Re-Imagining Space and Society in Central and Eastern Europe : New Geographies of Politics, History and Culture after 1989
Journal: Lund University Publications (Lund University)
Year: 2025

The end of what the GDR called “real existierender Sozialismus” in Europe at the beginning of the 1990s dramatically changed the geopolitical situation in Central and Eastern Europe. Five states ceased to exist, whereas 22 new states have been recognized, accompanied by a host of internationally unrecognized states. Nearly half a century of relative stability in Europe was replaced by volatility and insecurity.These geopolitical transformations were accompanied by a fundamental revalorization of