New realities of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine and areas of ethnic minorities’ settlement: Geographical correlations and social consequences
This article analyses the ethno-geographical problems of the reformed system of administrative and territorial structure of Ukraine. The authors consider the alignment of newly created administrative units (rayons, territorial communities) and areas of compact settlement of ethnic minorities as a fa...
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| author | Myroslav Dnistrianskyi József Molnár Nataliya Dnistrianska István Molnár D. |
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| description | This article analyses the ethno-geographical problems of the reformed system of administrative and territorial structure of Ukraine. The authors consider the alignment of newly created administrative units (rayons, territorial communities) and areas of compact settlement of ethnic minorities as a favourable prerequisite for the organisation of local self-government and the establishment of balanced and mutually beneficial ethno-political relations in the state. The analysis of the ethno-geographical parameters of ethnic minorities and the configuration of the newly created administrative-territorial units revealed that the population of ethnic minorities in Zakarpattia, Chernivtsi and Odesa oblasts was given the opportunity to organise territorial communities in which they constitute the majority. At the same time, studies have shown that it was not easy to implement this approach in the newly created administrative districts, given the officially defined criteria, the politicisation of the issue and the relatively high degree of mosaic settlement of ethnic groups. Therefore, the ethno-geographical factor was only partially taken into account in the formation of new administrative districts and the selection of district centres. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0973408bd7164da2bd6038e5646883f42024-12-18T20:01:16ZengResearch Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Hungarian Academy of SciencesHungarian Geographical Bulletin2064-50312064-51472024-12-0173439541210.15201/hungeobull.73.4.415981New realities of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine and areas of ethnic minorities’ settlement: Geographical correlations and social consequencesMyroslav Dnistrianskyi0József Molnár1Nataliya Dnistrianska2István Molnár D.3Department of Geography of Ukraine, Faculty of Geography, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, UkraineDepartment of Geography and Tourism, Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, Berehove, UkraineDepartment of Tourism, Institute of Sustainable Development, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, UkraineDepartment of Geography and Tourism, Ferenc Rakoczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian College of Higher Education, Berehove, UkraineThis article analyses the ethno-geographical problems of the reformed system of administrative and territorial structure of Ukraine. The authors consider the alignment of newly created administrative units (rayons, territorial communities) and areas of compact settlement of ethnic minorities as a favourable prerequisite for the organisation of local self-government and the establishment of balanced and mutually beneficial ethno-political relations in the state. The analysis of the ethno-geographical parameters of ethnic minorities and the configuration of the newly created administrative-territorial units revealed that the population of ethnic minorities in Zakarpattia, Chernivtsi and Odesa oblasts was given the opportunity to organise territorial communities in which they constitute the majority. At the same time, studies have shown that it was not easy to implement this approach in the newly created administrative districts, given the officially defined criteria, the politicisation of the issue and the relatively high degree of mosaic settlement of ethnic groups. Therefore, the ethno-geographical factor was only partially taken into account in the formation of new administrative districts and the selection of district centres.https://ojs3.mtak.hu/index.php/hungeobull/article/view/15981administrative and territorial reformethnic minoritiessettlementslocal self-governmentterritorial communitiesukraine |
| spellingShingle | Myroslav Dnistrianskyi József Molnár Nataliya Dnistrianska István Molnár D. New realities of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine and areas of ethnic minorities’ settlement: Geographical correlations and social consequences Hungarian Geographical Bulletin administrative and territorial reform ethnic minorities settlements local self-government territorial communities ukraine |
| title | New realities of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine and areas of ethnic minorities’ settlement: Geographical correlations and social consequences |
| title_full | New realities of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine and areas of ethnic minorities’ settlement: Geographical correlations and social consequences |
| title_fullStr | New realities of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine and areas of ethnic minorities’ settlement: Geographical correlations and social consequences |
| title_full_unstemmed | New realities of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine and areas of ethnic minorities’ settlement: Geographical correlations and social consequences |
| title_short | New realities of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine and areas of ethnic minorities’ settlement: Geographical correlations and social consequences |
| title_sort | new realities of the administrative territorial structure of ukraine and areas of ethnic minorities settlement geographical correlations and social consequences |
| topic | administrative and territorial reform ethnic minorities settlements local self-government territorial communities ukraine |
| url | https://ojs3.mtak.hu/index.php/hungeobull/article/view/15981 |
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