LECTURE 6

Cross-border regions in Central-East and South- East Europe

 

 

The discussion started from terms rather often used in the everyday language and also in the media:  “East” and “West”. As it became quickly clear, students are attaching certain value-centred elements to the significance of these concepts: according to their interpretation, “West” overwhelmingly means “well developed’, “positive”, with lots of perspectives and the direction towards everyone moves, while, by contrast, “ East” became a symbol of backwardness, of not being able or not willing to keep in pace with the changes. Starting from this underlying assumption, the main problem discussed was: can regional cooperation be an effective tool in overcoming real and symbolic barriers in order to re-unite Europe?  

 

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