Naumov, N. and Weidenfeld, A. (2019) From socialist icons to post-socialist attractions: iconicity of socialist heritage in central and eastern Europe. Geographia Polonica. 92(4), pp. 379-393. 2300-7362.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | The 1989 fall of the Iron Curtain marked the beginning of new economic, socio-cultural and political realities for the former socialist states in Central and Eastern Europe. Along with the economic restructuring from state-centralised to market economy, democratisation and liberalisation initiated a transformation of the socialist urban space, which was characterised by the changing role of its iconic landmarks. This conceptual paper examines these post-1989 changes, which range between the removal of these landmarks and their transition into market led iconic and flagship attractions. The paper identifies the changing role of tourism from a top- bottom orchestrated to a market led activity, which explains the transformation of some of these landmarks. It introduces a new framework for studying this process by suggesting that iconisation, de-iconisation and re-iconisation processes are interrelated to other strategies and approaches to the transition of the socialist urban landscape into a western market economy. The paper identifies avenues for further research and provides some recommendations for improving the management of similar processes. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | /dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1900 |
| Creators: | Naumov, Nick and Weidenfeld, Adi |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: | Faculties > Faculty of Business & Law > Events, Tourism & Hospitality |
| Date: | 1 December 2019 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 379-393 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Geographia Polonica |
| Volume: | 92 |
| Number: | 4 |
| Number of Pages: | 15 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.7163/GPol.0147 |
| ISSN: | 2300-7362 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/13243 |
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