The Role of Cross-Border Territorial Development. Evidences from Albania

2021 ◽  
pp. 309-332
Author(s):  
Luca Pinnavaia ◽  
Erblin Berisha
Keyword(s):  
Territorial Development ◽  
Cross Border

scholarly journals Cross-border Cooperation in the Sphere of Education: Murmansk Region Youth Views

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 58-68
Author(s):  
O. I. Ivanishcheva ◽  
A. V. Koreneva ◽  
I. V. Ryzhkova
Keyword(s):  
Heterogeneous Systems ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Academic Mobility ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Murmansk Region ◽  
Mobility Programs ◽  
The One ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

The article analyzes cross-border cooperation in the aspects of educational sphere, focuses on the analysis of cross-border educational cooperation impact on young Murmansk region inhabitants’ understanding of specific northern territorial development, while the northern identity is treated as a factor of interethnic unification. The authors emphasize that the transboundary region, including the European and the Russian segments, presupposes cooperation on the basis of effective competition between two heterogeneous systems: on the one hand - Russian, and on the other hand – belonging to all other states of Barents Euro-Arctic region: Finland, Sweden and Norway. The approach underlying the idea of the Barents Euro-Arctic region existence implies the emphasis to cultural and educational resources in the enlarged sense of the word. The authors pay special consideration to the phenomenon of academic mobility and the role of academic mobility programs in the process of forming the northern identity. Migration of academically oriented youth is considered by the authors to be the central link of the world system of higher education. The article presents the materials of the research, which reflects the perception of the border phenomenon by the youth of Murmansk region. As a result of the analysis of the questionnaire data collected from young residents of the Murmansk region, it was found out that the border has always been and remains a kind of barrier for Russians, but the desire to overcome this barrier is obvious. According to the authors of the article, the "barrier"-like perception of the border can be substantially removed by the participation of the region's youth in various programs of academic mobility and by the "inclusion" into the dialogue of cultures.

scholarly journals The institutional thickness of an inner periphery in the cross-border region between Central Bohemia and Eastern Bohemia

Geografie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-446
Author(s):  
Marek Komárek ◽  
Pavel Chromý
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Local Interactions ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Informal Relations ◽  
Soft Factors

The paper aims to analyze the “soft” factors of local development and to understand the nature of the socio-economic differences between municipalities in an inner periphery in Bohemia. The partial goals are to explain which internal conditions are conductive to the formation of these ties of cooperation, to reveal which power structures are involved in the ties of cooperation, and to assess the direction of these interactions. The conclusions are formulated and discussed in relation to the concept of institutional thickness. Our research confirmed the key differentiating role of mayors in local interactions and the importance of administrative boundaries – especially boundaries of self-government regions. These boundaries had the effect of constraining the formation of formal and informal relations between actors in territorial development. The research also provides evidence of the continued existence of links between municipalities that were formed during the communist period. The data come from the author’s field survey among the mayors.

TERRITORIAL COHESION POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF EU REGIONAL SECURITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (Vol 18, No 4 (2019)) ◽  
pp. 439-453
Author(s):  
Ihor LISHCHYNSKYY
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Territorial Cohesion ◽  
Interregional Cooperation ◽  
The Eu

The article is devoted to the study of the implementation of territorial cohesion policy in the European Union in order to achieve a secure regional coexistence. In particular, the regulatory and institutional origins of territorial cohesion policy in the EU are considered. The evolution of ontological models of cohesion policy has been outlined. Specifically, the emphasis is placed on the key objective of political geography – effectively combining the need for "territorialization" and the growing importance of networking. The role of urbanization processes in the context of cohesion policy is highlighted. Cross-border dimensions of cohesion policy in the context of interregional cooperation are explored. Particular emphasis is placed on the features of integrated sustainable development strategies.

The Return of Alsace to France, 1918-1939

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Carrol
Keyword(s):  
National Policy ◽  
Third Republic ◽  
French Society ◽  
German Empire ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The First World War ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
A Site ◽  
First World

In 1918 the end of the First World War triggered the return of Alsace to France after almost fifty years of annexation into the German Empire. Enthusiastic crowds in Paris and Alsace celebrated the homecoming of the so-called lost province, but return proved far less straightforward than anticipated. The region’s German-speaking population demonstrated strong commitment to local cultures and institutions, as well as their own visions of return to France. As a result, the following two decades saw politicians, administrators, industrialists, cultural elites, and others grapple with the question of how to make Alsace French again. The answer did not prove straightforward; differences of opinion emerged both inside and outside the region, and reintegration became a fiercely contested process that remained incomplete when war broke out in 1939. The Return of Alsace to France examines this story. Drawing upon national, regional, and local archives, it follows the difficult process of Alsace’s reintegration into French society, culture, political and economic systems, and legislative and administrative institutions. It connects the microhistory of the region with the macro levels of national policy, international relations, and transnational networks, and with the cross-border flows of ideas, goods, people, and cultural products that shaped daily life in Alsace. Revealing Alsace to be a site of exchange between a range of interest groups with different visions of the region’s future, this book underlines the role of regional populations and cross-border interactions in forging the French Third Republic.

Sounds without borders: Exploring the cross-national expansion of commercial European Radio Groups

2021 ◽  
pp. 026732312110121
Author(s):  
Montse Bonet ◽  
David Fernández-Quijada
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
National Market ◽  
The Cross ◽  
National Champions ◽  
Cross National ◽  
Expansion Strategies

This article aims to study how private European radio is becoming commercially international through the expansion of radio brands beyond their national market. It is the first ever analysis of the expansion strategies of radio groups across Europe, including their footprint in each market in which they operate, from the political economy of cultural industries. The article maps the main radio groups in Europe, analyses cross-national champions in depth and establishes three main types. This study shows that, thanks to the possibilities of a deregulated market, strengthening the role of the brand and the format, and the agreements with other groups, broadcasting radio has overcome the obstacles that, historically, hindered its cross-border expansion.

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