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Border / frontier cities: between communication and fragmentation
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Abstract The globalisation phenomenon led to the relaxation of borders all over the world. But, at the same time it generated the appearance of invisible frontiers which may create deeper fragmentations inside the society. Apart from the national states, the cities are also markers of identity and places whe... view more
The globalisation phenomenon led to the relaxation of borders all over the world. But, at the same time it generated the appearance of invisible frontiers which may create deeper fragmentations inside the society. Apart from the national states, the cities are also markers of identity and places where the ethnic, religious, social, economic differences are more sensible. The present article tackles the issue of frontier / border cities in order to highlight the differences between them and to analyse how the border / frontier affect their development. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
EU; globalization; town; border region; regional difference
Classification
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 199-212
Journal
Eurolimes (2015) 19
Issue topic
Border cities in Europe
ISSN
1841-9259
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications