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From socialist icons to post-socialist attractions: iconicity of socialist heritage in central and eastern Europe

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.

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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, N. and Weidenfeld, A.
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:
10.7163/GPol.0147
ISSN:
2300-7362
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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