Moving from nation into region. Experiences and memories of cross-border dwelling in the Greater Region SaarLorLux

Abstract

Relocating one’s home to the other side of a national border is a practice of border crossing that is currently gaining in importance in (European) borderlands. The Greater Region SaarLorLux represents an interesting case for study due to the complex composition of the group of residential migrants and the diversity of the border crossing movements. By analyzing individual ‘moving stories’, the contribution proposes a view on this form of migration that aims at an understanding of the ‘multiplicity of place’ and thus of an important dimension of border experiences and regional identification processes. The article also addresses general questions on the relationship between migration, memory, and homemaking.