Tag: post-socialist society
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Sociology of “wasted” places
Most abandoned buildings, plants and areas appeared in the Soviet Russia (’70-’80) because they belonged to the “state” (meaning nobody) and afterwards (’90) as a result of the economic crisis. But each place has its own story (in which I, to be honest, do not have much interest). I think we are all not indifferent…
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Postsocialism and postindustrialism: how outsourcing and offshoring boom is transforming Gdansk city, Poland
Gdansk city is emerging as the next outsourcing city. As many other mid-size cities in the country in the last decade, as well as the capital Warsaw did since 1990, the city is harbouring a increasing number of multinational corporations that aim to outsoource certain business process. In a preious post I echo a very interesting…
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Urbanismo en la ciudad post-socialista: un viejo y no gentrificado parque en el centro de Gdynia (Polonia)
Las dinámicas urbanas en la sociedad industrial capitalista condicionan en gran medida la forma de entender la calle, la forma de hacer uso de ella. Me ha parecido formidable el artículo de Manuel Delgado en su blog personal “El carrer com a espai perdut” (la calle como un espacio perdido). En el habla de como los niños…
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“Cities as International Actors – Internationalising the ‘Urban’?!” by dr Tassilo Herrschel. Some thoughts
Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a seminar entitled “Cities as International Actors – Internationalising the ‘Urban’?!” by dr Tassilo Herrschel. The seminar took place at Katedra Geografii Ekonomicznej of University of Gdansk and was organized by the department of Economic Geography. Tassilo is member of the Urban and Regional Governance Center (CURG) of University…