@misc{Tölle_Alexander_Networking_2010, author={Tölle, Alexander}, volume={20}, copyright={Rights Reserved - Free Access}, address={Warszawa}, journal={Europa XXI}, howpublished={online}, year={2010}, publisher={IGiPZ PAN}, language={eng}, abstract={The globalisation of economic relations in conjunction with the European integration process has resulted in the creation of strategic networks between cities and regions on a transnational level. The overall motivation is to combine strengths and to balance weaknesses in order to compete with other spaces. In this context, the Polish-German “Oder Partnership” created in 2006 between four voivodships and four federal states including Berlin may be interpreted as a transborder strategy to foster economic development in from a European perspective deprived regions. A look on its first steps shows the potentials of the network tool as well as obstacles on the long way to the creation of stable cooperation structures}, type={Text}, title={Networking in a transnational cooperation space—the case of the Oder Partnership}, URL={http://rcin.org.pl/igipz/Content/55804/PDF/WA51_75645_r2010-t20_EuropaXXI-Tolle.pdf}, keywords={strategic networks, cooperation space, transnational cooperation, European regions, Polish-German cross-border cooperation, Oder Partnership}, }