Local Identities and Politics: Negotiating the Old and the New by Kees Terlouw (

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The relation between identity and space is strong and generates many conflicts. Most people attach great importance to their local community and its identity. The possibility of change can cause turmoil and become fertile ground for staking new identities. Understanding how these changes can take place is important to the future of community cohesion across the world.This book gives a detailed analysis of how different stakeholders in two Dutch municipalities use and adapt their identity discourses to deal with changing circumstances, situating this work within a wider international context through global comparisons. The growing spatial interdependence and political pressures for municipal cooperation or amalgamation creates not only threats, but also opportunities for stakeholders in local communities to transform their local identities. By studying how local communities attach to local identities, a new conceptual framework can be formed, informed by lively accounts from residents on the rich and varied use of identity in their communities and their concerns over future developments.This is valuable reading for students, scholars and researchers working in geography, politics, sociology and cultural studies.

FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Kees Terlouw is a political geographer at the Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Local identities conceptualised: from fixed facts to flexible discourses 3. Measuring local identity 4. Local identities analysed: change for the better or the worse 5. Municipal amalgamation and changing local identities on Goeree-Overflakkee 6. Katwijk: "A city which has remained a village" 7. Conclusion: the divergent use of local identities

Review

"Terlouw's book is well written, informative, and rich in details regarding the research communities. Since local and regional identities are today an increasingly interdisciplinary research topic, the book can be recommended to both academic researchers and planners dealing with identity issues."Local Government Studies, Anssi Paasi, University of Oulu, Finland

Details ISBN1138209252 Author Kees Terlouw Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd ISBN-10 1138209252 ISBN-13 9781138209251 Format Hardcover Imprint Routledge Subtitle Negotiating the Old and the New Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-03-08 DEWEY 304.2 Affiliation University of Utrecht, Netherlands Short Title Local Identities and Politics Language English UK Release Date 2017-03-08 AU Release Date 2017-03-08 NZ Release Date 2017-03-08 Illustrations 5 Tables, black and white; 2 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Halftones, black and white; 10 Illustrations, black and white Pages 152 Alternative 9780367138806 Audience General We've got this

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