Naslov
The Balkans as vernacular region

Autori
Prelogović, Vedran ; Pleić, Tvrtko ; Glasnović, Vedran ; Radeljak Kaufmann, Petra

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
EUGEO 2021. 8th EUGEO Congress on Geography od Europe / - , 2021, 307-307

Skup
8th EUGEO International Congress on the Geography of Europe

Mjesto i datum
Prag, Češka Republika, 28.06.2021. - 01.07.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
the Balkans ; Croatia ; Slovenia ; vernacular region ; spatial and cognitive perception ; geography students

Sažetak
The Balkans are still an imprecisely defined and relatively unknown area in southeastern Europe. They are a historical‐political term, often provoking negative associations that are synonymous with underdevelopment, backwardness, and primitiveness. This research is aimed primarily at exploring how the Balkans are perceived by students of geography in Zagreb and Maribor and what associations they provoke. Thereby the objective is to examine the differences between the two groups of students. It further seeks to investigate whether the Balkans are primarily a cognitive construct that is spatially determined on an individual level, based on an individual’s own insights, attitudes, values, and other determinants. Therefore, a combination of questionnaire survey and mental mapping regarding perceptions of the Balkans was conducted (N Zagreb = 111, N Maribor = 52). The results indicate that the Balkans can be seen as a sort of vernacular anti‐region: the kind from which states in or near its boundaries attempt to exclude themselves, while simultaneously trying to include their neighbors to the south and east.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geografija

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