Institute for Minority Rights - Projects - MinBorderscapes
MinBorderscapes
ABI - Borderscapes and minority communtities
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- Project duration: December 2014 - December 2023
- Project status: ongoing
The research project MinBorderscapes examines local and regional cross-border cooperation with a focus on border areas with minority identities. Furthermore, it analyses European policies to promote cross-border cooperation and conceptualises these EU policies and the cooperation on the ground as two phases of a policy cycle, namely policy formulation and policy implementation.
The project illustrates that minority-related aspects are a compelling perspective to be considered within the multidisciplinary field of border studies. Minority studies can well complement research on borders and border spaces by focusing on localness rather than state-centeredness and by providing a better understanding of contextual conditions in border regions. This can enrich the conceptual and theoretical foundations as well as the empirical work in border and minority studies.
In addition, the project adds the perspective of minority research to studies on EU cohesion policy and cross-border cooperation instruments, thereby enriching the debate on the future territorial vision of Europe and the concept of territorial and social cohesion. Research on minority-related multiethnic and multicultural realities of border regions can provide important insights for the debate on how to strengthen social and territorial cohesion in Europe.
Theoretically and conceptually, the project builds on several strands. The analysis of policy formulation and policy change at the European level is based on theories and concepts of integration and policy-making. The research on cooperation in border regions draws on theories and concepts developed in the field of border studies, especially institutionalist and governance-related approaches.
Methodologically, the project applies qualitative approaches with different research designs. It combines comparative approaches of different cross-border regions as well as single case studies. The project uses primary empirical data (gathered through expert interviews, document analysis, etc.) and secondary empirical data (eg. EGTC minoring reports by the Committee of the Regions, Eurobarometer data etc.).
Finally, the project also includes some applied research activities carried out on behalf of the European Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino. This applied research aims at identifying success factors of cross-border cooperation projects along the Italian-Austrian border as well as the role of local authorities in cross-border governance in the Italian-Austrian border area.
Engl A (2021)
Contribution in book
Politika 2021, Politik und Gesellschaft im Umbruch: Folgen der Covid-19-Pandemie, Gemeinderatswahlen in Südtirol und im Trentino / Politica e società al bivio: conseguenze della pandemia Covid-19, Elezioni comunali in Alto Adige e in Trentino
Engl A (2020)
Newspaper
FF: das Südtiroler Wochenmagazin
Engl A, Wisthaler V (2020)
Journal article
Journal of Borderlands Studies
Engl A, Evrard E (2020)
Journal article
Journal of European Integration
Engl A (2020)
Presentation/Speech
Conference: Follow-up Euregio-Akademie 2020 | Alpbach | 20.8.2020 - 23.8.2020
Alber E, Engl A (2020)
Contribution in book
Crossing Borders - Passaggi di confine - Grenzgänge: Festschrift für Günther Pallaver
More information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/iup/buecher/9783991060246.html
Engl A (2020)
Contribution in book
15 years of the EGTCs: lessons learnt and future perspectives
More information: http://legalaccess.cesci-net.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1 ...
Engl A (2019)
Contribution in book
Verwaltungskooperation in der Europaregion: Potenziale ohne Grenzen?
Alber E, Engl A, Klotz G, Kofler I (2019)
Bolzano/Bozen: Eurac Research
978-88-98857-55-5
Authored book
Alber E, Klotz G, Engl A, Kofler I (2019)
Presentation/Speech
Conference: Euregio Eurac Research| Alpine Governance und Grenzgemeinden | Bozen : 27.2.2019 - 27.2.2019
Engl A (2018)
Presentation/Speech
Conference: Tag der Politikwissenschaft | Innsbruck | 29.11.2018 - 30.11.2018
Estelle E, Engl A (2018)
Contribution in book
European Territorial Cooperation. Theoretical and Empirical Approaches to the Process and Impacts of Cross-Border and Transnational Cooperation in Europe
Engl A (2018)
Contribution in book
Politika 2018. Autonomiekonvent und Consulta Die Reform des Autonomiestatuts der Region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol: partizipative Prozesse im Vergleich. Convenzione sull’Autonomia e Consulta La riforma dello Statuto d’autonomia della Regione Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol: processi partecipativi a confronto
Engl A (2017)
Presentation/Speech
Conference: Migprosp Conference “The Dynamics of Regional Migration Governance” | European University Institute, Florence | 25.5.2017 - 26.5.2017
Wisthaler V, Engl A (2017)
Presentation/Speech
Engl A, Wisthaler V (2017)
Contribution in book
Politika 2017, Südtiroler Jahrbuch für Politik
Engl A (2017)
Contribution in book
Der Europäische Verbund für territoriale Zusammenarbeit
Malloy TH, Popova Z, Wolf S, Boulter C, Woelk J, Zwilling C, Klotz G, Engl A, Bagdasarova N (2016)
Flensburg: ECMI
Report
More information: http://www.eurac.edu/en/research/autonomies/sfereg/network/D ...
Engl A (2016)
Journal article
Regional & Federal Studies
Zwilling C, Woelk J, Klotz G, Engl A (2016)
Report
More information: http://www.eurac.edu/en/research/autonomies/sfereg/network/D ...
Engl A, Pallaver G, Alber E (2016)
Journal article
Politika. Südtiroler Jahrbuch für Politik = Annuario di politica dell'Alto Adige = Anuer de pulitica di Südtirol
Engl A, Mitterhofer J (2015)
Contribution in book
European Yearbook of Minority Issues, Volume 12 (2013)
Engl A (2014)
Baden-Baden: Nomos
978-3-8487-1485-8
(Schriftenreihe der Europäischen Akademie Bozen, Bereich "Minderheiten und Autonomien")
Authored book
Engl A (2007)
Bozen: EURAC research
Journal article
European Diversity and Autonomy Papers - EDAP