Social Economy, Culture and Identity across the Border: Lessons from the Basque Case

Xabier Itçaina (1)

1 CED - Centre Émile Durkheim

This think piece addresses the role of the Third Sector and Social Economy in the emergence of cross-border network governance in the Basque border region between France and Spain. Cross-border relations have historically been initiated by movements within civil society, anticipating policy actors in this matter. A policy change occurred in the 1990s, with the gradual Europeanization of a new policy framework which enables and encourages cross-border cooperation. The current engagement of Social Economy actors in this kind of cooperation is marked by this double heritage, with contrasting forms of implementation which require a sector-based analysis.

Mots clés: social economy; culture; identity; border; Basque Country

Domaines: Science politique

Xabier Itçaina. Social Economy, Culture and Identity across the Border: Lessons from the Basque Case. UNRISD conference “Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy”, International Labour Organization and the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service, May 2013, Genève, Switzerland. ⟨halshs-03525685⟩