Boundaries and Place European Borderlands in Geographical Context

by Kaplan, David H.; Häkli, Jouni; Agnew, John; Bialasiewicz, Luiza; Eder, Susanne; Karppi, Kristiina; M. Kepka, Joanna M.; Klemencic, Mladen; Kuusisto-Arponen, Anna-Kaisa; Minghi, Julian; Murphy, Alexander B.; O'Loughlin, John; Paasi, Anssi; Raento, Pauliin

• ISBN13: 9780847698837
• ISBN10: 0847698831
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-10-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Examining contemporary cultural and political changes in Europe as they are reflected in the region's borderlands, this in-depth analysis combines the classical heritage of boundary studies with a profound understanding of the social construction of borders. The book employs a rich variety of perspectives on globalization, the rise of national and ethnic identities, contemporary European integration, and the enlargement of the EU. The contributors pay particular attention to the role of geographical scale, identity, history, and social and economic contexts in the dynamic evolution of European borderlands. Throughout, the book explores how borderlands are experienced by ordinary people and employed by institutional actors in charge of cross-border cooperation. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

David H. Kaplan is associate professor of geography at Kent State University. Jouni Hakli is professor of regional studies at the University of Tampere, Finland.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Learning from Europe? Borderlands in Social and Geographical Context	p. 1
Boundaries in the New Europe
The 'Civilisational' Roots of European National Boundaries	p. 18
Changing Geographies of Scale and Hierarchy in European Borderlands	p. 34
Euroregions in Comparative Perspective	p. 50
Change in the 'Established' Europe
Transboundary Networking in Catalonia	p. 70
Integration and Division in the Basque Borderland	p. 93
Asymmetrical and Hybrid Identities in the Northern Italian Borderlands	p. 116
Common Spirit in the Upper Rhine Valley?	p. 141
Urban Borderlands and the Politics of Place in Northern Ireland	p. 159
Change in the Emerging Europe
Place, Boundaries, and the Construction of Finnish Territory	p. 178
An Emerging Borderland in Eastern Slavonia?	p. 200
Galician Identities and Political Cartographies on the Polish-Ukrainian Border	p. 217
Place and Discourse in the Formation of the Northeast Estonian Borderland	p. 239
Symbolic and Functional Balance on Europe's Northern Borders	p. 255
Index	p. 273
About the Contributors	p. 284
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