Border security interventions and borderland resilience

Prokkola, Eeva‐Kaisa

doi:10.4324/9781003131328-3

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“…The task of managing the repercussions of external disruptions in their everyday lives falls largely on the shoulders of border communities themselves, who must navigate a perpetual state of instability and unpredictability (Jakubowski, 2022). However, each border community reacts uniquely to this situation, as the resilience of borderlands is profoundly contingent on their specific contextual factors (Prokkola, 2021). Yet, the need to achieve long-term sustainability of cross-border partnerships is common for all cross-border regions, as resilient partnerships create space for intense cross-border interactions.…”

Section: Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Cross-Border Projects Towards More Resilient Cooperation in Borderlands. The Post-Pandemic Perspective

Kurowska-Pysz,

Medeiros,

Böhm

2024

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The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented example of a crisis that greatly affected in the recent years many areas of people's lives and many aspects of the functioning of public institutions, as well as other commercial or social organisations. Disruptions accompanying the pandemic, such as the introduction of social isolation, changes to office and team working conditions, e.g., in projects, restrictions on the organisation of meetings or events involving a large number of people, as well as travel and, above all, border crossing restrictions, are just a few examples of the negative consequences of this crisis, which also affected cross-border integration and cooperation, as well as implementing cross-border projects.Despite measures taken over many years to strengthen the socio-economic convergence of the countries of the European Union, as well as the promotion of European Territorial Cooperation through, for example, INTERREG programmes, the outbreak of the pandemic quickly exposed the fragility of cross-border relations and even led to a resurgence of antagonism in such relations. In the face of the pandemic, the inadequacies of cross-border cooperation mechanisms and weaknesses in the management

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Section: Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

Managing Cross-Border Projects Towards More Resilient Cooperation in Borderlands. The Post-Pandemic Perspective

Kurowska-Pysz,

Medeiros,

Böhm

2024

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“…Thus, the intensity of cross-border cooperation, cross-border institutionalization, cultures, and trust is significantly relevant for resilience in border regions (cf. Blatter, 2004;Jakola & Prokkola, 2018;Hippe & Chilla, 2021;Prokkola, 2022). From a more positive perspective, Prokkola (2019) argues that enhanced cross-border governance in the post-crisis era can provide sustainable benefits to border regions in the long run.…”

Section: Border-regional Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…From a more positive perspective, Prokkola (2019) argues that enhanced cross-border governance in the post-crisis era can provide sustainable benefits to border regions in the long run. However, since the refugee crisis in 2015/2016, many EU countries concentrate on tightened border security measures rather than further developing border regions and cross-border cooperation (Prokkola, 2022).…”

Section: Border-regional Resiliencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Furthermore, national borders were closed as a short-term reaction to the crisis. From a border-regional perspective, such an approach is rather paradoxical, as global phenomena such as economic shocks, natural hazards or pandemics rarely respect national borders (Prokkola, 2022). Even today, with borders open again, border controls continue in some areas.…”

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“…The influence and effects of crises on border regions are discussed in terms of border-regional resilience, with the border referred to as a common good (Lois et al, 2022). The resilience of border regions can be influenced by geopolitical regimes, (cross-border) institutions, culture, and trust (Prokkola, 2022). While an increasing number of studies have recently examined the impact of crises on border regions, the discussion of border-regional resilience is still young in contrast to the concept of regional resilience; thus, further studies on the impact of crises in border regions are being encouraged (e.g.…”

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The COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst of cross-border cooperation? Lessons learnt for border-regional resilience

Hippe

Bertram

2022

Eur. XXI

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The COVID-19 pandemic led to a suspension of the Schengen Agreement within the European Union: national borders were partially controlled or closed. Especially in European border regions, where the idea of European integration is most evident, this led to limitations of cross-border linkages, putting the question of border-regional resilience into the focus of border studies. Based on the case study of German border regions, we operationalize the various impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic alongside the German border. Particularly interesting with regard to the concept of border-regional resilience are the results of a two-stage Delphi survey with border-regional experts. Even if the border closures as such were a political crisis, some of the long-term effects might be considered positive.

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Borderlands in times of crisis: The possibility of de-marginalisation of the Polish border zone with Russia after the outbreak of war in Ukraine

Studzińska

2023

Moravian Geographical Reports

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The Polish-Russian border, closed since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, transformed into an iron curtain without any chance for its disappearance in a long-term perspective. The ongoing conflict between Russia and the EU started an experiment in the Polish zone bordering with Russia with respect to the planning of economic growth in the new reality – in a fully isolated area – where the border is a limitation and not an opportunity. According to the author’s research, the crisis caused by the permanent closing of the Polish-Russian border and suspension of contacts with the Kaliningrad Oblast, which initially was a hard blow for the border communes, with a particularly difficult economic situation, may – in the long-term perspective – turn out to be an important driving force for changes. The primary purpose of this paper is to identify the main actions taken by the Polish local authorities at the border with Russia, the aim of which is revitalisation of the local economy after the Polish-Russian border was closed. The article is based on a number of in-depth expert interviews carried out in the Polish border area.

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Border security interventions and borderland resilience

Cited by 3 publications

References 31 publications

Managing Cross-Border Projects Towards More Resilient Cooperation in Borderlands. The Post-Pandemic Perspective

Managing Cross-Border Projects Towards More Resilient Cooperation in Borderlands. The Post-Pandemic Perspective

The COVID-19 pandemic as a catalyst of cross-border cooperation? Lessons learnt for border-regional resilience

Borderlands in times of crisis: The possibility of de-marginalisation of the Polish border zone with Russia after the outbreak of war in Ukraine

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