Routledge Beyond Balkanism: The Scholarly Politics of Region Making

Explore a new perspective on regional identity with Beyond Balkanism: The Scholarly Politics of Region Making. Part of the Routledge Borderlands Studies series, this book addresses the rise of "balkanism" in Western discourse. For too long, Western research has sidelined academic input from the region itself, often marginalizing Balkan self-understanding and agency. This work reverses that traditional viewpoint. Instead of looking at the Balkans through a Western lens, it examines the region from the inside-out. By looking from within the Balkans toward its own identity and its relationship with the outside world, the text provides a necessary correction to existing research patterns. This book is an essential resource for those studying how Western representations shape the perception of the Balkans and how the region interacts with the West.