Title :

Eurometropolis Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai: cross-border integration with or without the border?

Author(s) :

Perrin, Thomas [Auteur]
Territoires, Villes, Environnement & Société - ULR 4477 [TVES]
Durand, Frédéric [Auteur]
Centre d'Etudes de Populations, de Pauvreté et de Politiques Socio-Economiques / International Networks for Studies in Technology, Environment, Alternatives, Development [CEPS/INSTEAD]

Journal title :

European Urban and Regional Studies

Pages :

320-336

Publisher :

SAGE Publications

Publication date :

2018

ISSN :

0969-7764

English keyword(s) :

representations
Cross Border cooperation
Cross-border regions
cross-border integration
Border
Eurometropolis Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai
cross-border metropolitan region

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Géographie
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Architecture, aménagement de l'espace
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Science politique

English abstract : [en]

For 30 years, the opening of internal borders in the European Union has engendered many cross-border exchanges in borderlands. European cross-border regions created within this context are thus framed and characterized by ...
Show more >For 30 years, the opening of internal borders in the European Union has engendered many cross-border exchanges in borderlands. European cross-border regions created within this context are thus framed and characterized by the simultaneous dynamics of bordering and cross-border integration. This paper examines these two processes and the analysis is based on the representations of stakeholders from the Eurometropolis of Lille–Kortrijk–Tournai. It highlights two main results. First, the representations of stakeholders shed light on bordering dynamics that can be combined even though they can also appear to be contradictory. In particular, the paper unveils the dimension of ‘a-bordering’, which refers to a certain status quo of and about the border. Second, the representations of stakeholders show ambivalent and concomitant visions of a ‘cross-border integration with the border’ and a ‘cross-border integration without the border’. These representations challenge the implementation of cross-border policies and schemes.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Peer reviewed article :

Oui

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

European Project :

Bordering, Political Landscapes and Social Arenas: Potentials and Challenges of Evolving Border Concepts in a post-Cold War World

Collections :

• Territoires, Villes, Environnement & Société (TVES) - ULR 4477

Source :

Harvested from HAL