Summary

The provided text focuses on specific urban and cultural studies within the Balkans that explore the transformation of cities under foreign influence. It highlights how the European Capital of Culture in Novi Sad and the Manifesta 14 festival in Prishtina act as powerful catalysts for social change, reshaping imperial and post-socialist identities. Meanwhile, the Western Balkans case study addresses spatial planning innovations and the resistance to these new plans, emphasizing the complex relationship between government intervention and public acceptance. Similarly, the study investigates how national narratives and the legacy of Gastarbeiter migration influence modern urban development across Northern Greece, while incorporating feminist perspectives that challenge urban modernization through critical urban narratives. The analysis also examines street naming practices in Ni to uncover interconnected gendered stories of urban transformation. These studies collectively demonstrate how European capitalization, cross-border cooperation, and migration history actively shape the social fabric of contemporary European cities, with studies bridging critical gender perspectives with the specific urban dynamics of the Balkans.

Title

ELIAMEP | Knowledge before Action

Description

Knowledge before Action

Keywords

https, media, email, information, southeast, issue, europeanization, change, practices, crises, focus, newsletter, english, narratives, european, studies, europe

Categories

Government

NS Lookup

A 104.21.95.18, A 172.67.169.42

Dates

Created 2026-02-15

Updated 2026-02-15

Summarized 2026-03-22