Social Values and Identities in the Black Sea Region

Social Values and Identities in the Black Sea Region focuses on the nexus between geopolitical challenges and cultural framework in the Black Sea region. The volume shows how the common inheritance interferes with different religious and political institutional backgrounds, fostering the formation of a particular cultural area. The interdisciplinary approach combines contributions from the domains of sociology, political science, international relations, and security studies and employs qualitative and quantitative analyses. Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. HISTORY, GEOPOLITICS, AND SECURITY IN THE BLACK SEA AREA 1. Black Sea Region in the Social Science and Humanities Literature 2. Regionalism, Regionalization, and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation 3. Transitional Justice around the Black Sea: Unfulfilled Promises, Divergent Goals, and Missed Opportunities Part II. POLITICAL CULTURE AND IDENTITIES IN THE BLACK SEA AREA 4. Frontiers of National Identities in the Black Sea Countries: People’s Views on their Ethnic, Civic, Local, and Regional Ties 5. Political Culture: Trust and Regime Support in the Black Sea Region 6. Demand for Populism in the Black Sea Region: A Cultural Values Approach to Populist Politics Part III. CULTURAL VALUES AND NORMS IN THE BLACK SEA AREA 7. Religious Change in the Black Sea Area: The History of the Path-Dependent Secularization 8. Morality and Moral Change in the Black Sea Region: A Longitudinal Perspective with a Special Focus on Romania, Russia, and Turkey 9. Gender Norms and Values in the Black Sea Region 10. (In)Tolerance in the Black Sea Region Part IV. VALUES AND IDENTITIES IN THE BLACK SEA REGION: NATIONAL CASE-STUDIES 11. Identity and Geopolitical Vector of Georgia 12. National Securitization against Cultural Diversity in Turkey: Relevant Data in the World Values Survey and What Lies Beyond 13. Support for Democracy in Ukraine Conclusion Index About the Editors and Contributors