Borders, meaning and value - from the study of the experience of the twin cities of Rivera and Santana do Livramento

Authors

  • Fábio Régio Bento Universidade Federal do Pampa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2178-8839.24585

Keywords:

Border, Tolerance, Actual integration,

Abstract

On the basis of the study of the twin cities on the border, the author identifies in such experience two different types of boundary definition are presented in this article, along with the reasons for the actual integration between the cities of Rivera and Santana do Livramento. The author concludes by reflecting on the possible qualitative levels of social integration that can be expected in a experience of binational urban border.

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Author Biography

Fábio Régio Bento, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Fábio Régio Bento (1963) é professor adjunto de Sociologia na Unipampa, Universidade Federal do Pampa. Reside em Santana do Livramento (Brasil, RS), cidade-gêmea com Rivera (Uruguai), onde leciona Sociologia das Relações Fronteiriças do Brasil no curso de Relações Internacionais da Unipampa. Membro do grupo de pesquisa sobre Integração e Conflitos em Regiões de Fronteira. Doutor em Ciências Sociais pela Pontifícia Universidade San Tommaso (Roma, 1996).

Published

2012-07-03

How to Cite

Bento, F. R. (2012). Borders, meaning and value - from the study of the experience of the twin cities of Rivera and Santana do Livramento. Conjuntura Austral, 3(12), 43–60. https://doi.org/10.22456/2178-8839.24585

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RESEARCH

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