Scholars of Eurasian post-communist space have long struggled in finding an appropriate name for this region. This naming issue is, however, only a reflection of a more fundamental question: how much do these countries have in common? In this chapter, we consider the conceptualization of regional units and sovereignty in Eurasia on the supranational, national, and subnational level, the origins of these territorial concepts, and the institutions that follow from different concepts of sovereignty. Our analysis shows that regionalism in post-Soviet Eurasia has been marked by a range of sovereignty claims, movements and settlements, and to a great extent shaped by imagined geographies that divide space along civilizational lines and combine malleability with deep historical roots. The European idea, which found its embodiment in the European Union, turned out to be the most potent of those, while the development of other Eurasian supranational institutions remains a work in progress.
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Show ItemsFront Matter
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Show ItemsPART I: HISTORY, THEORY AND KEY CONCEPTS
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Show ItemsPART II: REGION, TERRITORY AND ECONOMY
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Show ItemsPART III: REGION, POLITICS AND IDENTITY
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Show ItemsPART IV: URBANIZATION AND NEW FORMS OF SPATIALITY
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PART V: REGIONS AND REGIONALISMS IN CONTEXTS
