
Microcosm of European Integration
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- Cover
- Microcosm of European integration. The German-Polish border regions in transformation. Introduction
- European integration and the promises of border regions
- Polish western border in focus
- A microcosm in close-up
- References
- Border Regions as Laboratories of European Integration
- Borders on the move
- Myth-making
- Geopolitics, border regimes and identity construction
- Conclusions
- References
- The development of cross-border cooperation in Europe. The case of Germa ny and Poland
- Introduction
- The development of regional policy and cross-border cooperation in Europe
- Early cross-border cooperation in Western Europe
- The trans-border relations in the Central and Eastern European Countries. The case of Poland and Germany
- Borders and identities
- Conclusions
- References
- Toward openness and trust? Polish-German relations after Polish accession to the European Union
- Introduction
- Polish-German borderland in the process of cultural change
- A few remarks on the specifics of the Polish-German borderland
- Openness to other cultures and trust in others as theoretical and empirical constructs
- Toward openness and trust - changes in Polish-German relations
- Conclusion
- References
- Polish-German cross-border cooperation from the neofunctional perspective.
- Introduction
- Theoretical part
- Neofunctionalism and border regimes
- Variables and their operationalisation
- Regional integration and cross-border cooperation in cross-border regions
- Cross-border cooperation
- Cross-border regions
- Poland - Germany: neighbourhood
- Central level: framework for cooperation
- Regional level - a different form of cooperation
- Euroregions
- European Territorial Cooperation
- Cross-border small-scale trading (CBST) and other forms of economic interactions
- Partnerships and other forms of social interactions
- Conclusions
- References
- Seizing the opportunities of European integration? Qua?li?ty of li?fe and cross border interrelations in the German-Polish border region
- European integration in the German-Polish border region - Opportunity or threat?
- The process of European integration in the German-Polish border region between 1991 and 2014
- European spatial development policy
- Border regions = periphery?
- Quality of life and cross-border interrelations - Assumptions, research questions and research design
- Assumptions: Better quality of life through stronger cross-border interrelations
- Objectives and research questions
- Research design
- Quality of life and cross-border interrelations - Selected findings and remaining gaps
- Quality of life - perception of the border location in the Saxon-Lower Silesian borderland
- Cross-border interrelations - selected findings
- Demography - Polish citizens in Saxony
- Labour market - who's afraid of Polish workers?
- Regional economy, retail and services - (almost) no data, no cry?
- Education - where have all the students gone?
- Tourism - exceptionally stronger flows from Saxony to Lower Silesia
- Conclusions and policy options
- Lack of data on cross-border interrelations
- Mainly positive perception of the border
- Generally weak cross-border interrelations
- European integration and cross-border interrelations: differentiated trends
- Policy options: joint strategy development
- References
- Data sources
- Zgorzelec and Gubin - between Polish peripheries and a cross-border centre
- Borderland in different theoretical approaches
- Methodological background
- The residents about life in Gubin and Zgorzelec
- Conclusions
- References
- So close and yet so far... Lubuskie inhabitants on the relations with their German neighbours
- Description of Lubuskie
- Explanatory theoretical concepts
- The borderland framework
- Theories of cultural contact as a frame for explaining effects of cultural change
- Methodology
- Analysis
- Contact with Germans - an overview
- Taking advantage of the cultural and entertainment opportunities in Germany
- Economic behaviour: shopping
- Taking advantage of leisure and tourism opportunities in Germany
- References
- Open borders - closed minds. Lubusz youth on their relations with Germans
- Defining the proximity of the border
- Together or separately? Relationships with Germans
- Mutual perception - I soak it up like a sponge or I'm the pendulum?
- Conclusions
- References
- The significance of educational projects in the process of social integration in the region of Saxony and Lower Silesia
- Introduction
- The legal basis for the Polish-German trans-border cooperation
- Cross-border cooperation of Saxony with Polish partners in the field of education
- Conclusions
- References
- Saxon bilateral cooperative strategy in education policy regarding regional, historical and intercultural challenges in the Polish-German cross-border region
- Introduction
- Cross-border cooperative strategies in the field of education
- Cross-border history education
- (Inter)cultural education
- Cross-border teacher training
- Conclusions
- References
- Notes on Contributors
- The Editors
- The Authors
- Summaries and Keywords
- Katarzyna Stoklosa: Border Regions as Laboratories of European Integration
- Elzbieta Opilowska: The development of cross-border cooperation in Europe. The case of Germany and Poland
- Maria Zielinska: Toward openness and trust? Polish-German relations after Polish accession to the European Union
- Anna Bachmann: Polish-German cross-border cooperation from the neo-functional perspective
- Robert Knippschild, Anja Schmotz: Seizing the opportunities of European integration? Quality of life and cross-border interrelations in the German-Polish border region
- Kamilla Dolinska, Natalia Niedzwiecka-Iwanczak: Zgorzelec and Gubin - between Polish peripheries and a cross-border centre
- Beata Trzop: So close and yet so far... Lubuskie inhabitants on the relations with their German neighbours
- Dorota Szaban, Krzysztof Lisowski: Open borders - closed minds. Lubusz youth on their relations with Germans
- Tomasz Jasków: The significance of educational projects in the process of social integration in the region of Saxony and Lower Silesia
- Agnieszka Korman: Saxon bilateral cooperative strategy in education policy regarding regional, historical and intercultural challenges in the Polish-German cross-border region
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