Do Europeans Have to Love Each Other to Collaborate? Two Cross-Border Cases

By comparing two cross-border cases, the paper examines why in the Perpignan case, cross-border policies are based on feelings whereas in the Mulhouse case, these policies are justified by economic development or land management without any mention of emotions between European neighbors. To explain this gap, the paper analyzes not only the definition of cross-border territories inserted in a complex multilevel scheme but also the use (or lack thereof) of emotions in the political management of these territories.