Resources list

MMUST (Modèle Multimodal et Scénarios de Mobilité Transfrontalière)

MMUST is decision support tool designed as a unified model of transport and travel in the Greater Region allowing alternative mobility scenarios to be simulated.

Cross-border mobilitypublic transportAlternative mobilityDigital modelling

Projet d’Agglomération de Bâle

The Basel Agglomeration project coordinates the overarching, integrated planning of the landscape, urban development and transport within the scope of the Trinational Agglomeration of Basel.

cross-border territorial developmentcross-border transport and mobilityGovernanceconsultationtransport-oriented development

Cross-border workers and financial instability: a frequency domain causality analysis applied to the Luxembourg financial centre

This article aims to examine the causal relationship between workers (cross-border and resident workers) and financial instability in the Luxembourg financial centre, using a Granger causality test in the frequency domain. Data show that cross-border workers are more sensitive to financial shocks than resident workers.

SaarLorLux Greater RegionCross-Border WorkersFinancial shock

Représentations du transfrontalier et question sociale : 30 ans de reconversion à Longwy

In academic literature and on the public policy agenda, the territorial issue occupies a more and more independent place. The territory is imposing itself as a relevant category for analysis and as a legitimate medium for spatial answers to spatial questions.

TerritoryBordersemploymentsocial issuesCross-Borderwage earners

La promotion des valeurs culturelles de la Grande Région dans le cadre des événements culturels transfrontaliers

This contribution examines the extent to which the "Luxembourg and Greater Region 2007" event helped to build, transmit and strengthen shared cultural values with the territory's populations.

CultureTerritoryevent; European Capital of Culture

Du barbelé au pointillé : les frontières au regard des sciences humaines et sociales

The border studies field draws on multidisciplinary approaches to throw light on complex involvements in the social space.

Social sciencesCultural studiesMultidisciplinaritysocial approach to borders

EMR Connect

The EMR Connect project sets up concrete and virtual solutions to improve cross-border public transport in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion.

Cross-border mobilitysustainable mobility

Border-Making and its Consequences: A Global Overview

The 7th Association for Borderlands World Conference set itself the objective of reviewing all the significant advances made so far in the field of border studies.

Border studiesglobal approachinterdisciplinarity,emerging practicesglobal vision

Délégation pour l’action extérieure des collectivités territoriales

The "external actions" departments of local authorities encourage and support all forms of so-called "decentralised cooperation" at local level.

Decentralised cooperationdiplomacylocal authorities

Métropolisation transfrontalière et spécialisation sociale à Luxembourg.

This article proposes to map and qualify the concentrations of the wealthiest active populations based in Luxembourg and in its close functional region.

employmentMétropolisationmetropolitan professional eliteterritorial attractivenessterritorial competitionUrbanisation

Représentations du transfrontalier

The proceedings of the "Représentations du transfrontalier" (Cross-border representations) conference offer a wide perspective on the perception of cross-border populations in research, among the inhabitants of border regions, in the media and in the institutions.

ReprésentationsCommunicationcross-border populationsCross-Border Workers

Schenghen Border Art

“Schengen Border Art” is a virtual repository which compiles and references works of art dedicated to the now controversial perception of the Schengen Area.

Schengen Areacontemporary artengaged artMigration

The lines that continue to separate us: Borders in our 'borderless' world

The article runs through the main achievements in border studies and looks at the future priorities in the field, whilst placing the emphasis on bottom-up approaches.

Borders as institutionsBorders as processesdiscourse on bordersBorder regionBordersinterdisciplinary discoursepower relationships

B/ordering Space

This publication offers a conceptualisation of the social and spatial practices that emerged in border regions in opposition to or in line with the phenomenon of globalisation at the end of the 20th century

Bordering processsocial practicesspatial turnglobalisationre-territorialisationPowerIdentity

Frontières linguistiques et communautés de travail : un bilinguisme à l’épreuve du changement industriel

This article looks at the obstacles posed by linguistic and territorial borders the organisation and life at an automotive company situated near the French-German border.

BorderscompanyMultidisciplinarity