Borders and border regions in Europe : changes, challenges and chances / Arnaud Lechevalier, Jan Wielgohs (eds.).

Format:

Book

Series:

Edition Politik ; v. 15.

Edition Politik ; v. 15 Political science ; v. 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Borderlands--European Union countries.

Borderlands.

Borderlands--Poland--History--20th century.

Borderlands--Germany--History--20th century.

History.

European Union countries--Foreign relations.

European Union countries.

International relations.

Germany.

Poland.

Physical Description:

269 pages : some color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : Transcript, 2013.

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Theoretical Perspectives on Borders

Border Types and Bordering Processes: A Theoretical Approach to the EU/Polish-Ukrainian Border as a Multi-dimensional Phenomenon / Bastian Sendhardt Sendhardt, Bastian 21

Qualities of Bordering Spaces: A Conceptual Experiment with Reference to Georg Simmel's Sociology of Space / Sabrina Ellebrecht Ellebrecht, Sabrina 45

European Border Regions as "Laboratories" for Cross-Border Cooperation

Euroregions: Emerging New Forms of Cross-Border Cooperation / Barbara A. Despiney Zochowska Zochowska, Barbara A. Despiney 71

Territorial Cohesion and Border Areas / Roswitha Ruidisch Ruidisch, Roswitha 95

Identities and Stereotypes in European Border Regions

Identities and Stereotypes in Cross-Border Regions / Antje Schönwald Schönwald, Antje 113

Between Borders: France, Germany, and Poland in the Debate on Demarcation and Frontier Crossing in the Context of the Schengen Agreement / Angela Siebold Siebold, Angela 129

Cultural Distinction and the Example of the "Third East German Generation" / Jaqueline Flack Flack, Jaqueline 145

Views on the History of Polish-German Border Regions

Anthropology of Borders and Frontiers: The Case of the Polish-German Borderland (1945-1980) / Agata Ladykowska Ladykowska, Agata, Pawel Ladykowski Ladykowski, Pawel 159

The Dynamics of Unfamiliarity in the German-Polish Border Region in 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s / Bianca Szytniewski Szytniewski, Bianca 183

Historical Culture and Territoriality: Social Appropriation in the German-Polish Border Region in the 19th and 20th Centuries / Thomas Serrier Serrier, Thomas 201

The View of French Diplomacy on the German-Polish Border Shift, 1940-1950 / Eloi Piet Piet, Eloi 217

Cross-Border Interaction in Europe's Neighbourhood

Borders, De Facto Borders and Mobility Policies in Conflict Transformation: The Cases of Abkhazia and South Ossetia / Giulia Prelz Oltramonti Oltramonti, Giulia Prelz 237

"Good fences make...": The Separation Fence in Israel and its Influence on Society / Simon Falke Falke, Simon 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783837624427

3837624420

OCLC:

852787906