On the significance of the category of borderland in the contemporary Polish political science

Wojciech Opioła

University of Opole
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2473-3375

Bartosz Czepil

University of Opole
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-795X

Abstract

This article is an attempt to address a question of significance of the borderland as a research category in the Polish political science. The authors use information collected in the survey conducted among 223 polish political scientists, who were asked about the importance and explanatory potential of the borderland concept in the political analysis. Since the response rate was low it is impossible to make any generalizations concerning the whole academia of the Polish political science, thus the text is merely a synthesis of the opinions of those who have responded. According to this data, the category of borderland is an important and useful tool in the political analysis, due to its close connection with the changes of the contemporary world like globalization, deteritorialization and regionalization. The borderland category is especially significant in the reflection on the changing status of nation-states and functions of state borders. The article also outlines the basic research themes within which the concept of borderland is employed by the political scientists. The authors conclude with a few methodological and theoretical postulates on applying the category of borderland in political science.

Keywords:

borderalands, border, Polish political science, globalization, regionalization


Published
2013-07-18

Cited by

Opioła, W., & Czepil, B. (2013). On the significance of the category of borderland in the contemporary Polish political science. Border and Regional Studies, 1(1), 58–63. https://doi.org/10.25167/ppbs1064

Authors

Wojciech Opioła 
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2473-3375

Authors

Bartosz Czepil 
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4907-795X

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