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A Network-based Approach to Regional Borders: The Case of Belgium

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  • Annemarie Strihan

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Strihan A. A network-based approach to regional borders: the case of Belgium, Regional Studies. This article puts forward a network-based representation of border regions. It argues for and then employs a network approach to better understand the relation between socio-economic linkages and ethnic divisions in the Flemish-Walloon border region. A segment of the border region is described through polycentric networks of firms that cluster around multiple axes of solidarity. This article focuses on the ethnic axis of solidarity and shows that ethnicity is more significant than geographical distance for the network formation. It concludes with remarks on the place of this approach within border studies and the possibilities of using it as a border management tool. [image omitted] Strihan A. Une facon d'aborder les frontieres regionales basee sur les reseaux: etude de cas de la Belgique, Regional Studies. Cet article cherche a proposer une representation des regions frontalieres basee sur les reseaux. On prone et puis emploie une facon basee sur les reseaux afin de mieux comprendre le rapport entre les liens socioeconomiques et les clivages ethniques dans la region frontaliere flamande-wallonne. On presente un secteur de la region frontaliere en termes de reseaux polycentriques d'entreprises qui se regroupent autour de multiples axes de solidarite. Cet article porte sur l'axe de solidarite ethnique et montre que l'ethnicite s'avere plus importante que ne l'est la distance geographique pour ce qui est de l'etablissement des reseaux. Pour conclure, on commente la place de cette facon dans les etudes des regions frontalieres et les possibilites de l'employer comme outil de gestion des regions frontalieres. Regions frontalieres Reseaux sociaux Belgique Strihan A. Ein netzwerkbasierter Ansatz fur Regionalgrenzen: der Fall Belgien, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag wird fur eine netzwerkbasierte Darstellung von Grenzregionen pladiert. Es werden Argumente fur einen netzwerkbasierten Ansatz vorgebracht; anschliessend wird dieser Ansatz fur ein besseres Verstandnis der Beziehungen zwischen den soziookonomischen Verknupfungen und den ethnischen Teilungen in der flamisch-wallonischen Grenzregion genutzt. Ein Segment der Grenzregion wird uber polyzentrische Netzwerke aus Firmen beschrieben, die sich entlang mehrerer Solidaritatsachsen gruppieren. Im Mittelpunkt dieses Artikels steht die ethnische Solidaritatsachse; es wird gezeigt, dass die ethnische Herkunft zur Bildung eines Netzwerks von grosserer Bedeutung ist als der geografische Abstand. Der Artikel schliesst mit Anmerkungen uber den Platz dieses Ansatzes innerhalb der Grenzstudien sowie uber die Moglichkeiten der Verwendung eines solchen Ansatzes als Instrument zur Grenzverwaltung. Regionalgrenzen Soziale Netzwerke Belgien Strihan A. Un enfoque de redes para las fronteras regionales: El caso de Belgica, Regional Studies. En este articulo se propone una representacion de las regiones fronterizas a traves de redes. Se defiende un enfoque de redes que se emplea para comprender mejor la relacion entre los vinculos socioeconomicos y las divisiones etnicas en la region fronteriza flamenco-valon. Se describe un segmento de la region fronteriza a traves de redes policentricas de empresas que se aglutinan a lo largo de muchos ejes de solidaridad. En este articulo se presta especial atencion al eje etnico de solidaridad y se demuestra que para la formacion de redes la etnicidad es mas importante que la distancia geografica. El articulo concluye con observaciones del lugar de este enfoque en los estudios sobre fronteras y las posibilidades de usarlo como una herramienta de gestion fronteriza. Fronteras regionales Redes sociales Belgica

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  • Annemarie Strihan, 2008. "A Network-based Approach to Regional Borders: The Case of Belgium," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(4), pages 539-554.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:42:y:2008:i:4:p:539-554
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400701541813
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    1. Annemarie STRIHAN, 2014. "Neither Hostile Nor Friendly: Romanian-Bulgarian Vicinity And Its Media Representation," Management Research and Practice, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 6(3), pages 5-27, September.

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