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Cross-border Metropolitan Regions in Europe: integration, governance and rescaling

This study explores the integration, governance, and rescaling of cross-border metropolitan regions in Europe. It examines the changing dynamics of inner borders, the role of European Interreg programmes, the impact of globalisation and metropolisation, and the rescaling of states. The methodology includes functional, political, and socio-cultural approaches, with case studies on Basel and Geneva, Eurométropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai, and Upper Rhine. The expected results will shed light on the complexity, rescaling, and integration challenges in these regions.

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Cross-border Metropolitan Regions in Europe: integration, governance and rescaling

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  1. Cross-border Metropolitan Regions in Europe: integration, governance and rescaling Bernard Reitel, Professor of geography François Moullé, assistant-professor of geography Université d’Artois - France Ottawa – Borders In Globalisation (BIG) - 26/09/5/2014

  2. European integration’s process • ‘Inner borders’ are peaceful recognized borders • Lack of interests from national governments • ‘Debordering’: change in the functions of the inner border: differentiations / assertion • European Interreg programmes (since 1990)

  3. Cities on borders in Western Europe in the 1990s • Changing relative geographical position • New interests in cross-border areas • Cross-border cooperation on local and regional scale

  4. Globalisation / Metropolisation / States in Europe • In a competitive, globalised world, metropolises are driving forces of the economy • Rescaling of the State (Brenner, 2003) • States are identifying and fostering several cities as metropolises on national territory (Lefèbvre 2004; d’Albergho, 2011)

  5. Cross-Border Metropolitan Areas • Cross-border metropolitan area astride national border (Herzog, 1990; Blatter, 2004): one built-up and one functional area?

  6. Cross-Border Metropolitan Regions in Europe • A city located on a national border with several metropolitan functions • Metropolitan governance (Le Galès, 2006)

  7. Methodology • 3 approaches (Van Houtum, 2000): functional, political, people (socio-cultural) • Functional: structure and integration’s degree of the cross-border build-up and/or the urban area • Features • Asymmetry/integration • Analysis grid (Blotevogel and Danielzyk, 2009)

  8. Political: cross-border governance and rescaling (Blatter, 2004; Jouve and Lefèbvre, 2002, Sohn, Reitel, Walther, 2009) • Network of actors involved in the cross-border cooperation • Project and strategy • Political leadership and power relations • Political recognition by State(s) and EU • Analysis of discourses and strategic plans • Interviews

  9. Socio-cultural (Simmel, 1911; Zijderveld, 2009) • The life in the great city: anonymity, stimulation • The border as a resource (opportunity) • Urbanity: a distinctive “style of life”; a civic culture of the city • A community of sense • Survey • Interviews (mental map)

  10. Case studies • A first analysis on Basel and Geneva (2012-2014) • Comparison, of 2 regions (new PhD) • Eurométropole Lille-Kortrijk-Tournai (F-B) • Upper Rhine CBMR (CH – D - F) • Schedules: end in 2017

  11. Expected results: several issues • Complexity • Rescaling • Integration

  12. Thank you for your attention Bernard Reitel, Professor of geography François Moullé, assistant-professor of geography Université d’Artois - France

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