Overview
Examining contemporary cultural and political changes in Europe as they are reflected in the region's borderlands, this analysis combines the classical heritage of boundary studies with an understanding of the social construction of borders. The text employs a variety of perspectives on globalization, the rise of national and ethnic identities, contemporary European integration, and the enlargement of the EU. Utilizing case studies that stretch from Lapland to Italy, from Serbia to Northern Ireland, the contributors draw upon border study methodologies ranging from survey questionnaires to discourse analysis, from landscape studies to the exploration of cultural texts. They 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 work explores how borderlands are experienced by ordinary people and employed by institutional actors in charge of cross-border co-operation.
Full Product Details
Author: David H. Kaplan, Kent State University ,
Jouni Häkli ,
John Agnew, UCLA ,
Luiza Bialasiewicz
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 22.40cm
Weight: 0.390kg
ISBN: 9780847698837
ISBN 10: 0847698831
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 16 October 2002
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A valuable collection of essaysssss -- Brian Graham The many cases dealt with in this book are interesting and all of them contribute to a better understanding of the problems of borders and border regions. I would recommend this book not only to researchers involved in these kinds of studies, but also to policy makers and others interested in borders in the broad sense of the word. Regional Studies This well-edited volume holds a selection of borderland studies examining the changing role of borders in Europe attempting to integrate aspects of economic and political life while expanding its influence eastward. -- Brian W. Blouet Professional Geographer, 2005 Valuable as both a general record of the creation and functioning of Euroregions and as a critical research document on the contrasting structures and processes evident in different regions. The approach is original and the scholarship is of a very high order. -- David Knight A valuable collection of essays -- Brian Graham
This well-edited volume holds a selection of borderland studies examining the changing role of borders in Europe attempting to integrate aspects of economic and political life while expanding its influence eastward.--Brian W. Blouet Professional Geographer, 2005
Author Information
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.
