Thirrje për pjesëmarrje në Konferencën Shkencore Ndërkombëtare “HAPËSIRAT NDËRKUFITARE. DINAMIKA DHE SFIDA”

Call for Participation in Conference 

The Department of Geography of the University of Tirana, in collaboration with The  Department of Geography, University of Gjirokastra “Eqerem Cabej”,

organize the International Scientific Conference:

“TRANSBOUNDARY SPACES. DYNAMICS AND CHALLENGES”

01-02 December 2017, Gjirokastër, Albania

Transboundary spaces have been and remain at the center of scientific research and debates on global politics, social, economic and environmental developments, cultural interactions etc. Nowadays, based on their similarities and common interests, these spaces, are challenging and overcoming the territorial bounderies being increasingly seen as cohesive regions which providedevelopment opportunities for the border communities.

Furthermore, transboundary spaces are overcoming even the physical borders and are extanding to the cultural and virtual substrate of the respective communities. The identification of the unity of all the dimensions of a modern transbourdary space, including the physical, human, cultural and virtual spaces, is a duty of the modern geography. The discovery and the amplification of the hidden diverse cross-border potentials constitute the precondition for a multidimensional cross-border cooperation and integration.

Both these serve as nucleus and catalisators for a wider integration of all territories, which is essential for the euro-atlantic integration processes of our region. Then, common policies and strategies for sutainable development are the future of full integration.

The corpus of modern methodology of the contemporary geography fulfills the above mentioned needs. This is why the conference welcomes also contributions from scholars of various fields: history, archeology, biology, sociology, international relations, cultural heritage, anthropology, always keeping under consideration the research dimension of the common methods of this fields with the field of Geography.

Research fields:

• Cross-border cooperation and regional integration
• Natural resources under a common management
• Common natural potentials
• Migration of the population and cross-border cooperation
• Virtual process of redimensioning of the transboundary spaces
• Migration processes in transboundary regions
• Minorities and their rights
• Cultural diversity and collaboration challenges
• Cross-border communities and regional identity
• The need for common development strategy
• Regional co-operation for Sustainable Development
• Dynamics of urban development in transboundary spaces
• Dynamics of rural development in transboundary spaces
• Cross-border economy. Challenges for collaboration.
• Industrial transboundary complexes and impact on development
• Environmental management and concerns for climate change
• Cross-border collaboration for the management of protected areas
• Effective use and management of tourism
• Cross-border cooperation on infrastructure
• Challenges of social, economic and environmental development
• Methodological contributions and applications, through the processing of geospatial data
• Geographic education and the role of media in studying cross-border regions
• Europe of Regions
• Symbolism of the boundaries

SCIENTIFIC COMITEE

EXECUTIVE COMITEE

Important dates:

Abstract submission: 30  October 2017

Notification on the abstracts: 06^th November 2017

Conference event:  01-02 December 2017

Abstract rules:

Abstracts should be between 250-300 words, in Times New Roman 12, line spacing 1, justified. The title of the presentation should be written in Capitals. Under the title should be written the name/s of the author/s and in footnote should be given the details on: institution affiliation and e-mail address for each author.

Abstract should have 3-8 keywords in the end.

Abstracts should be emailed to: conference.dep.geo@unitir.edu.al

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