Thematic issues
Thematic Issues "Borders in Perspective"
The editions of "Borders in Perspective" bundle scientific texts on overarching topic. The peer-reviewed contributions can refer to theoretical-conceptual questions of border studies, but also to empirical case analyses in border regions and are intended to further promote the scientific exchange between border researchers. The UniGR-CBS series is also open to border researchers beyond the Greater Region. You can send publication requests to borderstudies@uni.lu at any time.
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,…
Région frontalièreinégalitésmobilité du travailaccès au logementCohésion socialeGrande Région
Thematic issue Borders in Perspective Vol. 9: The Biopolitics of Borders in Times of Crisis
This collection of essays pays attention to the biopolitical intricacies surrounding borders, with a particular focus on the Global North, encompassing North America and Europe. It dwells on the growing importance of biopolitical perspectives in Cultural Border Studies and aims at re-thinking Europe and the Americas through the crises and challenges they pose. By scrutinizing biopolitics, the…
BorderscrisisBiopoliticsEuropeNorth America
Thematic issue Borders in Perspective Vol. 8: B/ORDERS ARE (NOT) EVERYWHERE (FOR EVERYONE). On the Multivalence of Borders in a Flee(t)ing Europe | Zur Multivalenz von Grenzen in einem flüchtigen Europa
While the materialities and functionalities of borders have changed drastically in recent decades, the ordering principle of the border persists. At the same time, the selective character of borders is emerging with a clarity that has hardly been seen in Europe before. This is the point of departure for the issue papers, which discuss the observation that borders do not have the same…
BordersEurope migrationInequalityBorder region
Thematic issue Borders in Perspective Vol. 7: Strategien und Konzepte grenzüberschreitender Raumentwicklung und Raumplanung
In border areas, there is a special need for cross-border coordination between the stakeholders of spatial development and spatial planning with regard to spatially relevant challenges and future oriented development processes. The process of creating and implementing cross-border spatial development concepts requires intensive communication and cooperation across borders. However, these can…
grenzüberschreitendgrenzüberschreitende KooperationKooperationRaumplanung Raumplanung und Entwicklung
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…
Border studiesBoundariesMéthodologiesEthnographic methodsPracticesMigration