Title:

Eurocity as a Civilisation Formula for Eurasia

Subtitle:

Ethnologia Polona 27 (2006)

Creator:

Ignatiev, Roman N.

Publisher:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2006

Description:

24 cm

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

European Union ; Eurocities ; border ; Basques

Abstract:

The article presents a model of global civilization on the basis of newly developed forms — Eurocities and Euroregions — in the European Union. In the first part, the concepts of a "border" and a "region" are analyzed to set the base for further debate; their meanings for particular ethnic groups are also discussed. The next part of the article is focused on some specific formations that are a result of European integration. One of them is the case of "The Basque Eurocity" that lets the author to discuss in detail the concept of a sophisticated socio-political model. Euroregions are an internal factor and a promising form of the integration of neighboring territories. Considering the fact that the manifestation of ethnic differences remains, the success for the integration process of the new sociocultural regions should not involve territorial reinterpretations. The analysis of the eurocities model and its development shows one plausible direction for the Eurasian world to follow in the future — the world where political borders would not have to become an obstacle in the process of creating new sociocultural regions

References:

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Infraestructuras y transporte, un reto para los Pirineos 2001, Barcelona
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Relation:

Ethnologia Polona

Volume:

27

Start page:

53

End page:

62

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

0137-4079

Source:

IAiE PAN, call no. P 366 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P 367 ; IAiE PAN, call no. P 368 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Restricted Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. Access only on terminals at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, may be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms.

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Access:

Closed