Despite increased militarization along international borders, border communities share
elements of natural and cultural heritage. This shared heritage invokes a form of solidarity …

The article deals with phantom borders in electoral behavior in Poland. Being aware of the
already wide literature in this field, the author tries to fill a gap existing in the research by …

Scholars of international relations generally consider that under conditions of violent conflict
and war, smuggling and trans-border crime are likely to thrive. In contrast, this book argues …

Abstract While the Finnish-Russian relations of today cannot be fully understood without
understanding the past, it is equally important to know how to break away from it. When …

Global trends in the reduction of armed conflict and poverty have been broadly positive,
though geographically uneven. However, success at the national level masks sub-national …

This study delves into the intricate mechanisms by which states employ a complex network
of competing and intersecting borders—both real and imagined—to delineate and …

Border studies posit that twin cities represent aspirations to proactively and deliberately
become one entity resulting in fundamental changes to the social, economic and political …

The case of the disputed Southern Kuril Islands/Northern Territories is used to introduce the
term 'hyper‐border'in order to examine the instrumental and pragmatic nature of identity. It …

This article considers how changes in institutional structures affect the motivations of
policymakers towards collaboration across borders. The Anglo-Scottish Border is used to …

This chapter revisits some discussions, debates and inferences that have taken place across
the broad interdisciplinary field of contemporary 'border studies', namely the ability/difficulty …