Is Central Europe a region? A view from outside the neighbourhood

Thomas J. Volgy; J. Patrĭk Rhamey; Elizabeth Fausett

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Is Central Europe a region? A view from outside the neighbourhood

Thomas J. Volgy, J. Patrĭk Rhamey, Elizabeth Fausett

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While any research effort exploring a particular region must first determine the conceptual and theoretical meaning behind the concept, the injunction is far harder to address than it sounds. Quite some time ago, a literature review of regions (Thompson 1973) found no fewer than 52 contending definitions. Irrespective of the growing importance of regions in international politics (Fawn 2009; Katzenstein 2005; Acharya 2007; Mansfeld and Solingen 2010), there has been far less progress towards unanimity than one would hope.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Regional and International Relations of Central Europe
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	62-82
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781137283450
ISBN (Print)	9780230360679
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137283450_4
State	Published - Jan 1 2012

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