Cross-border co-operation as a tool to enhance regional development : the case of Hopa-Batumi region

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The aim of this thesis is to examine the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation as a tool for local/regional development of underdeveloped border regions, and whether it is appropriate for Turkey’s border regions. The basic statement is that the trajectories of intense economic relations do not always let cross-border co-operation; it can develop through supportive policies fed by the active participation of cross-border actors. The scope of this study is, - to examine changing theoretical ideas about borders and border relations, - to review some of the important changes affecting the cross-border cooperations; and the implications of transformations in the global mechanisms through new network relations determined within the multi-level governance approach, - to develop a framework for analysing the success of cross-border cooperation, - to discuss the cross-border co-operation trajectories through the world experiences and Turkish case, - to search for a new model This study will focus on a set of theoretical tools involving independent dimensions such as governance, economy and social structure. Along these theoretical perspectives, the importance of a cross-border co-operation for local/regional development will be emphasised through the case of Hopa-Batumi border region. Handling of this case will be an attempt to put forward the opportunities and barriers of a cross-border co-operation for Turkish border regions. This study is developed by the examination of theoretical literature, generating comparative analysis of world experiences with reference to available literature, and Turkish border regions executed with the newspapers archives and legal arrangements, and case study through in-depth interviews.
Continuing Education.
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608372/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/16931
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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D. Dursun, “Cross-border co-operation as a tool to enhance regional development : the case of Hopa-Batumi region,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2007.
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