Regionalne uniwersum symboliczne Wysp Alandzkich

• Authors: Grzegorz Bonusiak

Title variants

Regional symbolic universum of the Aland Islands

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The author argues that the inhabitants of the Aland Islands exhibit a separate island identity. He describes the specific historical, geographical, social, political and legal situation of this region on the basis of the elements that constitute the local/regional symbolic universum. He points out that as a result of decades-long manifestations of a sense of separateness and of struggle to preserve and maintain this separateness, a regional culture has come into being, unique and specific to these Islands only. He claims that, based on this regional culture, a distinct ethnic identity has been constructed, that manifests itself as a strong collective WE, a sense that the inhabitants identify with the category “Aland Islander,” yet without establishing a national identity, and with no aspirations for an independent sovereign state.

Keywords

EN

the Aland Islands; Alander identity regional culture

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Slawistyki PAN
• Journal: Sprawy Narodowościowe
• Year: 2012
• Issue: 41
• Pages: 67-81

Contributors

author

Grzegorz Bonusiak

• Zakład Studiów Europejskich, Uniwersytet Rzeszowski