posted on 2006-01-11, 15:50authored byMarkus Perkmann
The 1990s have seen a strong surge in the number
of cross-border regions all over Western and
Eastern Europe. The article analyses the emergence
of these local cross-border institutions in public
governance by addressing their context, dimensions
and causal underpinnings. First, it offers a brief
background on the history of cross-border regions
in Europe and related EU policies to support them.
Second, it provides a conceptual definition of crossborder
regions and their various forms and positions
within the wider context of other transnational
regional networks. Third, it analyses the empirical
dimensions of European cross-border regions,
including their frequency, geographic distribution and
development over time. It concludes by linking
cross-border regions and their various forms to
institutional conditions in specific countries as well
as the effects of European regional policy. It is argued
that small-scale cross-border regions have flourished
in particular because of their increasingly relevant
role as implementation units for European regional
policy in a context of multi-level governance.
History
School
Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
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Citation
PERKMANN, M., 2003. Cross-border regions in Europe: significance and drivers of regional cross-border co-operation. European Urban and Regional Studies, 10(2), pp. 153-171