Bridging the gap: cross-border integration in the Slovak–Hungarian borderland around Štúrovo–Esztergom

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dc.author.affiliationDTOhu
dc.author.mtmtid10045630
dc.author.orcidhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8220-3220
dc.contributor.authorBalogh, Péter
dc.contributor.authorPete Mártonhu
dc.coverage.mtmtmtmthu
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T14:45:17Z
dc.date.available2019-10-31T02:10:04Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractOne of the main narratives of border studies in recent years has been that cross-border interactions rarely result in a thorough integration, with the border remaining a strong dividing line. While not questioning that grand narrative as a whole, this article contributes to nuancing the picture. Through the four analytical lenses proposed by Brunet-Jailly (2005. Theorizing Borders: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Geopolitics 10, no. 4: 633–649) we investigated the Slovak-Hungarian borderland around Štúrovo and Esztergom, where substantial developments towards a thorough integration of the two sides have actually taken place. The empirical material is based on personal interviews with 26 local elites, statistical data, field observations, etc. Two dimensions emerge as particularly important behind this integration. One is related to market forces: a long-lasting severe economic situation including high unemployment on the rather agriculture-dominated Slovakian side has pushed thousands to daily commute to work on the industrially oriented Hungarian side, where demand for labor has been high. The other key dimension is related to the local cross-border culture, where shared identities and common languages on both sides have led to intensive cultural and educational exchange. These developments were also facilitated by the policy activities of multiple levels of government and the local political clout. Our case contradicts the now common idea that increasing cross-border integration coincides with decreasing cross-border mobility.hu
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dc.format.extentfirstpage605hu
dc.format.extentlastpage622hu
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Borderlands Studies 33:(4) pp. 605-622. (2018)hu
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2017.1294495hu
dc.identifier.issn0886-5655hu
dc.identifier.mtmt-recordid3206985
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11155/1410
dc.languageangolhu
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Borderlands Studieshu
dc.relation.ispartofjournalissue4hu
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dc.subjecthatármenti térség - Magyarország - Szlovákiahu
dc.subjecthatáron átnyúló kapcsolathu
dc.subjecthatármenti térséghu
dc.subjecthatármenti együttműködéshu
dc.subjectEsztergomhu
dc.subjectŠtúrovohu
dc.titleBridging the gap: cross-border integration in the Slovak–Hungarian borderland around Štúrovo–Esztergomen
dc.typejournalArticleen
dc.type.descriptionfolyóiratcikkhu
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