Open AccessThe Dutch–German Border: Open in Times of Coronavirus Lockdowns
Author(s) -
Martin van der Velde,
Doede Sijtsma,
Maarten Goossens,
Bas Maartense
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
borders in globalization review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-9913
DOI - 10.18357/bigr22202120205
Subject(s) - german , pandemic , covid-19 , limiting , political science , perception , coronavirus , geography , outbreak , psychology , engineering , virology , medicine , mechanical engineering , disease , archaeology , pathology , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty)
This essay portrays policies, practices and perceptions at the Dutch– German border during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that this border was considered one of the most open borders in the world. The first part of the essay deals with the waves of policies and other initiatives aimed at limiting cross-border traffic that have been introduced since March 2020 trying to curb the pandemic. The second part illustrates to what extent these policies might have had an effect on citizens’ cross-border practices and perception of the border