Lechevalier A., Wielgohs J. (eds.) Borders and Border Regions in Europe: Changes, Challenges and Chances

Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, 2013. — 270 p. — ISBN10: 3837624420; ISBN13: 978-3837624427Focussing 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.Introduction. Jan Wielgohs and Arnaud LechevalierTheoretical perspectives on bordersBorder Types and Bordering Processes. A Theoretical Approach to the EU/Polish-Ukrainian Border as a Multi-dimensional Phenomenon. Bastian Sendhardt
Qualities of Bordering Spaces. A Conceptual Experiment with Reference to Georg Simmel’s Sociology of Space. Sabrina EllebrechtEuropean border regions as “laboratories” for cross-border cooperationEuroregions. Emerging New Forms of Cross-Border Cooperation Barbara A. Despiney Zochowska
Territorial Cohesion and Border Areas. Roswitha RuidischIdentities and stereotypes in European border regionsIdentities and Stereotypes in Cross-Border Regions. Antje Schönwald
Between Borders. France, Germany, and Poland in the Debate on Demarcation and Frontier Crossing in the Context of the Schengen Agreement. Angela Siebold
Cultural Distinction and the Example of the “Third East German Generation”. Jaqueline FlackViews on the history of polish-german border regionsAnthropology of Borders and Frontiers. The Case of the Polish-German Borderland (1945-1980). Agata Ładykowska and Paweł Ładykowski
The Dynamics of Unfamiliarity in the German-Polish Border Region in 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Bianca Szytniewski
Historical Culture and Territoriality. Social Appropriation in the German-Polish Border Region in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Thomas Serrier
The View of French Diplomacy on the German-Polish Border Shift, 1940-1950. Eloi PietCross-border interaction in Europe’s neighbourhoodBorders, De Facto Borders and Mobility Policies in Conflict Transformation. The Cases of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Giulia Prelz Oltramonti
“Good fences make…”. The Separation Fence in Israel and its Influence on Society. Simon FalkeAuthors