The dynamics of unfamiliarity in the German-Polish border region in 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s
In: Borders and border regions in Europe: changes, challenges and chances, S. 183-199
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In: Borders and border regions in Europe: changes, challenges and chances, S. 183-199
In: Borders and Border Regions in Europe
In: Journal of borderlands studies, Band 29, Heft 3, S. 339-351
ISSN: 2159-1229
In: Journal of ethnic and migration studies: JEMS, Band 48, Heft 19, S. 4694-4711
ISSN: 1469-9451
In: International journal of urban and regional research, Band 44, Heft 3, S. 469-483
ISSN: 1468-2427
AbstractThis article examines the practices and experiences of Ukrainian border crossers who are engaged in informal small‐scale economic practices, namely shopping and petty trade, at the Medyka border crossing in Poland. By examining the societal, network and territorial embeddedness of the economic activities of these border crossers, we aim to shed light on the practices and experiences that form part of their daily lives. For many, the presence of the state border has become a resource for shopping and petty trade. People share a common purpose of making the most of their border crossing; they work together to plan and coordinate, or improvise and semi‐plan, in the borderland and beyond, to supplement their income or to make a living. As a result, daily life for these border crossers occurs on both sides of the state border, 'stretching' the border in both a mental and a physical sense, despite the controlled institutional demarcation between Poland and Ukraine.