The integrative potential of science and research cooperation for suturing the Baltic Sea Region in the 21st century
The integrative potential of science and research cooperation for suturing the Baltic Sea Region in the 21st century
Author(s): Kazimierz MusiałSubject(s): State/Government and Education, Methodology and research technology, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Instytut Europy Środkowej
Keywords: Baltic Sea region; research and science cooperation; critical junctures; epistemic gateways; regional knowledge regime;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to demonstrate how science and research cooperation may help to reintegrate the Baltic region in the 21st century with the participation of Russia. This is done through the analysis of documents and strategies of Baltic Sea regionalism in the context of the regional knowledge regime. Attention is paid to different positionalities of the regional actors and their narratives. The theoretical framework is secured by an analysis of critical junctures drawing on case studies from the years 1989-91 and 2014 and the subsequent reconfiguration of the power / knowledge nexus. The analysis shows that this reconfiguration actively contributes to creating and changing the content and context of the Baltic Sea regionalism as based on new symbolic, economic, and political capitals. The conclusion points to the potential of Russia’s involvement in the co-creation of the regional knowledge regime and defines the conditions and methods of possible cooperation.
Journal: Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
- Issue Year: 19/2021
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 9-32
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English