Resistance to the deinstitutionalization of a region: Borders,identity and activism in a municipality merger |
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| Authors: | Kaj Zimmerbauer Timo Suutari Antti Saartenoja |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Geography, P.O. Box 3000, Fi-90014, University of Oulu, Finland;2. University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute, Finland;1. Faculty of Economics, Musashi University, 1-26-1 Toyotama-kami, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 176-8534, Japan;2. School of Economics, University of Hyogo, 8-2-1 Gakuen-nishi, Nishi-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 651-2197, Japan;1. School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3WA, United Kingdom;2. Welsh Economy Research Unit, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Aberconway Building, Colum Drive, Cardiff CF10 3EU, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | Regions are contested processes in which various layers of borders become articulated, deconstructed and reconstructed by both activists and advocates. While many scholars currently tend to highlight the relational character of spaces, this study – acknowledging that seeing regions as relational or territorial is a highly contextual matter – emphasizes the territorial approach by stressing the multiple layers of borders and how they help to constitute and nurture regional identity. Focusing on deinstitutionalization of a region, it is argued here that regional restructuring can trigger activism, as proved by the activist movement at issue in the case study. This case study of a merger between two municipalities in Finland illustrates that when threatened with integration, (old) regions seem to be of especial importance as bordered territories of identification. |
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