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