The role of identity for regional actors and citizens in a splintered region: The case of Päijät-Häme, Finland

Regions are often understood as social and discursive constructs that are perpetually at the heart of the politics of spatial distinctions. Although regions transform over time, they are used in collective discourses as ways of structuring space and they can become important elements for individual...

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Main Author: Vainikka, Joni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geographical Society of Finland 2013-06-01
Series:Fennia: International Journal of Geography
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Online Access:http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/fennia/article/view/7348/6223