TY - BOOK AU - Josef Langer AU - Goran Vlasic PY - 2012 CY - Berlin, Germany PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 9783653012224 TI - EU Local Imprints T2 - The Case of South Central Europe DO - 10.3726/978-3-653-01222-4 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1044267 N2 - This book is about the impact of the EU on local issues, particularly in the pre-accession phase. It analyses and discusses contending interests and aspirations in culture, education, communication and tourism in parts of former Yugoslavia. Various contributions create a joint story of EU interactions with accession states, having both positive and negative impacts. The Authors provide perspectives on the bearing of EU accession on culture, primarily in terms of risk perception, on education as key facilitator of knowledge, on the media, which serve as a basis for creating public opinion, and tourism as an industry that has strongly transformed as a result of EU enlargements. All contributions together provide an overview of what is and what might be as a result of EU requirements. In contrast to elites on both sides, who usually paint EU membership in the brightest colours, the closer look reveals more ambiguous processes and attitudes. KW - EU accession, regional development, tourism, education, risk society, Croatia, Slovenia, culture, banking system, Austria LA - English ER -