Tożsamościowy wymiar współpracy transgranicznej Polski i Ukrainy. Z badań nad świadomością zbiorową mieszkańców obszarów przygranicznych

Abstract

— ABSTRACT — The article shows cross-border cooperation between Poland and Ukraine from a micro-social perspective. It emphasizes the identity dimension of social contacts and their consequences. The research from December 2019 among the inhabitants of the border areas of Poland and Ukraine was concerned with whether this cooperation has become an important perspective for the perception of neighborly relations among the inhabitants of border areas, how strongly the need for its development is expressed and how its effects are perceived. The respondents perceive cross-border Polish-Ukrainian relations through the prism of economic contacts. The consciousness of between the inhabitants of border areas. Despite this, the respondents paid attention to the cultural elements linking both nations and the values facilitating communication.