The Geopolitical Image of Bulgaria in the Context of Spatial Identity Cover Image

Геополитическият образ на България в контекста на пространствената идентичност
The Geopolitical Image of Bulgaria in the Context of Spatial Identity

Author(s): Viliyan Krastev
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Culture and social structure , Geopolitics, Politics and Identity
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: critical geopolitics; geopolitical image; spatial identity; stereotypes; Bulgaria
Summary/Abstract: This research is devoted to a subject, beyond the control of the conceptual features of the critical geopolitics, on the basis of which is the understanding of the space. The major segments of belonging, which express the spatial identity of Bulgaria, are consistently analysed: Proto Bulgarian ethno-genetic root; Orthodox culture; Slavic ethnic and linguistic belonging; Balkan and European identity.