Cooperation and Integration in the Baltic Sea Region in the Light of Empirical Studies Cover Image

Współpraca i integracja w regionie Morza Bałtyckiego w świetle badań empirycznych
Cooperation and Integration in the Baltic Sea Region in the Light of Empirical Studies

Author(s): Renata Białobrzeska, Renata Marks-Bielska
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: cooperation; integration; Baltic Sea; border municipality

Summary/Abstract: Democratic end economic transformations that occurred after 1989 in Central and Eastern Europe Countries have resulted in a new political situation in the Baltic Sea region. They created opportunities for unrestricted development of cooperation not only at international, but also at regional and local communities level. Those initiatives are a consequence of the necessity for social and economic activation, the belief in opportunity of achieving economic benefits for everybody and they are motivated by cross-sborder transport links, cultural and language similarities between communities living at both sides of the border. The paper aims at presenting the scope and scale of regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea region with particular focus on the current effects and potential of that cooperation in the border areas of Poland. The paper presents the results of questionnaire based on investigations encompassing representatives of local governments from border municipalities of the Baltic Sea Euroregion.

  • Issue Year: 5/2004
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 67-86
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish