englischThis book shows the complexity and dynamics of European border regions as zones of contact and transition. It is the result of the joint interdisciplinary project ‘Linking Borderlands: Dynamics of Cross-Border Peripheries’, which compares the Greater Region of SaarLorLux+ and the border [...]

englischThis interdisciplinary anthology addresses the criticism that previous investigations of borders often lack complexity and, therefore, fall short. Instead, the authors assess the complex interplay of elements and dimensions of borders and show how this gives rise to instances of [...]

englischLanguages play a special role in the history of Europe, as they have also played a significant role in the emergence of modern European states. In the political system of the EU, cultural and language policies are exclusive responsibilities of its member states. Therefore, the EU has little [...]

englischIn this study, the author develops practice orientation in border studies and shows how borders can be understood and researched as a form of social practice. Using a praxeological approach at the intersection of sociology and border studies, the author paves the way for complex border [...]

englischThe premise of the contributions to this book is to conceive languages, groups and belonging in terms of social, symbolic and spatial boundaries. In language contact situations especially, linguistic and social inequalities deeply interconnect with shifting boundary formations that can [...]

englischHow can we understand borders in terms of aesthetic practice? As borders are increasingly moving into the centre of cultural negotiations, the essays in this volume focus on anglophone fiction, film and TV series which employ border-crossing narratives and engage in narrative poetics of [...]

englischThis policy analysis examines geopolitical and sociocultural bordering practices in Europe’s cross-border regions and their impact on civil society participation and governance in state peripheries. The normative hope of democratisation and the legitimisation of European politics in European [...]

Die Erforschung von Grenzen erfährt aktuell eine enorme Aufmerksamkeit. Das erste deutschsprachige Handbuch zum hochdynamischen Forschungsfeld der Grenzforschung stellt das interdisziplinäre Sachgebiet in seiner Breite dar und liefert somit eine aktuelle Bestimmung des Feldes. In über 30 Beiträgen [...]

englischGeorgia’s Greek minority defies conventional accounts of how language relates to national and religious identification. With two heritage languages, ‘Turkish’ Urum and Pontic ‘Greek’, its members are recognised as Greeks in Georgia but not always in Greece. Carefully following interviewees [...]

englischFor a decade now, borders in Europe have been back on the political agenda. Border research has responded and is breaking new ground in thinking about and exploring borders. This book follows this development and strengthens a perspective that is interested in life realities and that focuses [...]