Borderology: Spatial Perspective, Theoretical and Practical

Preface
Editors’ Introduction
Contents
Editors and Contributors
Borderology as a Project for the Future
Borderology and Civilization
Entering the New Border Zone
Borderology: Origin and Meaning
Borderology and Peace Research
Borderology and Learning to Be Human
Can the Human Being Become Civilized?
Borderology and Confucius
“Alphabet” of Borderology: The Question of What Is Enlightenment?
Borderology from a Philosophical Perspective: Origins, Meaning and Practical Implementation
Borderology and Its Most Relevant Classic—Kant's Idea of Enlightenment
Enlightenment as a Basic Norm of Civilization: Foucault, Mamardashvili
The Urgent Task of Borderology Today
The Phenomenon of the Border and the Pandemic
Introduction
Appearance and Phenomenon, Interpretation and Disclosure
The Problematic and Variable Character of Any Border
The State of Affairs. The Contradictoriness of the Human Situation
Distinction and Identification. The ‘Cases’ of the World and the Establishment of Borders
The Border and a Change of Aspect. Choosing One of the Two Sides of the Border
Preserving the Borders of Your World
Two Sides of the Border. The Act of Introducing Order and the Whole
The Involvement of the Indefinite in Our Lives. The World and Man
The Unconditional and the Conditional
Openness as an Essential Feature of Man
The Need of Giving Account
The Border as a Disclosure of the Other
Conclusions
References
The Boundaries of Humanity
Introduction
Appropriation of Humanity
Alienation of Humanity
Reasons for Alienation
Consequences of Appropriation and Alienation of Humanity
Conclusions
References
European Borders in Migration and Pandemic Times: Paradigmatic Changes
Introduction
What Is the Meaning of the Border Closure?
The Quiet Voice of a Philosopher at the Beginning of the Pandemic
Necropolitics in Pandemic Necropolis: Density Is Destiny
Modest Attempts to Reality Reconceptualization
Is Europe Without Borders a Chimerical Myth?
Conclusions
References
Philosophical and Anthropological Dimensions of the Pandemic Crisis
Turning to Face the Non-human: New Strategic Ways to Think About the Pandemic
Introduction
The Non-human as Revelation of Materiality: Lovecraftian Overture in a Fashion Style
The Human and Non-human: Establishing Differences and Distinguishing Boundaries
COVID-19 Pandemic Through Non-anthropocentric Lenses
“Brave New Pest”?
The Case of One Trump Tweet: Some Not Very Serious Hermeneutics
Conclusions
References
Existential and Cultural Aspect of the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Prospect of Forming New Cultural Boundaries and the Phenomenon of Mood
The Covid-19 Pandemic as a Cultural Phenomenon: Group Differences
The Covid-19 Pandemic in an Existential Sense: A Mood Phenomenon
Groups the Boundaries Between Them and the Specifics of the Modern Mood
Conclusions
References
The Border Between Hierarchical and Network Approaches to Researching the Coronavirus Pandemic
Pandemic Situation in the Focus of Hierarchical Power Relations on the Example of Foucault’s Idea of Biopolitics
Two Focuses of Pandemic Studies: Hierarchical and Networked
The Dichotomy of Hierarchical and Network in the Philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari.
The Concept of a Network and the Difference Between Two Methodological Approaches
Pandemic Situation Outside Hierarchical Relations on the Example of Leibniz’s Philosophy
Conclusions
References
Space and Borders in the Pandemic Context
How Does the Pandemic Invalidate the Sociological Definition of the City?
