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Restructuring locality: practice, identity and place-making on the German-Polish border

Marie SandbergSaxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Karen Blixensvej 4, 2300Copenhagen S, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 66-83 | Received 09 Oct 2013, Accepted 10 Nov 2014, Published online: 02 Mar 2015

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Internet sources

Interviews

  • Interview with Rafal Gronicz, Mayor of Zgorzelec, made in Zgorzelec by Marie Sandberg, May 25, 2007.
  • Interview with Astrid Hahn, Coordinator of Cross-Border Cooperation, Municipality of Görlitz, made in Görlitz by Marie Sandberg, May 12, 2007.

Walking conversations

  • WC20070509, made in Görlitz, translated by Marie Sandberg 2007.
  • WC20070522, WC20070523 and WC20070524 made in Zgorzelec by Marie Sandberg, translated by K. Wala 2007.

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