Cross-border cooperation in the shadow of crisis – the Turów Coalmine case

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24510%2F22%3A00010461" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24510/22:00010461 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.jois.eu/?791,en_cross-border-cooperation-in-the-shadow-of-crisis-–-the-turow-coalmine-case" target="_blank" >https://www.jois.eu/?791,en_cross-border-cooperation-in-the-shadow-of-crisis-–-the-turow-coalmine-case</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2022/15-4/3" target="_blank" >10.14254/2071-8330.2022/15-4/3</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Cross-border cooperation in the shadow of crisis – the Turów Coalmine case

Original language description

The study concerns the intergovernmental 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 intergovernmental disputes at a national level can 44 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 intergovernmental 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.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50601 - Political science

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of International Studies

ISSN

2071-8330

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

20

Pages from-to

43-63

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85145891289