Multilevel cross-border governance in the Czech-Saxon borderland: working together or in parallel?

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Spacek
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Multilevel Governance ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Research Gap

Despite a large amount of literature on multilevel governance, relatively little empirical attention has been paid to decision-making in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper contributes to closing this research gap by focussing on multilevel cross-border decision-making across the Czech-Saxon border region. Specific attention is paid to the involvement of non-state actors and to the main challenges of cross-border multilevel governance in the case study’s region. Although there is a tendency on both sides of the border to invite partners from the private and nonprofit sectors into the decision-making process, the situation in the case-study region is far from the normative conceptualization of EU multilevel governance. For whole region the most important obstacles to balanced regional development were shown to be a multilevel mismatch, different languages, and the lack of a common strategy, while insufficient capacities at the local and regional levels were found on the Czech side.

LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATION OF GARDA SÍOCHÁNA NA HÉIREANN — CASE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 141 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-174
Author(s):  
IZABELA JANKOWSKA-PROCHOT
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Practical Aspect ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Security Assurance ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Legal Character ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

The main part of the article is the study on the legal character of the South Irish Police cross-border cooperation. The analysis includes the verifi cation of the normative basics that facilitate security assurance in the cross-border region. The aim of this article is also to present the evolution of the practical aspect of police cooperation between Garda Síochána na hÉireann and the Northern Ireland Police Service. First, it shows the legal bases for such cooperation and then the existing experience of the police and criminal justice system. The author also points out procedural consequences of working together to prevent and combat crime.

Exploring Subbordia – the impact of suburbanisation in cross-border metropolitan regions. The case study of Szczecin and its German hinterland

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Barthel ◽  
Ewelina Barthel
Keyword(s):  
Border Region ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Metropolitan Regions ◽  
Grass Roots ◽  
Planning Support ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Connected Area ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Local Narratives

Abstract This paper focuses on the largely unexamined phenomenon of the developing trans-national suburban area west of Szczecin. Sadly the local communities in this functionally connected area struggle with national planning policies that are unsuitable for the region. The paper examines the impact of those processes on the border region in general and on the localities in particular. The paper investigates the consequences for local narratives and the cohesive development of the Euroregion and what position Polish and German communities took to develop the region, even without the necessary planning support. The region has succeeded in establishing grass-roots planning mechanisms which have helped to create a metropolitan-region working from the bottom up.

Cross-Border Cooperation and Transformation of Regional Identities in the Ukrainian–Russian Borderlands: Towards a Euroregion “Slobozhanshchyna”? Part 2*

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 497-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Zhurzhenko
Keyword(s):  
Border Region ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Symbolic Resources ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Administrative Units ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation

Let us now have a closer look at the Kharkiv-Belgorod (potential) cross-border region as a case study of Ukrainian-Russian cross-border cooperation. Not only is the case of Kharkiv-Belgorod special because of the historical and cultural specificity of the region, which provides additional symbolic resources for its “reinvention” as a borderland (this will be discussed in the last section of the paper); it also represents an interesting combination of (remaining) cultural closeness and (growing) social and economic differences between the two bordering territories; significantly, these two administrative units became the initiators of the cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and Russia and see themselves as pioneers whose experience can be used for the other parts of the border.

scholarly journals Why Do Czech Customers Come to Upper Palatinate? Motives, Sales Volume, and the Importance of Distance: A Case Study of Shopping in Bavaria

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 3836
Author(s):  
Matthias Segerer ◽  
Dita Hommerová ◽  
Karel Šrédl
Keyword(s):  
Border Region ◽  
Shopping Behavior ◽  
Frequency Function ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Linear Potential ◽  
Point Of Sale ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Potential Methods

This case study investigates the cross-border shopping behavior and potential of Czech customers in Upper Palatinate (Bavaria). Based on a point of sale survey (POS) and two household surveys with more than 500 participants, the expenditures of Czech customers in the retail market in Upper Palatinate are estimated using linear potential methods. Using a logit model, the study also attempts to identify the main drivers of cross-border shopping, aiming at increasing its intensity and thus furthering the development of the cross-border region. The distance from the place of residence to the border is the strongest influencing variable, but demographic characteristics also impact the decision to go shopping in Bavaria. Finally, specific activities within the categories of “welcome culture” and “marketing and communication” aimed at promoting the cross-border shopping of Czech customers in Upper Palatinate are proposed. Local retailers should especially benefit from the frequency function of grocery stores as well as develop combination offers, e.g., with tourist facilities, following sustainable development trends.

scholarly journals Rural Youth, Agriculture, And Entrepreneurship: A Case-Study of Hungarian and Romanian Young Villagers

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-66
Author(s):  
Şerban Olah ◽  
Gavril Flora
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Rural Sociology ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Local Agriculture ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

