ABSTRACT
The analysis of the post-1989 transition in Central and Eastern Europe, from ‘real existing’ socialism to new forms of polity, is an area ripe with opportunities for interdisciplinary social science — and geographers in particular. Regional effects on the space economy, the role of the European Union is potentially of much greater significance. The analysis of the post-1989 transition in Central and Eastern Europe, from ‘real existing’ socialism to new forms of polity, is an area ripe with opportunities for interdisciplinary social science — and geographers. The chapter shows that the ‘environmental factor’ is not solely a secondary, late or post-transition issue but has interacted significantly, both institutionally and organizationally, in the transition and in important pre-figuring processes. A number of contemporary studies beginning to address some of the key geographical issues associated with transformation processes in the Czech Republic.
