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Borders, planning and policy transfer: historical transformation of development discourses in the Finnish Torne Valley

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  • Fredriika Jakola

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European Union spatial policies have become a key institutional context in which to study policy transfer processes in European border areas. These policies are, however, only the most recent part of these transformation processes which raises a need for more historically sensitive approaches. An historical perspective is important, since border regions are historical processes with particular path-dependent development trajectories and power structures. This paper aims to contribute to the discussion concerning the transformation of European border regions by looking at the policy transfer of regional development discourses in the Finnish Torne Valley. The study material consists of strategic development documents produced by the Finnish border municipalities and the municipal-based co-operation organizations from the 1930s to 2013. The examination, based on critical discourse analysis, shows that the transformation process is driven by national trends and the dominant planning discourse. Nevertheless, the particular border setting and local discourse on ‘united Torne Valley’ have also intertwined with political and economic processes during different time periods.

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  • Fredriika Jakola, 2016. "Borders, planning and policy transfer: historical transformation of development discourses in the Finnish Torne Valley," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(10), pages 1806-1824, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:24:y:2016:i:10:p:1806-1824
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2016.1194808
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    1. Arie Stoffelen & Dominique Vanneste, 2017. "Tourism and cross-border regional development: insights in European contexts," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(6), pages 1013-1033, June.
    2. Fredriika Jakola & Eeva‐Kaisa Prokkola, 2018. "Trust Building or Vested Interest? Social Capital Processes of Cross‐Border Co‐Operation in the Border Towns of Tornio and Haparanda," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 109(2), pages 224-238, April.

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