Border Regions and Cross-Border Cooperation in Europe. A Theoretical and Historical Approach

Lundén, Thomas

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-74887-0_6

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“…In essence, the global deterritorialism governance paradigm confronts the national territorial trap and is dubbed by Agnew (1994), as a concrete policy action to reduce the negative effects posed by the presence of national boundaries (Capello, Caragliu, and Fratesi 2018;Lundén 2018). Thus, deterritorialism encourages the exploration of soft, rather than harder spaces (Faludi 2013), in view of the constraints territorialism puts on the pursuit of spatial interrelations (Cotella, Purkarthofer, and Faludi 2020).…”

Section: Covidfencing and Deterritorialism: Modelling A Globalized Worldmentioning

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Covidfencing effects on cross-border deterritorialism: the case of Europe

Medeiros

Ramírez

Ocskay

et al. 2020

European Planning Studies

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The beginning of 2020 saw the global spreading of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a systematic closure of national borders across the world, which we refer to as the 'covidfencing' panorama. As expected, in Europe, where close to two million commuters cross national borders on a daily basis to work, this new reality has provoked significant setbacks to their lives. Based on evidence already available from several sources, this article presents some of the main impacts of the covidfencing process in the European cross-border (CB) areas. It does so by relating this process to the components of a proposed deterritorialism conceptual framework. In essence, it was possible to conclude that social related components like the sharing of health facilities and the need to work across borders show the existence of a high degree of deterritorialism in several parts of Europe. Nevertheless, more integration and deterritorialism is required everywhere, and simultaneously at the social, economic, physical and institutional levels. Crucially, covidfencing has highlighted the need for improving cross-border cooperation (CBC) with a view to mitigating persistent CB barriers and European integration processes.

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Section: Covidfencing and Deterritorialism: Modelling A Globalized Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

Covidfencing effects on cross-border deterritorialism: the case of Europe

Medeiros

Ramírez

Ocskay

et al. 2020

European Planning Studies

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“…In a recent article, Lundén debates crucial aspects related with the concept of border (Lundén 2018). To improve the understanding of the border problem, he sheds light on the meaning of a few concepts, such as the notion of 'frontier', normally with a connotation of periphery.…”

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“…The border is a driving force for mobility, but the direction of the flows of trade and commuting for work has varied over time (Lundén 2002). According to Lundén (2018), there is now a tentative downward trend in the Norwegian economy and currency, which may affect Swedish border municipalities in some ways. The economic conditions and the value of the respective currencies, which have created opportunities for both border trade and an extended employment market for Swedes, may change quickly, as has happened in the past (Lundén 2002).…”

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The importance of Swedish–Norwegian border residents’ perspectives for bottom-up cross-border planning strategies

Braunerhielm

Olsson

Medeiros

2019

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography

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There is political interest in Sweden's proximity to Norway, which is reflected in the regional policy focusing on developing business needs. As such, proximity at the regional level is simply expected to generate economic growth. The authors propose a holistic approach to spatial planning in a Swedish-Norwegian border region in place of the simplistic economic perspective. The aim of the article is to highlight the importance of adopting a bottom-up cross-border planning perspective that is based on the perceptions of the border region residents by showing that the proximity of Norway is important to communities in Värmland Province, on the border with Norway, in a different way from how regional authorities and policymakers perceive it. The authors used a qualitative method in their study. They found that residents were more interested in the individual, social, and cultural opportunities of the border, while authorities stressed traditional growth strategies. In conclusion, the authors recommend that policymakers should implement a bottom-up cross-border planning strategy (CBPS) in Värmland that includes the residents' perspective, as a reinforcement of place-based policy approaches. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…A review of existing research conducted throughout the world, as well as activities undertaken in border areas, clearly indicates a pursuit of a new model for the development of these areas (Johnson 2009;Ivan et al 2016;Lundén 2018;Wong Villanueva et al 2020). For many years, they were deemed problematic, which was primarily due to their peripheral location and the isolating functions of the borders (Brunet-Jailly 2012; Cooper, Perkins 2012;Scott 2015).…”

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The impact of the maritime border on the development of Po- land’s border areas in terms of expenses of foreigners and the COVID-19 pandemic

Malkowska,

Malkowski,

Tokarz-Kocik

2023

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The aim of this paper is to present the issue of border traffic of foreigners and their expenses on the Polish maritime border. The study is based on quantitative data on border traffic and expenses of foreigners in Poland. The time of the study was 2014–2021. Thus, the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on foreigners’ mobility and spending in Poland was additionally taken into account. For the purpose of this paper, the following study methods were adopted: reference literature analysis, secondary data analysis and comparative analysis. The paper mainly uses data from official statistics and the Border Guard. The study has shown that the Polish maritime border generates the smallest volume of border traffic, however, its share increased during the analysed period from 0.7% in 2014 to 0.8% in 2021. Nevertheless, it is foreigners crossing the maritime border who on average spend in Poland more than twice as much as foreigners crossing the Polish land border. In 2020, they spent the most on non-food goods (40%) and services (34.7%). As the study results reveal, their spending patterns and travel purposes are different from those of foreigners crossing the land border. The potential that foreign visitors bring is significant for the development of border areas in such sectors as tourism, services and trade. The analysis of the motivation of foreigners crossing the sea border makes it possible to shape the regional development policy of this particular area.

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Border Regions and Cross-Border Cooperation in Europe. A Theoretical and Historical Approach

Cited by 10 publications

References 26 publications

Covidfencing effects on cross-border deterritorialism: the case of Europe

Covidfencing effects on cross-border deterritorialism: the case of Europe

The importance of Swedish–Norwegian border residents’ perspectives for bottom-up cross-border planning strategies

The impact of the maritime border on the development of Po- land’s border areas in terms of expenses of foreigners and the COVID-19 pandemic

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