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The Study of Boundaries in the Social Sciences
In this article, the authors give an overview of the concept of boundaries.
IdentityBoundariesBordersCommunitiesCultureSymbolismInequalityRegionaler Raumordnungsplan Region (ROP) Trier
The Regionale Raumordnungsplan Region Trier (ROP) (regional spatial development plan for the region Trier) gives concrete form to the Landesentwicklungsprogramm Rheinland-Pfalz (LEP IV) (Rhineland-Palatinate Regional Development Program) for the Trier region.
regional planningRegional spatial development planMapsNew positioningCross-border polycentric metropolitan regionRegiopolis/regiopolis regionSettlement structureOpen space structureInfrastructureSpatial effectiveness of financial flowsTrier regional planning communityReprésentations du transfrontalier
Volume bringing together contributions from the symposium "Cross-border Representations" (held September 16 and 17, 2010 at Mulhouse University Institute of Technology, University of Upper Alsace, UHA).
Représentationsborder crossingInstitutionsStratégiesGovernanceidentitiesPracticesborderQuels effets de la frontière sur le travail frontalier des lorrains ?
The authors consider the repercussions of the border on the different structural components of attitudes to border work and employment.
Border workBorder effectGreater RegionLorraineGeographic dimensionPolitical dimensionInstitutional dimensionSocioeconomic dimensionRestructuringLandesentwicklungsprogramm (LEP) Rheinland Pfalz
The State Development Program (LEP IV) forms a regulatory and organizational framework for the development of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
State Development ProgramSpatial developmentGermanyCompetitivenesspublic servicesClimate changeEnergy system transformationFrontières et représentations sociales : questions et perspectives méthodologiques
Text focusing on the approaches and methodologies used for analysis of social representations of the "border as object".
ReprésentationsApproachesMéthodologiesPracticesdiscourseArtefactsEnjeux des territoires frontaliers à l’échelle nationale : vers la détermination et la délimitation de pôles transfrontaliers
Scientific study taking a comparative approach to analysis of border areas in the French territory.
borderScaleTheoryMethodologyConcernsData baseTypologyComparabilityA Companion to Border Studies
A Companion to Border Studies introduces a field of interdisciplinary research, from diverse perspectives such as development studies, geography, anthropology, political science, history and sociology.
companionBorder studiesBoundariesBorderlandsInterdisciplinaryCase studiesSecuritycross-border cooperationControlPopulation displacementMigrationTransnationalismHybridityChamps médiatiques et frontières dans la « Grande Région » SaarLorLux et en Europe | Mediale Felder und Grenzen in der Großregion SaarLorLux und in Europa
The analyses in this volume deal with the conditions and obstacles of the cross-border flow of information.
Mediabordercross-border cooperationGreater RegionSaarLorLuxJournalismFlow of informationBorder Politics in a Global Era: Comparative Perspectives
By taking up a multidisciplinary approach to borders and borderlands, this book examines the histories, the inequalities, as well as the “Othering” that still persists.
Political scienceComparative politicsForeign policyInternational relationsSocial scienceAnthropologyCulturePolitical geographyBorder Inequalities DatabaseObservatoire interrégional du marché de l’emploi | Interregionale Arbeitsmarktbeobachtungsstelle
The Interregional Labour Market Observatory (IBA = Interregionale Arbeitsmarktbeobachtungsstelle) collects and analyzes data on labor markets in the Greater Region.
Cross-border labor marketGreater Regioncross-border commutersEconomyStatisticsDataNetworkSpatial observationComparisonEUBORDERSCAPES - Bordering, Political Landscapes and Social Arenas: Potentials and Challenges of Evolving Border Concepts in a post-Cold War World
The EUBORDERSCAPES project analyzed the conceptual change in the study of borders.
borderborderingTheoryGenderMigrationEuropeIdentityPoliticsCultureCross-border co-operationConflictImaginariesSocial arenasPost-cold WarGrenzarbeit in integrativer und grenzüberschreitender Forschung
With the term boundary work the author addresses differences in cross-border and integrative research.
BordersBoundary workInterdisciplinarityTransdisciplinarityKnowledge culturesEpistemic culturesIntégrationDifferentiationChancellerie de la Sarre : Grande lignes pour une "Stratégie France" pour la Sarre | Staatskanzlei des Saarlandes: Eckpunkte einer Frankreichstrategie für das Saarland
In January 2014, the Saarland state government presented its Major Planks of a France Strategy for the Saarland. At the core of the paper is the creation of a “multilingual space with German-French influence” by 2043. In addition, various areas are covered (administration, economy, public life, etc.).
cross-border cooperationBusinessPoliticsCultureAdministrationCivil societySaarLorLuxLanguage policyEducation policy"La France à toutes les sauces?" La "Stratégie France" de la Sarre dans le contexte européen. "Alles Frankreich oder was ?" Die saarländische Frankreichstrategie im europäischen Kontext
The edited collection deals with various fields of action of the Saarland-French cooperation and discusses the France Strategy published by the Saarland government in 2014 from different points of view.
cross-border cooperationCross-border labor marketHistory of the Greater RegionSaarLorLuxGerman-French relationsLanguage policyEducation policyUniversity cooperationMultilingualismIntercultural competence