Open AccessThe The Swiss–French Border Closure During COVID-19: A Cross-border Worker’s View
Author(s) -
Pierre-Alexandre Beylier
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
borders in globalization review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-9913
DOI - 10.18357/bigr21202019851
Subject(s) - covid-19 , closure (psychology) , closing (real estate) , pandemic , metropolitan area , political science , cross border cooperation , line (geometry) , geography , regional science , outbreak , law , virology , medicine , archaeology , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , geometry , mathematics
This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Swiss–French border in the Geneva region. This cross-border metropolitan area, which is structured by many cross-border flows, transcends the boundary line. The paper presents testimony of Clément Montcharmont, who works in Geneva and lives in France and was much impacted by the closing of the border