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Working Paper Vol. 21: Euroscepticisme et effet frontière : Le cas de la région française du Grand Est, lors des élections européennes de 2024
The scientific literature on the Euroscepticism of border populations provides contradictory results. This Working Paper takes a spatial approach, to show that the level of support for the EU among border populations should be surveyed on a local scale, and not on a regional scale. Euroscepticism is estimated on the basis of the vote in the European elections of June 2024, in the case of the…
euroscepticismeBorderlandsEuropean electionsGrand Est
Policy Paper Vol. 6: L’attachement au lieu : levier pour un aménagement plus juste dans l’espace transfrontalier Alzette Belval | Ortsverbundenheit: Ansätze für eine gerechtere Raumplanung im grenzüberschreitenden Raum Alzette Belval
Abstract - With 130,000 workers commuting across the Franco-Luxembourg border daily and national policies to transform former steel wastelands into new urban neighbourhoods - Belval in Luxembourg and Micheville in Lorraine - the Franco-Luxembourg border is one of the most functionally integrated borders in the European Union. This functional specialisation of the Greater Region (GR) area -…
Border regionCross-Border
Working Paper Vol. 22: Towards a New Departure in Border Studies? A Comment on the Increasing Talk of Complexity
Since the mid-2010s at the latest, there has been discussion of the border as a complex phenomenon, aimed at a more comprehensive and differentiated understanding of b/orderings. However, there seems to be an imprecise use of the term ‘complexity’ in the academic debate, and sometimes, still, an everyday understanding of complexity prevails. To sharpen the debate around a border’s complexity, in…
Border studiesBordering TurnComplexity ShiftComplexity Theory
Working Paper Vol. 23: Die Stärkung grenzüberschreitender Kooperation „von unten” – Perspektiven für die Region SaarLorLux im gelebten Europa | Le renforcement de la coopération transfrontalière « par le bas » – Perspectives pour la région SaarLorLux dans l’Europe vécue
Widespread cross-border activities and relations have moved European integration step by step from what was once the European periphery towards the centre. This Working Paper spotlights the SaarLorLux region and describes cross-border cooperation at grass-roots level, as realized in specific activities in 2024. Relevant data is derived from quantitative surveys at the communal (urban and rural…
Coopération transfrontalièrerégion frontalière SaarLorLuxEuropeperspectives communalespandémie de Covid-19laboratoires vivants
Working Paper Vol. 24: On the Reintroduction of Temporary Controls at EU Internal Borders. Developments and Challenges 40 Years After the Schengen Agreement
Schengen countries are increasingly relying on the Schengen Borders Code to make internal borders less permeable. This Working Paper focuses on the ongoing reintroduction of temporary internal border controls within the EU between 2015 and 2024, as well as the justifications provided by Schengen countries for these measures. The analysis identifies four phases, reflecting a gradual displacement…
SchengenborderborderingEuropecrisis
Working Paper Vol. 25: Dringlichkeit(en) und Grenzziehung(en): Klima- und Energiekrise im deutsch-französischen Sprachraum. Bericht vom 12. UniGR-CBS-Seminar Border Studies
This working paper provides a synthesis of the findings of the 12th UniGR-CBS Border Studies Seminar on the concept of “urgency” in the context of the climate and energy crisis. The seminar focused on research perspectives concerning the relationship between urgency and border delineations, as explored within an interdisciplinary working space from a Franco-German perspective. A key outcome of…
Climate CrisisTransformationBoundary workBoundary workUrgencyAffectivityAnthropocene
Borders in Perspective Vol. 10: Grenzüberschreitende Ungleichheiten in der Großregion | Inégalités transfrontalières dans la Grande Région
European integration has redefined border regions from national peripheries to spaces of opportunity and cooperation. However, social and economic inequalities in their cross-border dimension remain marginal in research on these regions. This thematic issue addresses this gap through the case study of the Greater Region, encompassing Luxembourg, Wallonia, Grand Est, Saarland, and Rhineland-…
Région frontalièreinégalitésmobilité du travailaccès au logementCohésion socialeGrande Région
Working Paper Vol. 26: 40 Years of Schengen: People, Borders, Politics
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement, the conference '40 Years of Schengen: People, Borders, Politics”, jointly organised by EMN Luxembourg and the UniGR-Center for Border Studies, of-fered a timely opportunity to celebrate European integration and critically analyse the evolving realities of border governance. Focusing on the free movement of people in border regions,…