City Definitions Based on Sociological Conceptions
Reshaping Urban Spaces Under the Pandemic 2020–2021
Artistic Reflections on the Pandemic
Conclusions
References
New Economic and Cultural Biases of Strategic Development in Lithuanian-Polish Cross-Border Functional Area Under the Impact of Pandemic and Migrations
Introduction
Precondition to Develop New Biases for Cross-Border Tourism Functional Area in Lithuanian-Polish Borderland
Borderland in Retrospectivity and Spatial Dynamics
Borderlands and Their Potential for Tourism Development
New Economic and Cultural Biases Under Impact of Pandemic and Migrations
Conclusions
References
The Fourteen Critical Factors for Regional Development in Borderlands: Focusing on European Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) Areas
Introduction
Materials and Methods
The Fourteen Critical Factors for Territorial Success in CBC Regions: Factor-by-Factor
Connectivity—Movement Between Cities
Strong Territorial Strategy
Avoid Duplication of Infrastructures
Increase the Sense of Belonging
Diverse Infrastructural Offer—Euro Citizenship
Access to European Funds
Stronger Economy
Better Life’s Quality Standards
Young and Talented People Magnet
Common Objectives and Master Plans
Stronger Political Commitment
Citizen Involvement
Political Transparency and Commitment
Eurocity Marketing and Advertisement
The Fourteen Critical Factors for Territorial Success in CBC Regions: By Thematic Fields
Discussion and Conclusions
References
Portuguese Perceptions on Borders—From the Escape Path to the Sanitarian Imposition 1950–2020
Introduction
The Understanding of Border During Estado Novo—Portuguese Border Perception (1950s‒1974)
A New Regime, Different Borders, a Renew Understanding of the European Dimension (1974–2020)
Conclusions
References
The Migrants, the ‘Stayers’, and the New Borderlands in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Brexit
Introduction
Borderlands in the Time of COVID-19 and Brexit
The COVID-19 Case
The Brexit Case
Research Methodology
The Borders and the Borderlands in the Time of Pandemic
COVID-19—The Borders
COVID-19—The Borderlands
Navigating Borderlands
The Borders and the Borderlands in Times of Brexit
Perception of Brexit
Brexit—The Borders
Brexit—The Borderlands
Conclusions
References
Between Humanitarianism and Security—The Events at the Polish-Belarusian Border
The Border Between Poland and Belarus
August 2021—Usnarz Górny
Humanitarianism
Hybrid War and Criticism of Government Actions
Kuźnica
Humanitarian Corridor
Conclusions
References
The Contours of a New (Post) Pandemic Reality
Self-Construction in the World Web and the Borders of Freedom in Pandemic Times
Introduction: Fluid Modernity
Our Age: Moving Away from the Cartesian Self-Construction
Private Realm Versus Public Realm
The Post-Cartesian Ego of the Social Media
The Digital Existence, the COVID-19 and the Future of Freedom
References
Public Realm, Privacy and the Scholars’ Lifeworld—Reloaded: An Unintentional Voyeur in a Russian Kitchen
Introduction
An Overview of the Experiences of the Philosophy of Communication Before the Pandemic
Cultural Criticism of the New Forms of Communication with the Pandemic Situation in the Background
Belief in and Fear of Technology Under Conditions of the Pandemic
The Discomfort of the Academic Sphere in the Enforced Online Space of the Pandemic Situation
References
Pandemic, Borders and New Technology—Distance Breaking Media (DBM)
Introduction
Crisis and New Inventions
The History of IT
Distance Breaking Media
Asynchronous and Synchronous Learning Activity
DBM Influences Social Behavior
DBM and Learning
Conclusion
References
Communication-Contacts-Dialogue: The Transformation of Education During the Pandemic
Introduction
The Network Society and Its Main Characteristics
Vertical and Horizontal Ways of Organizing Society: Hierarchy and Network
The Human Being Within Networks
New Forms of Communication and a Radical Change of Ideas About Contacts and Dialogue
The Changing Notion of Order in a “Liquid Society”
The Concept of Education: The Search for Internal Grounds—The Birth of Meanings
Conclusions
References
Education in the Time of a Pandemic: Toward a Hermeneutics of Closed Borders and Travel Bans
Introduction
The Hermeneutical Dimension of Education
The Borders Created by Digital Technologies
Conclusions
References
Index