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Vol. 21 No. 4 (2024)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13836891
Debate Articles
2024-09-25

Cross-border living areas as popularisation of cross-border integration?

Debating ‘Bacino di vita’ and ‘Bassin de vie’

Authors

Raffaella Coletti, Tobias Chilla, Giulio M. Salerno

Keywords: Cross-border integration, Governance, Quirinal Treaty

Abstract

The notion of cross-border living areas (‘Bassins de vie’/’Bacini di vita’) is part of the reflection on how the European integration process affects border regions. A transdisciplinary conference, held in Rome in April 2024, discussed this concept for the border region between Italy and France. Based on a number of impressions collected during the conference, the paper debates if and to what extent this concept can offer a contribution to addressing cross-border integration in the European framework. We claim that, despite the continuity of arguments on cross-border delimitations and cross-border governance, the concept of cross-border living area has the potential to popularise the debate on border related issues, in particular by bridging gaps between the policy world and the academic sphere.

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Authors

Raffaella Coletti - National Research Council of Italy (CNR) - ISSIRFA https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3801-796X

Tobias Chilla - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2545-0097

Giulio M. Salerno - National Research Council of Italy (CNR) - ISSIRFA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2716-4887

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Coletti, R., Chilla, T., & Salerno, G. (2024). Cross-border living areas as popularisation of cross-border integration? : Debating ‘Bacino di vita’ and ‘Bassin de vie’. European Journal of Spatial Development, 21(4), 24–36. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13836891
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