HETEROGENEITY OF A REGION, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Heterogenicznosc regionu, integracja regionalna a rozwój regionalny)

• Authors: Cybula Adrian
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Despite its stereotypical outlook of a homogeneous administrative unit, the Silesian Voivodship is subdivided into five socio-cultural subregions and four economic areas. This heterogeneity results in a significant social and cultural potential, which might accelerate economic development. Unfortunately, the assets are dispersed all around the region, and there are no commonly shared traditions, norms, values and symbols that would enhance regional integration and regional collective action. In this context divergences of economic interests are difficult to reconcile. One may wonder whether the developmental potential, dispersed among localities, communities and sectors, can be coordinated for increasing the pace of regional development.

Keywords

EN

COLLECTIVE ACTION; MULTI­CULTURALISM; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF REGIONS.; SOCIAL INTEGRATION

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Socjologiczne
• Year: 2009
• Issue: 4(195)
• Pages: 43-62
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Cybula Adrian

• Adrian Cybula, Uniwersytet Slaski w Katowicach, Instytut Socjologii, ul. Bankowa 11, 40-007 Katowice, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA071812