TY - JOUR
T1 - Regional identity and economic development in ‘recovering’ regions
T2 - Exploring the Walloon case
AU - Moscovitz, Hannah
N1 - Funding Information:
I would like to thank the Editor and anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions on earlier versions of this article. I am indebted to Prof. Sharon Pardo for his valuable guidance and remarks on this research.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - This article explores the interplay between regional identity and economic development in Wallonia. Relying on a critical reading of economic policy texts and political discourse relating to both the domestic and foreign policy spheres, the study examines the manner in which Walloon political actors discursively construct the relation between economic development and regional identity. The findings point to a perceived mutually reinforcing role between economic development and identity, offering a more nuanced approach to current studies exploring this relationship. Facilitated by the analytical division between domestic and foreign policy spheres, the study also highlights an important link between two facets of ‘regional identity’: the regional consciousness of inhabitants and the image of the region itself.
AB - This article explores the interplay between regional identity and economic development in Wallonia. Relying on a critical reading of economic policy texts and political discourse relating to both the domestic and foreign policy spheres, the study examines the manner in which Walloon political actors discursively construct the relation between economic development and regional identity. The findings point to a perceived mutually reinforcing role between economic development and identity, offering a more nuanced approach to current studies exploring this relationship. Facilitated by the analytical division between domestic and foreign policy spheres, the study also highlights an important link between two facets of ‘regional identity’: the regional consciousness of inhabitants and the image of the region itself.
KW - Regional identity/image
KW - Wallonia
KW - paradiplomacy
KW - region branding
KW - regional economic development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078598541&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13597566.2019.1707673
DO - 10.1080/13597566.2019.1707673
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85078598541
SN - 1359-7566
VL - 31
SP - 597
EP - 624
JO - Regional and Federal Studies
JF - Regional and Federal Studies
IS - 5
ER -
