Conceptualisations of Territorial Cohesion in Central European border regions

Demeterova, Barbara; Goodwin‐Hawkins, Bryonny; Fischer, Tatjana

doi:10.1080/09654313.2020.1716692

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“…The integration of border regions is also closely linked to cross-border cooperation, which must be understood as a form of collaboration between at least two entities along the border, transposed into partnership agreements with common objectives. The European Commission has long advocated "the cooperation for development", in order to support disadvantaged border regions (Demetrova, Goodwin-Hawkins, Fischer, 2020: 2289. The European Union's INTERREG initiative, launched in 1990, aimed precisely at improving cooperation between Member States on the basis of objectives defined by the Commission and the main regional actors.…”

Section: The Role Of Cross -Border Cooperation In the Development Of Eu Border Regionmentioning

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The Issue of Border Regions in the Context of Deepening the European Integration Process

Chirodea

2022

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Borders can have a positive impact upon the economic activity of a region. The reduction of the barrier effect, as achieved in the European Union, has led to a diminution in non-homogeneities in the areas situated on different sides, as well to a decrease in discontinuity as regards the flows of goods, services and information. Among the other aspects that had a crucial impact upon the regions of Europe, one might include the achievement of the single market in 1992, the elimination of customs formalities and duties, and the harmonization and mutual recognition of technical rules in each Member State. A decisive influence in the transformation of border regions into areas of economic growth was the INTERREG program, which financed interpersonal exchange projects, infrastructure investments and institutional cooperation initiatives. Regions close to the EU's internal borders also benefit from medium-and long-term cross-border cooperation and integration mechanisms, which trigger dynamic development processes in these areas. The study aims to contribute to the understanding of the factors involved in the transformation of a border region into a space for active contact and communication between different interconnected economies. In this study, we aim to identify the role of border and cross-border cooperation in the dynamics of border regions and to highlight the main typologies and theoretical models developed for border regions.

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Section: The Role Of Cross -Border Cooperation In the Development Of Eu Border Regionmentioning

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The Issue of Border Regions in the Context of Deepening the European Integration Process

Chirodea

2022

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“…The wider policy and cultural context in which the term is applied, the mix of policy instruments, together with the political traditions 132 Alexandru Brad in which policy gatekeepers operate are key factors that shape the applied meaning of the term and its ideals. It is for this very reason that a bottom-up analysis that is sensitive to planning cultures and practices is seen as one of the most promising ways of establishing what territorial cohesion ideals mean (Shaw and Sykes 2004;Demeterova et al 2020b).…”

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“…One of the key conundrums of the territorial cohesion construct as a whole, and its constituting ideals in particular, is their lack of an actionable, policy-bound definition (Abrahams 2014;Medeiros 2016;Demeterova et al 2020b). Right from the outset, this absence creates a two-sided obstacle in setting the term's normative boundaries.…”

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Transferring the Territorial Cohesion Ideal of Integrated Polycentric Development in the Light of Peripheralisation – Insights from Romania

Brad¹

2021

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In this article I explore the transfer of the territorial cohesion ideal of integrated polycentric development from the European Union's (EU) institutional core towards the peripheral places of a Romanian region. The literature review explores the emergence of polycentric development as an attempt of reconciling divergent EU-wide spatial visions of growth and cohesion. I also explore the institutional particularities that shape the transfer of territorial cohesion in South-Eastern EU Member States. Drawing on Mark Bevir's and Rod Rhodes' "Decentered Governance Approach", I design a conceptual framework to analyse this transfer through an actor-centered bottom-up perspective.

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“…Adding to the underlying disagreement between the European Commission and the Member States [65], Doucet [67] also addresses the policies' contradiction in aiming to provide a tool for urban-rural balance and simultaneously for regional competitiveness. Taking the policies' conceptual 'fuzziness', in addition to the mentioned shortcomings, the question of its general use for planning has been raised [68][69][70]. While some authors [62,71,72] point out the generative function of policy fuzziness helping to gain and maintain Member States' support, others criticize that this leads to multiple individual conceptualizations and incomparable outcomes [70,73].…”

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“…Taking the policies' conceptual 'fuzziness', in addition to the mentioned shortcomings, the question of its general use for planning has been raised [68][69][70]. While some authors [62,71,72] point out the generative function of policy fuzziness helping to gain and maintain Member States' support, others criticize that this leads to multiple individual conceptualizations and incomparable outcomes [70,73]. This becomes especially apparent in heterogeneous regional contexts, where cooperation takes place across borders [70,74].…”

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The Right to Not Catch Up—Transitioning European Territorial Cohesion towards Spatial Justice for Sustainability

2020

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Recent EU environmental and spatial policies notably strive towards the development paradigm of green growth and economic competitiveness. However, operationalizing spatial policies through growth-driven GDP logics promotes an unequal race towards narrowly defined developmental ‘success’, while perpetuating social, economic and environmental inequalities. Meanwhile, the EU’s territorial cohesion approach has remained a conceptual ‘black box’, its apparent inadequacy for notably mitigating territorial disparities leading to renewed questions about territorial policy’s relevance, delivery and evaluation. In this paper, we add to calls for redesigning territorial cohesion by proposing a turn towards spatial justice for territorial sustainability. Pointing out the need to refocus on regional capabilities and alternative development trajectories, we argue that the ‘right to not catch up’ enables a more locally meaningful and globally sustainable development. Drawing from regional statistics, policy analyses and an empirical case study of three European Territorial Cooperation programs in the heterogeneous Austrian-Czech-Slovak-Hungarian border region, we illustrate how current EU spatial policy approaches evolve in regional practice and why current policy aims fall short for sustainable transformations. Through interrogating development discourses and their alternatives, we contribute to emerging new perspectives on sustainable territorial development at the European as well as at regional levels.

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Conceptualisations of Territorial Cohesion in Central European border regions

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

The Issue of Border Regions in the Context of Deepening the European Integration Process

The Issue of Border Regions in the Context of Deepening the European Integration Process

Transferring the Territorial Cohesion Ideal of Integrated Polycentric Development in the Light of Peripheralisation – Insights from Romania

The Right to Not Catch Up—Transitioning European Territorial Cohesion towards Spatial Justice for Sustainability

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