Interplay of Regional Identity and Economic Development: Case of St. Petersburg, Russia
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The paper explores how regional identity is being increasingly used for purposes of economic development by way of a case study of the Russian city St. Petersburg. The imperative of finding its new place in the system of international relations in the wake of reconfiguration of Russia’s regional space after the breakup of the USSR urged St. Petersburg officials to reconstruct partially different components of its regional identity in order to foster economic development and strengthen status of the city both on international and domestic levels. This changing perception of regional identity can be seen as symptomatic and symbolic of a wave of ‘entrepreneurial regionalism’ that has been on the rise since 1970’s. In St. Petersburg,it is argued, reconstruction of regional identity is going on in spatial/geographical,cultural and industrial domains by changing traditional facets and at the same time creating new symbols. As such, new accents might not reflect authentic identity and in fact may be introduced with the purpose of creation of a different image with outsiders. At some point, this becomes highly controversial and leads to resource misallocation. Also, policies for economic development miss an important focus observed in regions internationally, the ‘informatization’ of identity and creation of a ‘learning type’ region.
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The paper explores how regional identity is being increasingly used for purposes of economic development by way of a case study of the Russian city St. Petersburg. The imperative of finding its new place in the system of international relations in the wake of reconfiguration of Russia’s regional space after the breakup of the USSR urged St. Petersburg officials to reconstruct partially different components of its regional identity in order to foster economic development and strengthen status of the city both on international and domestic levels. This changing perception of regional identity can be seen as symptomatic and symbolic of a wave of ‘entrepreneurial regionalism’ that has been on the rise since 1970’s. In St. Petersburg,it is argued, reconstruction of regional identity is going on in spatial/geographical,cultural and industrial domains by changing traditional facets and at the same time creating new symbols. As such, new accents might not reflect authentic identity and in fact may be introduced with the purpose of creation of a different image with outsiders. At some point, this becomes highly controversial and leads to resource misallocation. Also, policies for economic development miss an important focus observed in regions internationally, the ‘informatization’ of identity and creation of a ‘learning type’ region.
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