This paper presents results from research projects that have investigated networks of civil society organizations (CSOs) between EU member states and neighbouring countries. The focus here is on Finnish-Russian civil society co-operation in the areas of social welfare provision as well as...

This paper investigates the role of tourism in the construction of (un)familiarity in Karelia at the Finnish--Russian borderland. From a historical perspective, it deals with a culturally homogenous space, which more recently became divided by the border into two nation states that differ...

Place-based strategies are widely discussed as powerful instruments of economic and community development. In terms of the European debate, the local level – cities, towns and neighbourhoods – has recently come under increased scrutiny as a potentially decisive actor in Cohesion Policy. As...

Der Band enthält vergleichende Studien zur regionalen Entwicklung und zu neuen Planungsansätzen in Mexiko und Deutschland, die aus der wissenschaftlichen Kooperation zwischen dem IRS und dem mexikanischen Instituto de Estudios Económicos y Regionales (INESER) entstanden sind. Die Beiträge...