Rural elites and their resource politics: glocal livelihood strategies in Transcarpathia, Western Ukraine

Sándor Borbély

Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 2025, vol. 33, issue 3, 605-634

Abstract: This study examines micro-level resource management strategies in Hungarian rural communities of Transcarpathia, a border region of Western Ukraine, in the post-socialist era. By analysing the complex interplay of local, regional, and global economic and social processes – including privatization, property transformation, state institutional crises, and informal coping mechanisms – the research reveals how rural elites have monopolized internal and external resources, while lower social strata rely on extralocal informal economic activities such as seasonal labour migration and cross-border trade. The paper argues that these intertwined dynamics have reinforced socioeconomic inequalities and contributed to the fragmentation of local communities, challenging the sustainability of rural life in the region.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/25739638.2025.2522105

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