This Critical Dictionary on Borders, Cross-Border Cooperation and European Integration takes up the challenge to answer these questions. It is the first encyclopedia, which combines two so far not well-interconnected interdisciplinary research fields, i.e. Border Studies and European Studies. Organized in an alphabetical order, it contains 209 articles written by 124 authors from different countries and scientific disciplines, which are accompanied by 66 maps. The articles deal with theory, terminology, concepts, actors, themes and spaces of cross-border cooperation at European borders and in borderlands of and around the European Union (EU).
In recent decades, Border Studies have gained importance and have seen a noticeable increase in development. This manifests itself in an increased institutionalisation, 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 and the methodological foundations of Border Studies and the associated consequences for research activities. This thematic issue addresses these desiderata and brings together articles that deal with their (inter-)disciplinary foundations as well as method(olog)ical and practical research questions. The authors also provide sound insights into a disparate field of work, disclose practical research strategies, and present methodologically sophisticated systematizations.
The object of the current Thematic Issue is not to focus on the individuals (the cross-border commuters) but on the organization of the cross-border labor markets. We move from a micro perspective to a macro perspective in order to underline the diversity of the cross-border labor markets (at the French borders, for example) and shed light on the many aspects that impact cross-border supply or demand. Trying to understand the whole system that goes beyond the cross-border flows, the question we address in this thematic issue is about the organization of the labor markets: is the system organized in a cross-border way? Or do the borders still prevent a genuinely integrated cross-border labor market?
This edition analyses the transformations in the cross-border labour market. It draws on a number of different studies on:
the most sought-after skills (Pauline Bourgeon, Laetitia Hauret, David Marguerit, Ludivine Martin - LISER, Luxembourg).
the mismatch between labour supply and demand (Pierre Gramme - ADEM, Luxembourg).
remote working practices (Laetitia Hauret - LISER, Luxembourg) with a particular focus on the residents of Luxembourg (Hans Neumayr – STATEC, Luxembourg).
and the limits of growth in Luxembourg (Tom Haas – STATEC, Luxembourg).
This work insist on the development of jobs where demand is outstripping supply and the growth of remote working as an emerging method of working.
Border areas are spaces for exchanges and networking – cultural, linguistic, historical and economic. The latest research on the teaching and learning of neighbour languages in the German-French border regions of SaarLorLux and the Upper Rhine shows the important role of border regions as laboratories for European integration. The articles in this collection address a wide range of aspects of the academic debate around cross-border issues in foreign language teaching. It therefore contributes not only to a deeper scientific debate on this complex topic, but also provides inspiration for a greater integration of the border (area)-related educational aspects of (language) teaching on both sides of the border.
For a decade now, borders in Europe have been back on the political agenda. Border research has responded and is breaking new ground in thinking about and exploring borders. This book follows this development and strengthens a perspective that is interested in life realities and that focuses on the everyday cultural experience of borders. The authors reconstruct such experiences in the context of different forms of migration and mobility as well as language contact situations. In this way, they empirically identify everyday cultural usage or appropriation strategies of borders as vastly different experiences of the border. The readers of this volume will gain insights into current developments in border research and the life realities in Europe where borders are (made) relevant.
Among the palette of European tools available to support the development of cross-border territories, this essay considers the impact that an Internationale BauAusstellung (IBA, International Architecture Exhibition) would have on the territorial development of the Greater Region. First of all it describes the specific nature of this spatial development tool, then identifies the specific characteristics of the Greater Region which would justify the use of such a tool. It concludes with a set of reasoned proposals on procedure and possible outcomes.
The publication looks at the diverse representations mobilised in connection with cross-border populations and the contradictions that these representations reveal depending on the actors or institutions that produce them. It identifies the different actors that produce such representations and offers some insights into how they are perceived among the inhabitants of border regions and how they have evolved in the recent history of European integration.
This collective publication offers an insight into some of the many and varied social and political practices emerging in the border regions of the Western world as a reaction to the phenomenon of globalisation. It proposes to qualify these practices with the notion of "B/ordering space". One thing they all have in common is that they are processes linked to the existence of borders which manifest on a spatial and territorial level.
Writer's residencies are often little-known as places that support cultural intermediation in cross-border regions. This book proposes to define writer's residencies from a scientific perspective, to seek to understand the creative act of writing in relation to the spaces and times of the residency locations and to the different cultural exchanges that are organised there. The publication is an opportunity to map the creative venues in the Greater Region.
