Borders connecting and dividing - East meets West and the borders of the European Union
Central Europe is usually defined as a ‘cleavage’ between the East and the West, or as a conflict zone that was affected by two tendencies in its historical past; the idea of unity that implies a homogeneous region and resistance to these efforts, and the struggle for autonomy of the people living i...
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
2022-10-01
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| description | Central Europe is usually defined as a ‘cleavage’ between the East and the West, or as a conflict zone that was affected by two tendencies in its historical past; the idea of unity that implies a homogeneous region and resistance to these efforts, and the struggle for autonomy of the people living in Central Europe. Thus, this dual perception appears in its in-between position that allows adopting Western values while keeping Eastern traditions at the same time. The purpose of the paper is to examine whether the postmodern perception of borders, the problem of a “borderless Europe”, and the perception of Orientalism as a critical framework originally aimed at understanding Western (imperialist) mechanisms, can be adapted to grasp identity-building issues in our region. This paper aims to examine how the perception of “East”, and “Central” appears in the post-totalitarian world, the legacy of post-colonialism, and the growing geopolitical importance of orientation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94b80dfe882f441faed721e3198e62f42022-12-22T02:27:16ZengAlexandru Ioan Cuza University of IasiEastern Journal of European Studies2068-651X2068-66332022-10-0113SI93210.47743/ejes-2022-SI02Borders connecting and dividing - East meets West and the borders of the European UnionAndrea SCHMIDT0University of PécsCentral Europe is usually defined as a ‘cleavage’ between the East and the West, or as a conflict zone that was affected by two tendencies in its historical past; the idea of unity that implies a homogeneous region and resistance to these efforts, and the struggle for autonomy of the people living in Central Europe. Thus, this dual perception appears in its in-between position that allows adopting Western values while keeping Eastern traditions at the same time. The purpose of the paper is to examine whether the postmodern perception of borders, the problem of a “borderless Europe”, and the perception of Orientalism as a critical framework originally aimed at understanding Western (imperialist) mechanisms, can be adapted to grasp identity-building issues in our region. This paper aims to examine how the perception of “East”, and “Central” appears in the post-totalitarian world, the legacy of post-colonialism, and the growing geopolitical importance of orientation.https://ejes.uaic.ro/articles/EJES2022_13SI_SCH.pdfborderspost-colonialismorientationregionalisationsecurity |
| spellingShingle | Andrea SCHMIDT Borders connecting and dividing - East meets West and the borders of the European Union Eastern Journal of European Studies borders post-colonialism orientation regionalisation security |
| title | Borders connecting and dividing - East meets West and the borders of the European Union |
| title_full | Borders connecting and dividing - East meets West and the borders of the European Union |
| title_fullStr | Borders connecting and dividing - East meets West and the borders of the European Union |
| title_full_unstemmed | Borders connecting and dividing - East meets West and the borders of the European Union |
| title_short | Borders connecting and dividing - East meets West and the borders of the European Union |
| title_sort | borders connecting and dividing east meets west and the borders of the european union |
| topic | borders post-colonialism orientation regionalisation security |
| url | https://ejes.uaic.ro/articles/EJES2022_13SI_SCH.pdf |
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