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Wielokulturowość z konfliktem w tle – Ślązacy: naród? Narodowość? Grupa etniczna?

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Rusek H.

Pogranicze. Studia Społeczne

2015

vol. 25

13-24

The dispute over whether there exists a Silesian nation, Silesian nationality or whether Silesians are an ethnic group, has flared up in Poland, but mainly in the Silesian Voivodeship, on a surprisingly large scale. This rather fresh controversy, growing since the turn of the 80s and 90s of the last century, i.e. since the beginning of the transformation processes in Poland, takes place in public discussions and in the media, and its finale – in the courts. Some believe that the basis is the Silesians’ disappointment with the way the region has been transformed, through a destructive rather than creative restructuring, through closure of coal mines and steel mills, all of which has resulted in citizens’ impoverishment, in sudden outbreak of unemployment, and in the lack of any program or strategy for the region. The 1990s saw the appearance of an idea of recognizing the Silesian national distinctiveness, founded on a wave of renaissance of Silesian cultural identity. Loud became demands of reviving the idea of autonomy of the Silesian province, and the fight for recognition of Silesian nationality as a different social and political entity. The Silesians, convinced of the marginalization of indigenous people as well as of injustices and wrongs inflicted by the Polish authorities after World War II, in various ways, including the political and judicial ones, are attempting to gain the status of a national minority or, as in recent times, an ethnic one. It is hard not to agree with the thesis that these efforts fit in with the idea of multiculturalism, which – being an indicator of the level of democratization of all spheres of life – has accelerated the revival of regional identity in a large part of the population of Silesia and provided them with the ideological basis to articulate their needs, expectations and aspirations.

The role of social capital in the transdanubian winery networks

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Brányi Á., László J.

Journal of Economics and Management

2015

vol. 19

78-94

Wineries are currently going through a dynamic transformation as globalization challenges all firms’ strategies. Companies form cooperation from strategic alliances through networks of suppliers till clusters to gain competitive advantages, which can facilitate their market penetration and corporate growth. But what are those factors of social capital that encourages wine-makers to cooperate, to participate in a network? How can regional identity, culture, trust and the connectedness of economic players encourage them? The objective of the research is to measure the role of social capital in network or cluster formation. Statistical examination of eight different wine regions in Transdanubia, covering up 179 wineries who are active members of a network or a cluster proves that there is a positive correlation between regional identity and likeliness of joining or even forming a network. Intercompany cooperation tend to develop faster in regions where economic players share common values, norms and show deep regional identity between their members.

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1 Journal of Economics and Management

1 Pogranicze. Studia Społeczne

1 Brányi Á.

1 László J.

1 Rusek H.

2 2015

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Wielokulturowość z konfliktem w tle – Ślązacy: naród? Narodowość? Grupa etniczna?

The role of social capital in the transdanubian winery networks