Constructing a Cross-Border Region in the Pacific Northwest

<p>For residents living at national borders the divisions between countries are rarely black and white and often everyday interactions contribute to the creation of a cross-border region. This book examines this phenomenon in Cascadia which runs along the Canada/US border in the Pacific Northwest.</p><p>Placing people at the heart of the analysis the book considers the everyday interactions and links which bind residents together and help to define Cascadia as a cross-border region. The book also assesses the impact that increased border security in the wake of 9/11 has had on border residents. Following a bottom-up approach rather than a top-down approach the book examines how border security impacts the residents’ mobility their representations of the border and potentially the existence of a cross-border identity.</p><p>Drawing on extensive original qualitative and quantitative data this book will be of interest to researchers across border studies geography geopolitics and cultural studies as well as to policy-makers and other stakeholders with an interest in cross-border cooperation.</p>