Considerations on the Effectiveness of Cross-Border Cooperation in Public Order and Civil Protection Services. The Case of the Romanian – Hungarian Border Area
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4335/13.3.559-578(2015)Keywords:
cross-border cooperation, public order, civil protection, Romania-Hungary border area, local governanceAbstract
Cross-border cooperation is an important mean to facilitate good neighborhood relations between communities divided by political frontiers. The institutional cross-border cooperation in the field of public services creates various opportunities and advantages for local communities on both sides of the border, helps to protect the safety of people and properties, and acts as an innovative model in providing high quality public services. Within this context, our paper presents, starting from a theoretical approach, the results of a survey-based research conducted among representatives and experts involved in public order and civil protection institutions, across the Hungarian-Romanian border. The paper focuses on revealing aspects such as objectives and results, effects and limits, reciprocity and long-run sustainability of the cross-border cooperation actions. The paper also draws conclusions and provides further recommendations.
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Medeiros, E. (2010) (Re)defining the Euroregion Concept, European Planning Studies, 19(1), pp. 141-158, doi: 10.1080/09654313.2011.531920.
Mileti, D. (1999) Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States (Washington D.C.: Joseph Henry Press).
Nijkamp, P. & Batten, D. (1990) Barriers to Communication and Spatial Interaction, The Annals of Regional Science, 24(4), doi: 10.1007/BF01580471.
Otocan, O. (2010) Euroregion as a Mechanism for Strengthening Transfrontier and Interregional Co-operation: Opportunities and Challenges (Strasbourg: Venice Commission).
Perkmann, M. (2007) The Rise of the Euroregion. A Bird's Eye Perspective on European Cross-border Co-operation (Lancaster UK: Department of Sociology, Lancaster University), available at: http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/sociology/papers/Perkmann-Rise-of-Euroregion.pdf (November 22, 2013).
Popescu, G. (2008) The Conflicting Logics of Cross-border Reterritorialization: Geopolitics of Euroregions in Eastern Europe, Political Geography, 27(4), pp. 418-438, doi: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2008.03.002.
Regional Office for Cross-border Cooperation for Romanian-Hungarian Border – BRECO (2013) Programme. Overview, Hungary-Romania Cross-Border Co-operation Programme 2007-2013 (Oradea: BRECO), available at: http://www.huro-cbc.eu/en/overview/ (Novemer 22, 2013).
Simileanu, V. (2006) Regiunile de cooperare transfrontalieră, In: Simileanu, V. E. (ed.) Geopolitica. Regiunile de cooperare transfrontalieră, surse de conflict sau de stabilitate?/ CBC Regions, Sources of Conflict or Stability? IV(20) (Bucharest: Top Form), pp. 5-12.
VÁTI Hungarian Public Nonprofit Company for Regional Development and Town Planning (2014) Without borders. Developments completed within the Hungary-Romania and Hungary-Serbia and Montenegro Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2004-2006 (Budapest: VATI), available at: http://www.vati.hu/files (January 7, 2015).
Vojinović, B., Mikac, M. & Oplotnik, Ž. (2013) The Microeconomics of Regional Development: Measuring convergences of Local and Regional Business Cycles, Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government, 11(3), pp. 777-797, doi: 10.4335/11.3.777-797.</span></p>
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