Effects of ‘Covidfencing’ on cross-border commuting: a case of Czech-German borderland

International Mobile Workers Caught Between Restrictive Measures and Freedom of Movement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Slovenia

“…An example of this is the international "isolation" of Italy, which in the spring of 2020 was one of the countries most affected by COVID-19. Similar distinctions were made on the Czech-German, Polish-German, and Czech-Polish borders during the same period and later (Opiłowska, 2021;Böhm, 2021;Novotný, 2021).…”

“…Heller claims that the pandemic has set up a so-called "sanitary apartheid" (Heller, 2021: 120), which is an expansion of Balibar's concept of global apartheid based on citizenship, race, and social class (Balibar, 2004). Although Heller applied the concept to the EU's external borders and in relation to citizens of third countries, we find that "sanitary differentiation" was also established on the internal borders between the EU Member States by only allowing entry to citizens/inhabitants with permanent or temporary residence in the same Member State, foreign workers employed in critical infrastructure, and those who could prove they were not sick (Klatt, 2020;Novotný, 2021). The threat considered to be posed by refugees, migrants, or terrorists as "others" prior to the epidemic has with the pandemic and the restrictive measures aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 increasingly included inhabitants of neighboring countries as the allegedly sick and non-citizens (Opiłowska, 2021).…”

“…Consideration of various aspects of international labor mobility in the form of seasonal, cross-border (daily, weekly), or posted work in the COVID-19 period has stimulated discussion in various academic fields about the increased vulnerability of international mobile workers and migrants and the potential consequences of COVID-19 for them (Fasani and Mazza, 2020a;Geyer et al, 2020;Karaleka, 2021;Perocco, 2021). It triggered probes about the meaning and existence of borders, especially their renewed establishment or re-bordering within the EU (Heller, 2021;Medeiros et al, 2020;Novotný, 2021;Opiłowska, 2021).…”

Resource Mapping and Place Branding as a Strategy Approach in an Attempt to Establish Cross-Border Areas of Greece and Albania as Tourism Destinations

“…Many factors can threaten the resiliency and sustainability of cross border strategies; a political crisis or an unpredicted event can create difficulties in the everyday management of cross border exchanges and relations. This was more than evident during the COVID-19 crisis and how it affected the movement of people and goods [26,27].…”

Repatriation of Slovenian Nationals During Mobility Lockdowns Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…For instance, mobilities of healthcare workers, first responders, and workers in critical infrastructure were met with gratitude, while most of the other population was expected to remain immobile. Lockdowns defined immobilities as moral and legitimate (Ma, 2020, Novotný, 2021 and mobilities as irresponsible, immoral, and unlawful. In other words, societies shifted from hyper mobilities to forced immobility.…”