The Routledge Handbook of Peripheries in European Studies by ... - 9781032873985

The Routledge Handbook of Peripheries in European StudiesAuthor(s): Pamela Ballinger, Clemens Sedmak\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032873985, 978-1032873985\nSynopsis\nThe Routledge Handbook of Peripheries in European Studies critically and systematically explores peripheries in their various notions, definitions, and possibilities within the European sphere.\n\nVariously considered, peripheries reveal common asymmetries and constraints, shed light on combinations and intersections of well-established distinctions and structures, and yet also offer places of resilience, creativity, and innovation to challenge the status quo. As such, peripheries offer revealing perspectives to understand the changing spatial, political, and cultural landscapes of Europe as well as a crucial object of study in their own right, giving weight to persons, processes, and places who seem not to matter, yet demand a reconsideration.