This book presents a multifaceted perspective on regional development and corresponding processes of adaptation and response, focusing on the concepts of polarization and peripheralization. It discusses theoretical and empirical foundations and presents several compelling case studies from Central and Eastern Europe and beyond.

This is one of the richest volumes of its kind certainly among those focusing on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). This challenging and extensive contribution, rich in novel theoretical and empirical approaches alike, is highly recommended to all, not least in CEE itself where the subject is still largely approached from classic and quantitative angles. (Péter Balogh, Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, Vol. 64 (4), 2015)

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Anna Badyina, University of Southampton, UK. József Benedek, Babe-Bolyai University, Romania Isolde Brade, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany. Joachim Burdack, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany. Helen Carter, Aalborg University, Denmark. Tobias Chilla, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Maros Finka, Central European Research and Training Centre in Spatial Planning, Slovakia. Oleg Golubchikov, Cardiff University, UK. Tomas Hanell, Aalto University, Finland Sebastian Henn, Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Germany. Max Holleran, New York University, USA. Kathrin Hörschelmann, University of Durham, UK. Ray Hudson, University of Durham, UK. Aksana Ismailbekova, Centre of Modern Orient, Germany. Tatiana Kluvánková-Oravská, Centre for Transdisciplinary Studies of Institutions, Evolution and Policies, Slovakia. György Kocziszky, Miskolc University, Hungary. Zoltán Kovács, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary. Thilo Lang, Leibniz Institute for RegionalGeography, Germany. Tim Leibert, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany. Alla Makhrova, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia Frank Meyer, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany. Kostyantyn Mezentsev, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev, Ukraine Nataliia Mezentseva, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kiev, Ukraine Judith Miggelbrink, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany Giulia Montanari, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany. Robert Nadler, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany. Erika Nagy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary. Gábor Nagy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Markus Neufeld, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. Carola Neugebauer, RWTH University in Aachen, Germany. Vladimir Ondrejicka, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia John Pickles, University of North Carolina, USA. Grygorii Pidgrushnyi, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Garri Raagmaa, University of Tartu, Estonia Wladimir Sgibnev, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany. Adrian Smith, Queen Mary University of London, UK. Judit Timár, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary. Gábor Velkey, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary. Karin Wiest, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany. Michael Woods, Aberystwyth University, UK.

Inhalt

1. Understanding New Geographies Of Central And Eastern Europe; Poscopp: Research Group Production Of Space In The Context Of Polarisation And Peripheralisation
   PART I. THEORETICAL BACKGROUNDS, METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
2. Uneven Development, Socio-Spatial Polarization And Political Responses; Ray Hudson
3. Narrating The Diverse Regional Economies Of Post-Socialist Apparel; John Pickles And Adrian Smith
4. Lost In Complexity? Researching The Role Of Socio-Spatial Ascriptions In The Process Of Peripheralization; Judith Miggelbrink And Frank Meyer
5. As Long As The Capital Is Far Away: Multi-Scalar Peripheralization In Central Asia; Wladimir Sgibnev And Aksana Ismailbekova
6. Peripheralization Through Planning: The Case Of A Golf Resort Proposal In Northern Ireland; Helen Carter
   PART II.ROLE OF DIVERSE SOCIO-POLITICAL AGENTS IN THE PRODUCTION OF PERIPHERIES
7. Rural Peripheralization - Urban Polarization? The Significance Of Gendered Mobility In Central Germany; Tim Leibert, Giulia Montanari And Karin Wiest
8. The Everyday Practices Of The Reproduction Of Peripherality And Marginality In Hungary; Erika Nagy, Judit Timár, Gábor Nagy And Gábor Velkey
9. Socio-Spatial Polarization And Peripheralization In A Rapidly Changing Region - Building Europe's Balkan Edge: Tourism Development In Coastal Bulgaria; Max Holleran
10. Paths Of Sociospatial Change In Post-Socialist Cities - Insights From Five City Regions In Central And Eastern Europe; Carola Neugebauer And Zoltán Kovács
    PART III. FRAGMENTED AND RELATIONAL CONSTRUCTION OF PERIPHERALITIES
11. Cohesion As A Multi-Scalar Challenge: The Eu-Wide Perspective; Tobias Chilla And Markus Neufeld
12. Paths Of Convergence And Polarization In The Visegrád Countries; József Benedek, György Kocziszky
13. Measuring Territorial Cohesion: A Macro Regional Approach; Tomas Hanell
14. Challenges Of The Post-Soviet Development Of Ukraine: Economic Transformations, Demographic Changes And Socio-Spatial Polarization; Kostyantyn Mezentsev, Grygorii Pidgrushnyi, Nataliia Mezentseva
15. Uneven Urban Resilience: The Economic Adjustment And Polarization Of Russia's Cities; Oleg Golubchikov, Anna Badyina, Isolde Brade And Alla Makhrova
    PART IV. DIFFERENT MODALITIES AND RELATIONS BETWEEN CORES AND PERIPHERIES
16. Territorial Governance And Core-Periphery-Relations: The Implications Of European Policy Concepts To Central And Eastern Europe; Garri Raagmaa
17. Concept Of Soft Polycentric Governance For Fuzzy Soft Spaces As A Challenge For Central European Peripheral Spaces; MaroS Finka, Tatiana Kluvánková-Oravská And Vladimir Ondrejicka
18. Rural Regions, Globalization And Regional Responses: The Case Of Oberlausitz Region; Joachim Burdack, Robert Nadler And Michael Woods