Editing Border (section)

== Overlap and cooperation ==
{{Main|Cross-border cooperation|Third place|Hybridity|Third Space Theory}}
{{See also|Internationalism (politics)|Federalism|Sister City|Community centre|Free-trade zone|Refugee camp|Freedoms of the air|Dependency theory|Scale (analytical tool)}}

Borders facilitate or block hybrids like border overlap and cooperation beyond mere encounter and exchange.

=== Cross-border regions ===
{{Main|Cross-border region}}

Macro-regional integration initiatives, such as the European Union and NAFTA, have spurred the establishment of cross-border regions. These are initiatives driven by local or regional authorities, aimed at dealing with local border-transcending problems such as transport and environmental degradation.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Perkmann |first=M. |title=Building governance institutions across European borders |journal=[[regional Studies (journal)|Regional Studies]] |date=1999 |volume=33 |issue=7 |pages=657–667 |doi=10.1080/00343409950078693 |bibcode=1999RegSt..33..657P |hdl=10044/1/1343 |s2cid=34665896 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/1343|hdl-access=free }}</ref> Many cross-border regions are also active in encouraging [[intercultural communication]] and dialogue as well as cross-border economic development strategies.<br /> In [[Europe]], the [[European Union]] provides financial support to cross-border regions via its [[Interreg]] programme. The Council of [[Europe]] has issued the [[Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation]], providing a legal framework for cross-border co-operation even though it is in practice rarely used by Euroregions.