Borders, Cooperation and Territorial Governance

The assumption of this presentation is that, in a highly interconnected world, national borders are increasingly ineffective for managing key public policy challenges. Social and economic transformations have highlighted the limits of national law in addressing complex local and regional issues. 

The first part introduces relevant concepts of territorial governance, including legal geography, the territorial trap and de-bordering dynamics. The focus then shifts to defining cross-border cooperation (CBC) as a specific form of territorial governance. The lecture examines its various definitions, analyzes its crucial importance for border regions, and places it within a broader territorial governance framework. 

Successively, the presentation scrutinizes the European Union's governance model. This section focuses on the principles of partnership and comitology, and includes an in-depth analysis of the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) as a vital tool for effective CBC in Europe. 

The conclusion discusses the role of regions in the EU, exploring the factors behind the decline of the "Europe of the Regions" vision and its replacement with the current concept of "Europe with Regions".

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