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Grenzgänger und Räume der Grenze. Raumkonstruktionen in der Großregion SaarLorLux

The book bases itself on worker mobility within the Greater Region to show how “border spaces” are constituted. In this respect, border dwellers are studied empirically as a transnational form of life; the evolution of cross-border commuting is highlighted from a historical perspective.

Border dwellerSpaceborderGreater RegionIdentitylinguistic contactTransnationalisminterculturalityeveryday cultureLabour market

Trans-Border Institute

The University of San Diego's Trans-Border Institute (TBI) is an institute that carries out research and provides training on cross-border issues, in particular between Mexico and the United States.

ResearchteachingCross-Border Territoriescross-border cooperationassistance de porteurs de projets transfrontaliersassistance for initiators of cross-border projects

Centre for Border Region Studies an der Universität Süddänemark in Sønderborg

The Centre for Border Region Studies in the University of Southern Denmark, in Sønderborg, carried out interdisciplinary work on cross-border regions in Europe, with a specific focus on Denmark and Germany.

InterdisciplinaritResearchcurriculumresearch on minoritiesCross-border regions

On borders’ multiplicity: A perspective from assemblage theory

Sohn uses the approach inspired by Deleuze and Guattari (1987), the assemblage theory, to allow for new and multiple perspectives on borders and to carry out research on cross-border spaces.

border multiplicityassemblage theorypower relationsBorder theory

Universitäten in europäischen Grenzräumen / Universités et frontières en Europe Konzepte und Praxisfelder / Concepts et pratiques

The volume contains many articles from politics and various scientific discipline, dealing with the question of whether a university in the border region can be a pioneer in the area of international and intercultural cooperation.

Border region UniversityooperationFrance-Germany EU/EC countries International educational cooperation Scientific cooperation CollegeUniversity policy International cooperation close to the border Transnational regionInternational project-related cooperation Knowledge exchange pupil and student exchange

The Geography of Border Landscapes

This book deals with border landscapes, placing the emphasis on the impact that political decisions and ideological differences can have on the environment in border areas.

Cultural LandscapeborderlandscapeSocietyEconomypolitical systemSpace

Citizens and Borderwork in Europe

The terrorist threat all around the world have shift the common perception of what we consider as borders. What used to be at the outskirt of the territory are found nowadays in the midst of society. Borders, has expressed by Balibar, are increasingly diffused, differentiated and dispersed.

asymmetric membranesborderworkRemote control everyday fearglobal civil societydemocratization of borders

Mittelstädte als Stabilisatoren ländlich-peripherer Räume

Development perspectives of mid-sized towns in rurally-peripheral areas and their regional anchor function for that area type have not seen sufficient attention so far as a research area. The focus is on the relevance of their support function for the surrounding region and their relevance for regional economic development.

Mid-sized townsRural areaRegional developmentEquivalent living conditionsPublic serviceSocio-economical structural change.

Autour de la fonction sociale de la frontière

The European idea of integration has led to the creation of a new methodology. This is about removing order, "Europe with erased borders". In the past these borders were experienced as obstacles and constraint with negative aspects attached to them. This process of removing borders allows for homogenisation, integration and the incorporation of previously separate and different elements into units whose coherence is at the very least doubtful because of painful memories and history.

borderEuropeIntégrationtranslationRégulationDifferentiationRelationlimnological theorysocial foundationbiological foundationmechanismlimit

La formation continue dans la Grande Région transfrontalière

This paper provides a partial summary, whilst starting from an in-depth analysis of continuing training in this (both international and infra-national) territory.

Labour marketcontinuing trainingmobilitycontinuing educationInterregLisbon Strategyemploymenteconomic crisisunemployment

Regionauts :the transformation of the cross-border regions in scandinavia

The aim of this article is to discuss how regions strive to make themselves visible and attractive analysing some Scandinavian case studies.

Cross-border regionscultural dynamicseveryday lifenational identity

Selected conceptual issues in border studies

The article based on the outcomes of the EUBORDERSCAPES project aims to produce common and trans-disciplinary conceptual frameworks for the concept of the border.

Border studiesborder productionconceptual changessocial processes and institutionsSecuritysovereignty

L'accessibilité transfrontalière aux maternités Enjeux territoriaux d'une coopération sanitaire dans la Grande Région

With a view to cross-border territorial development in the healthcare field and through the issue of access to maternity hospitals, this study aims to make a geographical contribution whilst starting from a method developed -based approach described in this communication is intended to be reproduced in the 29 countries in the ESPON area.

Accessibility to maternity hospitalsESPON areaGreater Regionharmonisation of healthcare systemshealthborderterritorial vulnerabilitycross-border territorial development

Opportunities for Democracy in Cross-border Regions? Lessons from the Øresund Region

By using Øresund Region as a case study, this article evaluates cross-border cooperation and reveals that rather than bringing spearhead ideas of democratic organization, they tend to perpetuate the problem of citizen participation within EU.

DemocracyAccountabilityCross-border regionsInterreg

The social ecology of border landscapes

The aim of this book is to show how social and ecological structures can soften borders and barriers and create resilient spaces and communities.

Social ecologynatureSocietyborder landscapesCase studiesTheory