Abstract
The European context of cooperation across borders demonstrates how it engages all stakeholders from a variety of territorial levels in an intensive, collaborative dialog. This approach makes bordering regions more resilient to current and predictable threats, and is largely focused on the practical problem-solving of local needs. Regardless of the (non)material benefits the European cross-border perspective provides, the situation remains very different in the Azerbaijan-Georgia cross-border reality, where the traditional understanding of borders continues to prevail. A field inquiry has shown that territorial local communities have not had a homogenous attitude towards the borderline and their neighbors, and that local municipalities lack the power and credibility to deal with local challenges autonomously. Unlike the European CBC, this cross-border context does not include the elements of bottom-up cross-border planning and locally institutionalized forms of collaboration.
Highlights
Cross-border cooperation (CBC) refers to the common zone between neighbouring states, widely recognized as an underdeveloped area and characterized by high rate of emigration, unfavorable economic condition, limited governmental resources, ethnic tensions, weak infrastructure and etc
cross-border regions (CBRs) is distinguished as a space of flows, where spatial patterns of social life could be organized for the benefit of local communities, but irrespective to state borders
The field inquiry demonstrated that the local communities of cross-border regions were in favour to get more economic profit though intensive mobility towards the neighbouring territory
Summary
Cross-border cooperation (CBC) refers to the common zone between neighbouring states, widely recognized as an underdeveloped area and characterized by high rate of emigration, unfavorable economic condition, limited governmental resources, ethnic tensions, weak infrastructure and etc. The paper studies the cross-border context of Georgia and Azerbaijan, and explores the local territorial factors that much matter to establish the European CBC practice.
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