Mobility and integration: The cross-border region of Øresund and its young citizens’ perceptions

摘要: The cross-border region of Oresund is one the areas in Northern Europe where largest concentration highly educated people reside. Other authors argue that integration process has seemingly come to a halt due lack interest from inhabitants. This thesis argues young citizens offers shift tendency towards and does so by taking full advantage existing institutions, infrastructure possibilities are available. Through these processes, strengthens through bottom-up regionalization. European Union funds various projects which aims strengthen top-down Europeanization. These two simultaneous processes contribute on-going territorial field tension exists Oresund. draws attention away national state breaks long bond nation-state had over its citizen’s identity. By interviewing students commute weekly across Oresund, conducting questionnaire was distributed this show as whole. reason behind focus on because their nature being more mobile open than general public. qualitative research, presents type analysis studies region, will compare previous results with thesis’ order establish offering add another unexplored dimension study focusing solely attitudes comparison