The emergence of Baltic Europe: An overview of Polish research on regional integration
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2018-06
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Wydział Nauk Geograficznych i Geologicznych Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza
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Baltic integration studies, though dispersed and involving researchers of various disciplines, generally fit
well in the field of economic geography research. This article attempts to review the study results of research conducted
in Poland in the last four decades. It identifies eleven leading issues, including: the Baltic wide cooperation (conditions
and factors, progress and collaboration perspectives), the development of the maritime economy, international
legislation, environmental protection, spatial planning and cross-border cooperation. The research focus evolved
reflecting the major milestones in geopolitical transformations. In Baltic Europe we can identify three evolutionary
phases: identification of cooperation paths and conditions in the competitive environment of two political and military
blocks, a recast of options in the period of political transformation and European integration, studies of EU enlargement
consequences.
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Baltic Europe, Baltic Region, Baltic Sea Region, regional integration, literature review
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Quaestiones Geographicae vol. 37 (2), 2018, pp. 47-60