Regional identity in a geopolitically contested area: Preševo Valley (South Serbia) scientific argumentation and political use

  1. Arsim Ejupi 1
  2. Miguel Borja Bernabé-Crespo 2
  1. 1 University of Prishtina
  2. 2 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01cby8j38

Aldizkaria:
Investigaciones Geográficas (España)

ISSN: 0213-4691,  1989-9890

Argitalpen urtea: 2022

Zenbakia: 77

Orrialdeak: 323-337

Mota: Artikulua

DOI: 10.14198/INGEO.19877 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Beste argitalpen batzuk: Investigaciones Geográficas (España)

Garapen Iraunkorreko Helburuak

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This paper discusses the theoretical and methodological principles in the process of regionalization and analyzes the criteria used during the designation of the region as a category of special importance in geographical research. Methodological principles of regionalization were applied during the differentiation of the Preševo Valley as an individualized region. The Preševo Valley is a small region in South Serbia with a very favorable geographical position because it is located in the central part of the Balkan Peninsula between the Morava and Vardar valleys. Theoretical and methodological discussion highlights elements of a geographical and socio-economic basis that contribute to a regional-geographical differentiation of the area, as well as those elements that appear as an obstacle in attempts to differentiate this area in regional terms. A critical overview of the use of the name ‘Preševo Valley’ between scientific argumentation and political usage is also given. A survey was carried out to identify the main elements that constitute Preševo Valley’s regional identity. The main results show that this region is characterized by a mostly Albanian population, poor economic development, high migration rates, strategic position, and a strong national consciousness.

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