Publication details
Slovensko-rakouská přeshraniční spolupráce pohledem místních obyvatel a starostů
| Title in English | The Slovak-Austrian cross-border cooperation in inhabitants and mayor's opinions |
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Geografický časopis/Geographical Journal |
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| Web | https://www.sav.sk/index.php?lang=en&doc=journal-list&part=article_response_page&journal_article_no=15179 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.31577/geogrcas.2018.70.2.10 |
| Keywords | borders; Slovak-Austrian borderland; cross-border cooperation and relationships; Pomoravi/Weinviertel/Zahorie Euroregion |
| Description | This paper focuses on the Slovak-Austrian borderland (the area of the Euroregion Pomoravi/Weinviertel/Zahorie). This research topic includes questions such as the relationship of the inhabitants of Slovakia and Austria with their neighbouring country, their attitude to the open border and the level of cross-border cooperation between the municipalities in this region. The topic of the paper was chosen due to its contemporary relevance, caused by the changes which occurred in the Slovak-Austrian borderland after the year 1989 (the borders were opened, Austria and then Slovakia became member states of the European Union, etc.). In addition, there is a lack of studies and research dedicated to this borderland. The research was carried out in the form of a survey in the municipalities of the Weinviertel/Zahorie Euroregion in autumn 2016. 176 interviews were conducted on the Slovak side of the region and 153 interviews were conducted on the Austrian side. The survey was supplemented with interviews with the mayors of selected municipalities. |