Recherche publications
Borders in Perspective Vol. 4: Bordering in Pandemic Times: Insights into the COVID-19 Lockdown
In the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, borders have become relevant (again) in political action and in people's everyday lives within a very short time. This was especially true for the inhabitants of border regions, whose cross-border life worlds were suddenly irritated by closed borders and police controls. However, the COVID-19 pandemic also led to an increased evidence of social, cultural,…
COVID-19BordersborderingSocial boundariesSaar-Lor-LuxGreater RegionBorder RegionsEuropepandemics
UniGR-CBS Working Paper Vol. 9: « Faire comme là-bas ? » Tentative de transposition en contexte français d’un modèle suisse de logement d’utilité publique
Cross-border regions are often laboratories for the circulation of ideas and practices. This article asks whether, in Greater Geneva region, it is possible to transpose the cooperative housing model, fairly developed in Switzerland, into the French context, where this type of housing is less common. Using the example of Viry, a French municipality located within the institutional perimeter of…
Région transfrontalièreGrand Genèvelogement coopératiftransposition de modèlesdifférences contextuelles
Borders in Perspective Vol. 1: Cross-Border Territorial Development – Challenges and Opportunities
The spatial development of cities and regions is influenced by trends such as climate change, demographic shifts and structural change, which do not stop at administrative boundaries but shape the development of larger territories. Additionally, often functional and thematic interrelations exist across national borders that lead to frequent exchanges and interdependencies of territories and its…
Border studiesEuropean Grouping of Territorial Cooperationcross-border cooperationcross-border spatial developmentspatial planning
Borders in Perspective Vol. 5: B/ordering the Anthropocene: Inter- and Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Nature-Culture Relations
In and with this new issue of Borders in Perspective we invite you to engage in productive boundary work and encourage you to critically examine the relationship between nature and culture in the Anthropocene. In the current geological epoch of the Anthropocene, in which humankind is seen as the central driving force for global changes in ecological systems, seemingly secure boundaries between…
AnthropoceneNature and societyborder shiftscritical boundary workdisciplinary borders
Working Paper Vol. 10: Corona-Zeiten, Corona Räume: Alltägliche Raumkonstruktion vor dem Hintergrund der Eindämmung der Covid-19-Pandemie im Saarland
As a reaction to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, many people all over the world were confronted with a rupture of social and spatial routines. In Germany, the state governments took a leading role trying to contain the further spread of the pandemic by issuing ordinances and regulations. In this context, the way how laws and rules pervade places of everyday life took on another (immediately…
COVID-19RestriktionenSaarlandMachtAlltägliche Raumkonstruktionlegale Geographie
Borders in Perspective Vol. 6: Identities and Methodologies of Border Studies: Recent Empirical and Conceptual Approaches
In recent decades, Border Studies have gained importance and have seen a noticeable increase in development. This manifests itself in an increased institutionalization, a differentiation of the areas of research interest and a conceptual reorientation that is interested in examining processes. So far, however, little attention has been paid to questions about (inter)disciplinary self-perception…
Border studiesBoundariesMéthodologiesEthnographic methodsPracticesMigration
Policy Paper Vol. 2: Handlungsbedarfe für die Raumentwicklung der Großregion aus Sicht der Forschung / Actions requises pour le développement territorial de la Grande Région du point de vue de la recherche
The policy paper 'Action Needs for Spatial Development in the Greater Region from a Research Perspective' summarises key findings of researchers from the UniGR-Center for Border Studies in five areas relevant to the Greater Region (demography and migration, transport, employment and economic development, energy land-scapes, cross-border governance) and formulates options for action for planning…
DémographieMigrationVerkehrBeschäftigung und wirtschaftliche EntwicklungEnergielandschaftenGovernanceTransport
Working Paper Vol. 11: Distribution spatiale de l’emploi et des modes de transport des travailleurs actifs au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg - Analyse des données de l’enquête Luxmobil 2017
Analysing the database of the Luxmobil 2017 survey, this article presents the main outcomes concerning the spatial distributions of employment and modal choices related to commuting of both resident and cross-border workers within the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. This analysis highlights the significant disparities regarding these distributions, the predominant car dependency and the required…
TransportmobilitéLuxembourg Verkehrcross-border commuterstransit-oriented developmentemploi