Title:	The laboratory dimension in cross-border development: insights from the Czech-German border region
Authors:	Bertram, Dominik Chilla, Tobias Hippe, Stafan
Citation:	Trendy v podnikání = Business trends : vědecký časopis Fakulty ekonomické ZČU v Plzni. 2023, roč. 13, č. 2, s. 4-16.
Issue Date:	2023
Publisher:	Západočeská univerzita v Plzni
Document type:	článek article
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/11025/55333
ISSN:	2788-0079
Keywords:	hraniční studia;přeshraniční spolupráce;přeshraniční integrace
Keywords in different language:	border studies;cross-border cooperation;cross-border integration
Abstract in different language:	Europe's internal border regions are often referred to as the 'laboratories of European integration'. There are still many barriers along these borders that can potentially be overcome through successful cross- border cooperation. We address the laboratory dimension of cross-border cooperation in a two-stage Delphi survey with experts from the Czech-German border region. First, our results show that certain laboratory functions are essential for the Czech-German border region. Problem-oriented testing in everyday life and learning from best practice examples of other border regions seem to be a key for cross-border development. Second, ’classical’ cooperation topics such as people-to- people projects or tourism work quite well. In contrast, the ‘big’ issues, such as transport or health services, seem to be rather challenging. Third, we see that formal cross-border sectoral planning or further cross-border regional harmonization could intensify the cross-border development. Our results are based on the project "Cohesion in border regions" (CoBo) which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Rights:	© Západočeská univerzita v Plzni
Appears in Collections:	Číslo 2 (2023) Číslo 2 (2023)

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