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Dr Martin BarthelUniversity of Eastern Finland
Tales of Periphery
The economization of the peripheral location
The Case study of Przemysl
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Periphery
❖ Indicators for peripheral regions:
❖ Location: low density of settlements, remoteness, no real regional centre, inadequate infrastructure, weak educational and health infrastructure
❖ Economy: mono structured, small enterprises, high unemployment, low investments, weak GDP, less innovation and high tech industry.
❖ Demographic: migration, overageing, brain drain, low level of education
Question
❖ Which local strategies are used to deal with peripheral location?
❖ Which discourse on periphery is present at remote locations?
❖ Is periphery seen as obstacle or chance?
Case Study Przemysl
❖ Location: located on the border with Ukraine (triple periphery), no state university, no sufficient highway, nearest centre Rzeszow
❖ Economic: -9,1% investment, compared to Voivodship, 18,2% unemployment 2012,
❖ Demographic: 2010: 65.000, 2012: 64200, -4,9% migration saldo in 2012,
Fieldwork
❖ In-depth interviews with local stakeholders
❖ Newspaper and literature analysis
❖ Analysis of the "strategic sukseu" of the city of Przemysl
Using the periphery
❖ Periphery as chance:
❖ Use of untouched environment for the development of tourism
❖ Border Crossing in Medyka as "overland harbor" ( Woznyak 2000)
❖ Cross-border trade, SME
❖ Low cost of work as driver for investments
❖ Cross-Border Cooperation
Border Trade
❖ Professionalisation of informal economy
❖ 1. Suitcase trade (1980s - 1990s)
❖ 2. Mrowki ( from 1990s)
❖ 3. Basar Trade
❖ 4. Trade companies
❖ A third of commercial space located on the Basar, roughly a third envolved in trade
Tourism in the periphery
❖ Strategic development of Agro- and Ecotourism
❖ Border Tourism ( e.g. Basars, fortification, curzon line, multicultural heritage)
❖ Promoting Przemysl as hub to Ukraine ( first city in EU)
Conclusions
❖ The peripheral situation is realized as a challenge
❖ Tourism and Trade are seen as resources
❖ The Border is main determination for regional development
❖ Peripheral location is used
For Przemysl the peripheral location is an accepted truth. The city seeks
to economize the periphery in order to foster its development.
martin.barthel@uef.fi
Thank you for your attention
Dr Martin BarthelKarelian InstituteUniversity of Eastern Finland