OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF NON-STATE DIALOGUE ACROSS THE FINNISH-RUSSIAN BORDER

• Authors: Laine Jussi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Increased inclusion of non-state actors in world politics has brought up the need for a wider understanding of power and agency. In a new Europe of post-national borders, the state sovereignty and authority has been weakened not just upwards and downwards, but also sideways by social movements and civil society organizations. The re-scaling of state, multileveled governance, and the cross-border initiatives fuelled by them, has initiated a transition from international to transnational relations. Reflecting this shift from de-bordering to re-bordering, the role of borderlands has changed from integrators to buffer zones. More attention needs to be paid on those actors and processes that respond to globalizing forces by propelling border-spanning activities and foster cross-border relations. Building on empirical material collected from the Finnish-Russian border, this paper argues that cross-border civil society has the potential to address bi-/transnational problems and push governments toward binational solutions.

Keywords

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CIVIL SOCIETY; FINLAND; RUSSIA; TRANSNATIONALISM; COOPERATION

• Publisher: Institute of Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Prešov
• Journal: Annales Scientia Politica
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 4 – 14

Contributors

author

Laine Jussi

• Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Finland