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Borders and Border Regions in Europe : Changes, Challenges and Chances / ed. by Jan Wielgohs (verst.), Arnaud Lechevalier.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Edition Politik ; 15Publisher: Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, [2014]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1. AuflDescription: 1 online resource (270 p.)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783839424421
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Content -- Introduction -- Theoretical Perspectives on Borders -- Border Types and Bordering Processes -- Qualities of Bordering Spaces -- European Border Regions as "Laboratories" for Cross-Border Cooperation -- Euroregions -- Territorial Cohesion and Border Areas -- Identities and Stereotypes in European Border Regions -- Identities and Stereotypes in Cross-Border Regions -- Between Borders -- Cultural Distinction and the Example of the "Third East German Generation" -- Views on the History of Polish-German Border Regions -- Anthropology of Borders and Frontiers -- The Dynamics of Unfamiliarity in the German-Polish Border Region in 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s -- Historical Culture and Territoriality -- The View of French Diplomacy on the German-Polish Border Shift, 1940-1950 -- Cross-Border Interaction in Europe's Neighbourhood -- Borders, De Facto Borders and Mobility Policies in Conflict Transformation -- "Good fences make..." -- Authors
Summary: Focussing European borders: The book provides insight into a variety of changes in the nature of borders in Europe and its neighborhood from various disciplinary perspectives. Special attention is paid to the history and contemporary dynamics at Polish and German borders. Of particular interest are the creation of Euroregions, mutual perceptions of Poles and Germans at the border, EU Regional Policy, media debates on the extension of the Schengen area. Analysis of cross-border mobility between Abkhazia and Georgia or the impact of Israel's »Security Fence« to Palestine on society complement the focus on Europe with a wider view.
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Frontmatter -- Content -- Introduction -- Theoretical Perspectives on Borders -- Border Types and Bordering Processes -- Qualities of Bordering Spaces -- European Border Regions as "Laboratories" for Cross-Border Cooperation -- Euroregions -- Territorial Cohesion and Border Areas -- Identities and Stereotypes in European Border Regions -- Identities and Stereotypes in Cross-Border Regions -- Between Borders -- Cultural Distinction and the Example of the "Third East German Generation" -- Views on the History of Polish-German Border Regions -- Anthropology of Borders and Frontiers -- The Dynamics of Unfamiliarity in the German-Polish Border Region in 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s -- Historical Culture and Territoriality -- The View of French Diplomacy on the German-Polish Border Shift, 1940-1950 -- Cross-Border Interaction in Europe's Neighbourhood -- Borders, De Facto Borders and Mobility Policies in Conflict Transformation -- "Good fences make..." -- Authors

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Focussing European borders: The book provides insight into a variety of changes in the nature of borders in Europe and its neighborhood from various disciplinary perspectives. Special attention is paid to the history and contemporary dynamics at Polish and German borders. Of particular interest are the creation of Euroregions, mutual perceptions of Poles and Germans at the border, EU Regional Policy, media debates on the extension of the Schengen area. Analysis of cross-border mobility between Abkhazia and Georgia or the impact of Israel's »Security Fence« to Palestine on society complement the focus on Europe with a wider view.

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