B-SHAPES – borders shaping perceptions of European societies
B-SHAPES focuses on the role of borders shaping perceptions of European societies in the 21st century, confronted with the challenge of re-borderings in Europe.
Borders continue to play a key role in our perceptions of societies, culture, heritage and belonging. The project scrutinizes the role of borders shaping perceptions with regards to:
- Euroscepticism in border regions
- National minorities
- Border landscapes
Halmstad University is responsible for a workpackage on implications for policy, with specific focus on culturall heritage policy. B-SHAPES’ results will open for a reconfiguration of heritage policies, replacing national approaches with cross-border European approaches to heritage. These will empower citizens, but also economic sectors to contribute to the creation of more inclusive visions of culture and values, increasing the quality of life not only in border regions.
Project webpage at University of Southern Denmark
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About the project
Project period
- 2023-04-01–2026-03-31
Project leader
- Sara Svensson, Senior Lecturer and project leader for the sub-project WP6, Halmstad University
- Martin Klatt, project leader for the entire project, Southern Danish University
Other participating researchers
Collaboration partners
- South Denmark University, Denmark
- Brunel University London, UK
- European Academy Bozen, Italy
- Oulu University, Finland
- Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
- Technical University of Liberec, Czechia
- University of Wrocław, Poland
- Université de Strasbourg, France
- The National Museum of History, Bulgaria
- The Association of European Border Regions, Germany
- The Foundation Network of European Remembrance and Solidarity, Poland
- Kreatus, Poland
- Lungomare Art Collective, Italy
Financier
- Horizon Europe
