Cross-Border Cooperation in the Shadow of Crisis - the Turów Coalmine Case

• Autorzy: Joanna Kurowska-Pysz , Ewa Łaźniewska , Hynek Böhm , Artur Boháč
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Background: The study concerns the inter-governmental dispute between the Polish and the Czech governments on the planned Turów coalmine expansion and its impact on the cross-border cooperation between the Polish and the Czech entities, particularly in the sphere of cross-border partnerships conducting microprojects financially supported by the INTERREG Program. The conflict went before the European Court of Justice in 2021 and was the cause of hostility between the two nations. the conflict was concluded in February 2022, with the signing of the agreement on the future of the Turów coalmine and compensation for the Czechs. Although the dispute has ended formally, but some problems in relations between the Polish and the Czech partners on the borderland still exist. Research problem and questions: The research problem concerns recognizing how inter-governmental disputes at a national level can impact on cross-border cooperation at a local level, and in particular the Polish-Czech partnerships conducting cross-border microprojects. It comprises of research questions concerning the impact of this inter-governmental dispute on the ongoing and future Polish-Czech institutional partnerships in cross-border projects and the factors necessary to improve the resilience of cross-border cooperation at a local level to political factors and actors. Methods: The authors used both qualitative research methods (in-depth interviews, media analysis, desk research) and quantitative research methods (survey CATI, CAWI surveys). Conclusions: The study shows slight changes in the intensity, efficiency and approach to the cross-border cooperation; it reveals the future activities essential to improving the Polish-Czech relations in the Nysa Euroregion. It points out the important factors necessary to improve the resilience of cross-border cooperation to political factors. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Euroregions; Region cross-border cooperation; International disputes

PL

Euroregiony; Współpraca regionów przygranicznych; Spory międzynarodowe

• Czasopismo: Journal of International Studies
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 15
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 43--63

Twórcy

autor

Joanna Kurowska-Pysz

• WSB University, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland

autor

Ewa Łaźniewska

• Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poland

autor

Hynek Böhm

• University of Opole, Poland Technical University of Liberec, The Czech Republic

autor

Artur Boháč

• Technical University of Liberec, The Czech Republic

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DOI

10.14254/2071-8330.2022/15-4/3