy and Powiśle
description This article discusses the creation of contemporary regional borders in the Western and Northern Lands, which were incorporated into Poland after the Second World War. Using the example of Żuławy and Powiśle, the author presents an anthropological analysis of the social, cultural, and administrative developments in the region, as well as the effect of those changes on the perception of these areas by their current inhabitants. Hence, she describes the strategies used to legitimise the borders of Żuławy and Powiśle by the local communities and institutions. The author discusses different approaches to the notion of regional borders, and their relation to historical, cultural, geographic and administrative borders. She further analyses the emergence of regional borderlands, centres, and peripheries. Data regarding the borders of Żuławy and Powiśle has been collected using mixed methods research. Both qualitative research methods (conceptual maps, targeted in‑depth interviews conducted among leaders and representatives of institutions) and quantitative research methods (questionnaires conducted opposition, i.e. the factor that influences its power of action. This paper presents these problems together with certain methods of solving them used in the studies conducted. It was concluded that studies in the subject of opposition require various methods and different research perspectives, including behaviourism and interpretationism.
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title Social and Institutional Construction of Regional Borders in the Western and Northern Lands – on the example of Żuławy and Powiśle
title_short Social and Institutional Construction of Regional Borders in the Western and Northern Lands – on the example of Żuławy and Powiśle
title_full Social and Institutional Construction of Regional Borders in the Western and Northern Lands – on the example of Żuławy and Powiśle
title_fullStr Social and Institutional Construction of Regional Borders in the Western and Northern Lands – on the example of Żuławy and Powiśle
title_full_unstemmed Social and Institutional Construction of Regional Borders in the Western and Northern Lands – on the example of Żuławy and Powiśle
title_sort social and institutional construction of regional borders in the western and northern lands – on the example of żuławy and powiśle
publisher Ksiegarnia Akademicka Publishing
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