Mapping the cross-border cooperation ‘galaxy’: an exploration of scalar arrangements in Europe

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Figure 1. Schematic diagram of the types of scalar arrangements of CBC. Source: Authors, 2020.

Table 1. CBC initiatives in Europe by scale, geographic context and activity in 2020.

		All initiatives		Active initiatives		Inactive initiatives
Scales	Geographic context	(N)	%	(N)	%	(N)	%
Local	Rural	31	15	18	12	13	23
	Urban	28	13	23	15	5	9
Regional	Non-metropolitan	108	52	73	48	35	61
	Metropolitan	13	6	11	7	2	4
Supra-regional	Non-metropolitan	24	11	23	15	1	2
	Metropolitan	5	2	4	3	1	2
Total		209	100	152	100	57	100

Source: Authors, 2020.

Figure 2. Cross-border cooperation initiatives and their scalar arrangements in Europe.

Table 2. Types of scalar arrangements of CBC in 2020.

		Nested		Overlapping		Complex		Standalone
	N ^(arrangements)	19		20		9		-	-
Scales	Activity	N ^(initiatives)	%	N ^(initiatives)	%	N ^(initiatives)	%	N ^(initiatives)	%
Local	Active	16	30	0	0	19	25	6	16
	Inactive	3	6	0	0	8	10	4	11
Regional	Active	22	42	37	79	24	31	16	42
	Inactive	1	2	2	4	10	13	9	24
Supra-regional	Active	10	19	8	17	16	21	3	8
	Inactive	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Active	48	100	45	100	59	100	25	100
	Inactive	5		2		18		13

Source: Authors, 2020.