Frontières en mouvement (Frontem)

The book collects the contributions to the Jean Monnet Network Frontem on five models of cross-border cooperation in Europe: at the Franco-German, Franco-Belgian, Danish-German and Hungarian-Romanian border and on the Isle of Ireland. A comparison to the US-Canadian border tests the applicability of these models to other areas in the world.

During the process of European Integration, the European Union (EU) has progressively been established as a model of a "Europe without borders", in which free movement is guaranteed for its citizens. Cross-border cooperation in EU border regions has largely contributed to the implementation of this model. However, in the context of poly-crisis, where re-bordering is a frequent measure employed by EU Members States, this "Europe without borders" is largely being questioned. This publication collects the different contributions to the Jean Monnet Network "Frontières en mouvement" (Frontem) between 2019 and 2023. They critically assess five models of cross-border cooperation in Europe: the Franco-German model of European integration, the Franco-Belgian model of an open border, the model of an invisible border on the Isle of Ireland, the Danish-German model of minority management and the Hungarian-Romanian model of cooperation for Central Europe. An overall comparison to the US-Canadian border also tests the applicability of these models to other areas in the world.

Autorentext

Birte Wassenberg is Professor in Contemporary History at Sciences Po at the University of Strasbourg. She holds a Jean Monnet Chair, is director of the Franco-German Jean-Monnet Center of Excellence and director of the Master in Border Studies, International Relations. From 1993 to 2006 she was responsible for cross-border cooperation at the Région Alsace.

Inhalt

Part 1: Franco-German Cross-Border Cooperation: a Model for European Integration?

Part 2: Franco-Belgian Cross-Border Cooperation: A Schengen Model of an Open Border?

Part 3: Cross-Border Cooperation on the Isle of Ireland: A (still) Invisible Border?

Part 4: Danish-German Cross-Border Cooperation: A Model for Minority Management?

Part 5: Hungarian-Romanian Cross-Border Cooperation: A Model for Central Europe?

Part 6: Cross-Border Cooperation from a Comparative Euro-Atlantic Perspective