Employing mental mapping to study youth cross-border spatial practices: an example from the Czech-Polish Borderland

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24510%2F25%3A00013127" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24510/25:00013127 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08873631.2025.2460259#abstract" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08873631.2025.2460259#abstract</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2025.2460259" target="_blank" >10.1080/08873631.2025.2460259</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Employing mental mapping to study youth cross-border spatial practices: an example from the Czech-Polish Borderland

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The article focuses on analyzing spatial practices of upper-secondary grammar school students in the specific environment of the divided town Český Těšín/Cieszyn and the divided cultural-historical region of Těšín/Cieszyn Silesia in the Czech-Polish borderland. Previous research on adults showed the city and the region as examples of successful cross-border integration in Central Eastern Europe. The text employs mental mapping in Gould’s sense, bringing deeper analysis of spatial practices and border perception of young people. Students from three typologically similar schools were questioned for the most comprehensive view. Substantial level of cross-border integration was found only among the students from the bilingual school in Český Těšín, with Polish as a first language, focused on youth from the Polish minority living in Czechia. Students from schools for majority populations both in Český Těšín and Cieszyn manifested only scarce pragmatic cross-border activities. Apart from mental distance, the vast majority of respondents see their future outside their home region despite its distinct regional identity. Furthermore, mental mapping proved to be a suitable method to study cross-border practices, enhancing accessibility and inclusivity and offering valuable visual aids for analyzing and interpreting data on cross-border interactions.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Employing mental mapping to study youth cross-border spatial practices: an example from the Czech-Polish Borderland

Popis výsledku anglicky

The article focuses on analyzing spatial practices of upper-secondary grammar school students in the specific environment of the divided town Český Těšín/Cieszyn and the divided cultural-historical region of Těšín/Cieszyn Silesia in the Czech-Polish borderland. Previous research on adults showed the city and the region as examples of successful cross-border integration in Central Eastern Europe. The text employs mental mapping in Gould’s sense, bringing deeper analysis of spatial practices and border perception of young people. Students from three typologically similar schools were questioned for the most comprehensive view. Substantial level of cross-border integration was found only among the students from the bilingual school in Český Těšín, with Polish as a first language, focused on youth from the Polish minority living in Czechia. Students from schools for majority populations both in Český Těšín and Cieszyn manifested only scarce pragmatic cross-border activities. Apart from mental distance, the vast majority of respondents see their future outside their home region despite its distinct regional identity. Furthermore, mental mapping proved to be a suitable method to study cross-border practices, enhancing accessibility and inclusivity and offering valuable visual aids for analyzing and interpreting data on cross-border interactions.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50701 - Cultural and economic geography

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GF23-04226L" target="_blank" >GF23-04226L: Vliv poválečných přesunů obyvatelstva na česko-polskou přeshraniční spolupráci</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

journal of cultural geography

ISSN

0887-3631

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

—

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2025(1)

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

26

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

001412975500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85216744866