Local Identities and Politics: Negotiating the Old and the New

ISBN-13: 9780367138806 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 141 str.

Kees Terlouw

Opis

This book studies the importance that local communities attach to their local identities. In particular, it examines the way in which ‘local identities’ react to pressure to amalgamate municipalities in the Netherlands, which have often existed independently for hundreds of years. Focusing on two case studies, it provides a detailed analysis of how different stakeholders use and adapt their identity discourses to deal with changing circumstances. This book provides a rich empirical analyses of the use of local identities in the Netherlands and situates the discussion within the wider international context through comparisons with studies from other countries.

Recenzje

"Terlouw’s book is well written, informative, and rich in details regarding the research communities. Since local and regional identities are today an increasingly interdisciplinary research topic, the book can be recommended to both academic researchers and planners dealing with identity issues."
Local Government Studies, Anssi Paasi, University of Oulu, Finland

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Local identities conceptualised: from fixed facts to flexible discourses 3. Measuring local identity 4. Local identities analysed: change for the better or the worse 5. Municipal amalgamation and changing local identities on Goeree-Overflakkee  6. Katwijk: "A city which has remained a village" 7. Conclusion: the divergent use of local identities

O autorze

Kees Terlouw is a political geographer at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.