Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration

Borders and international mobility have become dominant themes in studies on contemporary global processes, yet relatively little has been said about the various dimensions of their interaction in international relations. This chapter intends to fill the gap by exploring twin issues: the crucial political dimensions a…

The present paper investigates the role of urban networks in interaction and integration of cities by means of the “sister city” movement. The paper addresses the relationships of “Eurocities” with their “sister cities” to highlight the main factors behind the successful relationships. The data and information used fo…

• ALİYE AHU GÜLÜMSER

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Avrupa’da kentler, bütünleşme sürecinde ve farklı alanlarda aktif rol oynamışlar, Avrupa’nın dönüşümünün odağında yer almışlardır. Avrupa’da kentsel politikaların tespitine ilişkin başta Avrupa Birliği ve Avrupa Konseyi olmak üzere pek çok kuruluşun çalışmaları mevcuttur. Dünyanın en fazla kentleşme oranına sahip bölg…

• ÇİĞDEM TUĞAÇ

The present paper investigates city-to-city linkages and the role of urban networks in socio-economic development of cities This paper addresses the relationships of 'Eurocities' with their 'Sister Cities' to highlight the contributions of the mutual relationship to trade, tourism, cultural activities and investment.…

• ALİYE AHU GÜLÜMSER

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• ZELAL ÖZDEMİR

After the entry of China into the United NationsSecurity Council in 1971, relations between Turkey and China officially began.The 2000s was the period of recovery and restructuring for Turkey-Chinarelations. With the One Belt One Road Project announced by Chinese President XiJinping in 2013, Turkey-China relations wit…

Abstract The European Union (EU), following its 2004 big bang enlargement toward the central and eastern European countries Cyprus and Malta found itself facing a new group of neighboring countries (i.e., new borders). In response, the EU devised a new policy, the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), adopted in 2004,…

Immer wieder wird beklagt, die Stadt sei nicht mehr das, was sie einst gewesen ist. Dabei wird heute zunehmend auf die Global verwiesen — auf das durch die Internationalisierung der Märkte zunehmend verflochtene Wirtschaftsgeschehen, den durch die Verdichtung der Kommunikation intensivierten Informationsaustausch, die…

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With the impact of globalization, increasing flows of social, economic and political relations have begun to redefine the state borders which causes the rising of new border identities. By this redefinition process, European Union (EU)'s external wall forming the boundaries with the neighbourhood countries have also b…