Programme of the second study day entitled ‘Spaces, regions and borders’, held on 26 June 2009 as part of the multidisciplinary seminar cycle ‘Anti-Europeanism, Euroscepticism and Alter-Europeanism in European integration history from 1945 to the present’.

Poster published for the second study day of the multidisciplinary seminar cycle ‘Anti-Europeanism, Euroscepticism and Alter-Europeanism in European integration history from 1945 to the present’, organised by MISHA (the Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l’Homme — Alsace, or Alsace Interuniversity Social Sciences and Humanities Research Institute).

Jacqueline Igersheim, Director of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Strasbourg, Roger Somé, Director of the Centre for Research in Social Sciences (CRESS) at the University of Strasbourg, and Martial Libera from the University of Strasbourg each introduce this second study day devoted to examining cross-border cooperation, held as part of the MISHA seminar cycle entitled ‘Anti-Europeanism, Euroscepticism and Alter-Europeanism in European integration history from 1945 to the present’.

In this first half of the first part of the seminar, chaired by Maurice Blanc from the University of Strasbourg, Bernard Reitel from Upper Alsace University, Mulhouse, discusses the example of the Upper Rhine area in cross-border cooperation. Karen Denni from the University of Strasbourg then looks at the origins of eurodistricts.

In this second half of the first part of the seminar, chaired by Maurice Blanc from the University of Strasbourg, Elodie Piquette and Guillaume Christen from the University of Strasbourg speculate on agricultural practices in relation to the Water Framework Directive. Philippe Hamman from the University of Strasbourg reports on the ambivalent position of cross-border workers. Finally, Bernhard Gross from Cardiff University discusses the treatment by the British media of potential Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants to the European Union.

In this first half of the second part of the seminar, chaired by Joachim Beck, Director of the Euro-Institute in Kehl, Valentina Guerra from the University of Strasbourg discusses the opposition to Europe of regions within the Council of Europe. Birte Wassenberg from the University of Strasbourg then speaks about past objections to Russia’s accession to the Council of Europe.

In this second half of the second part of the seminar, chaired by Joachim Beck, Director of the Euro-Institute in Kehl, Paulina Gulinska-Jurgiel from European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) looks at the role of the Oder-Neisse line in shaping Poland's European discourse. Ismail Ermagan from the University of Erfurt then discusses the origins of Turkish Euroscepticism.

In his conclusion, Philippe Hamman from the University of Strasbourg particularly emphasises the importance to this study day of the notion of space and regions in all senses of the terms, and develops the various aspects presented in the contributions.