Caught in the Middle

by Papademetriou, Demetrios G.; Meyers, Deborah Waller

• ISBN13: 9780870031854
• ISBN10: 0870031856
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace

Summary

In a world with tremendous growth of goods and people flowing across borders, little attention has been paid to the communities through which these goods and people pass and in which people live. Caught in the Middle provides a fascinating look into the inner workings and realities of border communities along five international borders --United States-Canada, United States-Mexico, Germany-Poland, Russia-China, and Russia-Kazakhstan. The volume focuses on innovative cross-border initiatives that contribute unique insights into the daily lives and local perspectives of border communities. Also, it presents a better understanding of the border management issues faced by countries worldwide, as well as of the nature of relationships between federal and local governments, community leaders, government officials, and local communities.By shedding light on existing "best practices" and providing comparative analyses of the challenges and opportunities faced by communities, Caught in the Middle provides valuable lessons for policy makers, governments, and researchers alike.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii
Foreword	ix
Jessica T. Mathews
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(1)
Overview, Context, and a Vision for the Future	1	(40)
Demetrios G. Papademetriou
Deborah Waller Meyers
PART ONE: NORTH AMERICA	41	(122)
Self-Governance Along the U.S.-Canada Border: A View from Three Regions	44	(44)
Deborah Waller Meyers
Demetrios G. Papademetriou
Transborder Community Relations at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Laredo/Nuevo Laredo and El Paso/Ciudad Juarez	88	(29)
Nestor Rodriguez
Jacqueline Hagan
Between Order and Chaos: Management of the Westernmost Border Between Mexico and the United States	117	(46)
Gustavo del Castillo V.
PART TWO: EUROPE	163	(62)
National Borders: Images, Functions, and Their Effects on Cross-Border Cooperation in North America and Europe	166	(34)
Andrea Witt
Made-to-Measure Strategy: Self-Governance Initiatives in the Dreilaendereck	200	(25)
Malgorzata Irek
PART THREE: RUSSIA	225	(80)
At the Crossroads: Russian-Chinese Border Interactions	228	(32)
Viktor Larin
Anna Rubtsova
The Russia-Kazakhstan Border: A Comparison of Three Regional Cases	260	(45)
Grigorii G. Kosach
Alexei S. Kuzmin
Vladimir I. Mukomel
APPENDIX	305	(17)
The Development of Free Movement in the European Union	307	(15)
Sandra Schmidt
John Salt
Contributors	322	(5)
Index	327	(12)
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	339	(1)
The Migration Policy Institute	340