Abstract This paper analyses the involvement of Romanian and Hungarian young villagers in the local agriculture and entrepreneurial activities. The first part provides an outlook on the historical evolution and the current situation of agriculture and rural development in Romania and Hungary from the perspective of theoretical positions formulated within economics and the sociology of entrepreneurship as well as rural sociology. The second part discusses the results of a cross-border research and social intervention project conducted in the period of 2012-2013 in ten rural localities from the shared Hungarian–Romanian border region. The questionnaire included questions regarding rural youth integration in the labour market, agriculture, and involvement in entrepreneurial activities as well as social and religious participation. The research has found significant differences between Romanian and Hungarian young villagers with respect to the examined questions.

scholarly journals LOCAL PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES TOWARDS QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENT IN SERBIA – B&H CROSS-BORDER REGION

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjana Bartula ◽  
Uroš Radojević ◽  
Dragana Selmanagić ◽  
Ema Zildović ◽  
Miloš Nikolić
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
Environmental Decision Making ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
People’S Attitudes

Public participation in environmental decision-making is nowadays accepted as an integral part of thesustainable development process and an important mean for improving quality, legitimacy and capacity ofenvironmental assessment and decisions. When communities participate in the management of their resources inform of consultation or active involvement, there is a greater likelihood of success as people are more willing toobey their own regulations than those imposed upon them from outside. This paper presents results of a survey inSerbia-BiH cross border region that explored the attitudes of local people towards natural resources andenvironment quality, environmental priorities and efficiency of local government in solving environmentalproblems. Results were used as inputs for drafting “Action plan for sustainable use of cross border naturalresource” contributing in this way to better acceptance and easier implementation of the plan at the communitylevel.

Cross-border Shopping Tourism: A Switzerland-Germany Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-17
Author(s):  
Doug Ramsey ◽  
Tatanja Thimm ◽  
Leonie Hehn
Keyword(s):  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Tourism Research ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Intercept Survey ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
The World ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Emerging Issues

AbstractBorder issues continue to be of interest in tourism literature, most significantly that which focusses on cross-border shopping (e.g., currency values, taxation, security). Borders as destinations are recognized in this area but the notion of shopping as a destination is perhaps less acknowledged. Following a review of the relevant literature, including the presentation of a table summarizing key areas of cross-border tourism research around the world, this paper presents a unique example of a border region with two-way traffic for cross-border shopping tourism: the border between Germany and Switzerland. The particular case is where two cities meet at the border: Konstanz, Germany and Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. An intercept survey and key informant interviews were conducted in both communities in the spring of 2015. The results indicate high levels of traffic for various products and services. And while residents are generally satisfied with cross-border shopping in their communities, there are emerging issues related to volume and, in particular, too many in Konstanz and not enough in Kreuzlingen. The paper concludes with a discussion that includes the development of a model cross-border shopping tourism that recognizes the multiple layers in space and destination. The paper concludes with a proposal to further investigate the particular issues related to the volume on both sides of borders where cross-border shopping is the destination.

Polish-German Cooperation in the Field of Cultural Heritage: the Case of the European Park Association of Lusatia

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-143
Author(s):  
Joanna Kurowska-Pysz ◽  
Peter Ulrich
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Network Cooperation ◽  
Cross Border

The article aims at assessing the possibilities of developing network cooperation at the Polish and Ger-man border, where cross-border bilateral partnerships dominate. The solution to this specific fact is analysed in a case study regarding a trans-border project dedicated to the protection of Polish-German cultural heritage, and using it to the advantage of the development of tourism within the border region. Based on this example, the authors analysed the factors contributing to the development of cross-bor-der network cooperation, the barriers which hinder it, as well as benefits of such cooperation forms. This article also touches on the role of the Euroregion “Sprewa-Nysa-Bóbr/Spree-Neiße-Bober” and the INTERREG VA Brandenburg - Poland Cooperation Program 2014-2020 in supporting the development of cross-border partnerships across the Polish-German border.

scholarly journals Between divine and social justice: emerging climate-justice narratives in Latin American socio-environmental struggles

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-414
Author(s):  
Celia Ruiz-de-Oña Plaza
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Climate Justice ◽  
Environmental Movements ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Divine Justice ◽  
Religious Factor

Abstract. This exploratory study traces the emergence of climate justice claims linked to narratives of Latin American social movements for the defence of life and territory. I argue that in post-colonial settings, religious and historical injustices and socio-cultural factors act as constitutive elements of environmental and climate justice understandings which are grounded in territories immersed in neo-extractivism conflicts. Environmental and climate justice conceptualizations have overlooked the religious fact present in many Latin American socio-environmental movements. As a result, the intertwined notions of divine justice and social justice are unacknowledged. To illustrate this claim, I examine socio-environmental and climate justice claims in a cross-border region between Guatemala and Chiapas. This region has a common ethnic background but divergent historical trajectories across the border. Diverse nuances and intensities adopted by environmental and climate justice practices and narratives on both sides of the border are examined. The case study reveals the importance of religion as a force for collective action and as a channel for the promotion of place-based notions of climate justice. The text calls for the examination of the religious factor, in its multiple expressions, in the theories of climate and environmental justice.

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