Abstract
Town twinning comes with great expectations. Pursued after the Second World War as an instrument of reconciliation on the European continent, they are supposed to strengthen political and social cohesion in Europe. However, classic partnerships are undergoing changes. While some have died, others are used for new forms of cooperation. Is town twinning an outdated format? How can we capture and explain why some twinnings are very much “alive” while others “die”? Based on qualitative case studies in eight German cities, we identify institutional, actor-related and policy-related factors that contribute to the success or failure of town twinning as a form of horizontal Europeanization.
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