SchengenborderEuropeFree movementMigration
Working Paper Vol. 27: SaarMoselle auf neuen Wegen: Erfahrungen aus dem deutsch-französischen Bürger:innenbeirat
As part of the “Common Ground SaarMoselle” project funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation, a cross-border citizens’ advisory council was set up in a pilot phase in the Eurodistrict SaarMoselle in 2024. The aim is to actively involve citizens from Germany and France in the development of future perspectives for the shared border region. In a one-year process, the advisory council consisting of 40…
Coopération transfrontalièreEurodistrict SaarMoselleParticipationconseil des citoyen
Policy Paper Vol. 7: Strengthening cross-border cooperation in a living Europe: Policy recommendations for the SaarLorLux border region
Close cross-border relationships and interdependencies have developed in recent decades in the SaarLorLux border region, and these are crucially linked to the European integration process. However, it is also evident that further deepening of cross-border cooperation requires new impetus and can be hindered by nationalist-populist forces. Based on quantitative and qualitative surveys of municipal…
Working Paper Vol. 28: Grenzüberschreitendes Placemaking – eine konzeptuelle Annäherung mit Einblicken am Beispiel des Grenzraums Saar-Moselle
The concept of “placemaking” is well established in architectural, urban, and regional planning discourse. It refers to processes through which localities become identity-forming – through spatial design, social practices, or symbolic loading. This working paper offers a first theoretical reflection on the transferability and further development of placemaking in cross-border contexts. It focuses…
GrenzraumPlacemakingGrenzortPrä-IBASaar-MoselleRaumproduktionGrenzforschung
Policy Paper Vol. 1: Grenzüberschreitende Raumplanung in der Praxis: Reflexionen zu einem Dialog zwischen Forschung und Praxis in der Großregion/ L’aménagement du territoire transfrontalier en pratique : Réflexions pour un dialogue entre chercheurs et pra
The Greater Region belongs to the most important regions in the European Union in terms of cross-border cooperation. After a start in the 70ies the cooperation in the field of spatial planning arose to an important pillar of cooperation. However, concrete evidence on the high relevance of cross-border spatial planning is scarce. This issue is mostly picked up in relation to the legal and…
Grenzüberschreitende RaumplanungGroßregionPlanspielPlanungspraxisAménagement du territoire transfrontalierGrande Régionjeu de simulationpratique d'aménagement
Borders in Perspective Vol. 2: Les travailleurs frontaliers au Luxembourg et en Suisse : Emploi, Quotidien et Perceptions
Small countries with significant labor needs, Luxembourg and Switzerland both attract a large number of cross-border workers. To compare the two, the 19 authors contributing to this thematic issue analyzed the situation of border workers in the main cross-border employment areas (Luxembourg, Basel, Geneva), and also in Ticino. In considering the contextual and methodological elements the…
Luxembourg SuisseTravailleurs frontaliersMarché de l’emploi transfrontalierPratiques du quotidien
Working Paper Vol. 1: Territorial Science Echo: Demographie und Migration: Anziehung versus Schrumpfung/ Territorial Science Echo: Démographie et migration: Attractivité versus contraction
The working paper examines the theme of demography and migration and addresses the challenges of spatial development in the Greater Region. It focuses in particular on cross-border residential mobility on the borders of the Grand Duchy, the ageing population and the protection of health services in rural areas.
Öffentlicher DienstDémographieGrenzüberschreitende WohnmobilitätMigrationGroßregionServices publics DémographieMobilité résidentielle transfrontalièreMigrationGrande Région
Working Paper Vol. 2: Territorial Science Echo: Mobilität, Verkehrsinfrastrukturen und öffentlicher Verkehr/ Territorial Science Echo: Mobilité, infrastructures de transports et des transports publics
The working paper examines the theme of mobility and transport and addresses the challenges of spatial development in the Greater Region. It focuses in particular on the territorial distribution of cross-border worker flows and their dependence on the car within the Greater Region, as well as on the influence of European policy on the challenges of cross-border transport.
Coopération territoriale européenne Grande RégionNavetteurTransportRéseaux transeuropéens de transportEuropäische Territoriale ZusammenarbeitGroßregionPendlerTransport Transeuropäische Verkehrsnetze