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Polish Views on Cross-Border Mobility and Cooperation Across the Polish-German Border University of Tennessee, Knoxville TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 8-2009 The Integration of European Union Borderlands: Polish Views on Cross-Border Mobility and Cooperation Across the Polish-German Border Michelle Janet Brym University of Tennessee - Knoxville Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss Part of the Geography Commons Recommended Citation Brym, Michelle Janet, "The Integration of European Union Borderlands: Polish Views on Cross-Border Mobility and Cooperation Across the Polish-German Border. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2009. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/14 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by Michelle Janet Brym entitled "The Integration of European Union Borderlands: Polish Views on Cross-Border Mobility and Cooperation Across the Polish-German Border." I have examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Geography. Dr. Lydia Pulsipher, Major Professor We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance: Dr. Thomas Bell, Dr. Anita Drever, Margaret Gripshover, Dr. David Tompkins Accepted for the Council: Carolyn R. Hodges Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (Original signatures are on file with official studentecor r ds.) To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by Michelle Janet Brym entitled ―the Integration of EU Borderlands: Polish Views on Cross-Border Mobility and Cooperation across the Polish-German Border.‖ I have examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Geography. Dr. Lydia Pulsipher, Major Professor We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance: Dr. Thomas Bell Dr. Anita Drever Margaret Gripshover Dr. David Tompkins Accepted for the Council: Carolyn R. Hodges, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (Original signatures are on file with official student records.) The Integration of European Union Borderlands: Polish Views on Cross- Border Mobility and Cooperation Across the Polish-German Border A Dissertation Presented for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Michelle Janet Brym August 2009 Copyright © 2009 by Michelle Janet Brym ii Acknowledgements First I would like to thank my advisor Dr. Lydia Pulsipher for the hours she put into reading drafts of this dissertation, her encouragement during the early stages of this projects development and her tireless efforts to improve my writing. I would also like to thank each of the members of my dissertation committee for their valuable suggestions that contributed to improving the overall quality of my dissertation. Dr. Anita Drever, accompanied me on my first trip to the Polish-German border and was a consistent source of encouragement, Dr. David Tompkins provided important contributions to my understanding of the past in this region and Dr. Margaret Gripshover offered many suggestions that improved my research. I would also like to thank Dr. Ronald Kalafsky for his comments on early versions of my survey and Dr. Thomas Bell, for serving on my committee. This research would not have been possible without financial funding from the Kosciuszko Foundation, the McClure Fund for the Study of World Affairs, the McCroskey Fund and the American Association of Geographers Cultural Specialty Group. During my stay in Poland I received logistical support from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan Poland. In addition I gained important insights into the region through conversations with Dr. Michał Buchowski and Dr. Izabella Main. I would also like to thank all the participants in Kłodawa, Poznan, Słubice and Szczecin who took the time to share with me their opinions and knowledge of the situation along the Polish- German border. I am especially grateful for the help Jerzy Wojtas provided with contacting participants to interview. iii Several individuals were very important in making my time in Knoxville enjoyable. Dr. Anna Nabelek was a valuable source for help with translations and our conversations helped to improve my Polish. I spent many enjoyable afternoons engaged in discussions on the history of Central Europe with both her and her husband Dr. Igor Nabelek. I would also like to thank Mac Goodwin and Lydia Pulsipher for numerous invitations to dinner parties that helped me to adjust during my first few years in Knoxville. I benefited greatly from several graduate students at the University of Tennessee. Sarah Beth Keough was a wealth of knowledge, Toby Applegate was always eager to participate in debates on various geographical themes in Europe and Charlynn Burd was very patient in answering my GIS questions. I would also like to thank all my friends in Knoxville who provided me with emotional support and an escape from the stresses of graduate school. I am also grateful to my family members who each supported me in their own way. None of this research would have been possible without the financial support of the Tata Foundation and the encouragement that I received from my parents Anthony Brym M.D. and Elizabeth Brym at much needed moments. My grandparents Zbignew and Maria Brym were also very supportive and always eager to hear about the progress of my studies. I would also like to thank my sisters Monica, Sophie and Adeline for their help and support. iv Abstract The transformation of the Polish-German border from a carefully monitored border to an open border with no restrictions on the cross-border mobility of individuals was complete with Poland‘s full membership in the Schengen Agreement in the fall of 2007. Meanwhile, funding from the European Union since the early 1990s has been supporting the development of projects that require collaboration between Polish and German borderlanders. A chief mechanism for this has been the zoning of border regions into so-called euro-regions, zones of cross-border cooperation, that by financially supporting projects that require collaboration across the border encourage Polish and German organizations and towns in the border region to establish closer ties. In the summer and fall of 2007 during the final months of controls on the border, I interviewed Polish borderlanders living in the northwestern provinces of Lubuskie and Zachodniopomorskie to learn how successful these policies have been at reducing the divisive effect of the border between European member countries. Surveys and open- ended interviews were used to capture Polish borderlanders opinions on the changes in their cross border mobility, to learn about their awareness of euro-regions and to explore how they identify with the region. The findings of this study are meant to contribute to a better understanding of the early stages of European Union integration in Central Europe. Despite the delight borderlanders in my study expressed over the closing of custom checkpoints along the border, I found that linguistic and economic differences continue to influence individuals‘ decisions to cross the border and structure their interactions with German borderlanders. Although it has become relatively easy for v borderlanders‘ to cross the border, most participants only cross the border once a year. And although the majority of borderlanders‘ in my study held positive views on cooperating with German communities across the border their actions appear to be driven by the perceived economic benefits of cross-border cooperation and not a sense of belonging in an multicultural European society. vi Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Intended Contributions.............................................................................................. 4 1.2 My Connection to the Research Topic ...................................................................... 5 1.3 Organization of the Dissertation ............................................................................... 8 2. Literature Review .......................................................................................................... 11 2.1 From Boundary Studies to Border Studies: New Approaches toward Studying Borderlands ................................................................................................................... 12 2.2. Borderland Taxonomies ......................................................................................... 14 2.2.1. Borderlands as Distinct Places ........................................................................ 15 2.2.2 Categorizing the Evolution of Cross Border Cooperation and Integration ...... 17 2.2.3 Alternative Approaches to Conceptualizing Borders ...................................... 18 2.3. Role of Formal and Informal Structures on the Creation of Identity in Borderlands ......................................................................................................................................
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