Liszka József (szerk.): Az Etnológiai Központ Évkönyve 2011 - Acta Ethnologica Danubiana 13. (Dunaszerdahely-Komárno, 2011)
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Contribution written by Devan Jagodic gives added value to the book as it looks on transborder residential mobility from european perspektíve and as such is very welcomed in the case study research. Schengen agreement written in 1985 aboliting internal EU borders changed the understanding of borders. From then on they are not understandable just as barriers, but also as attraction and opportunity. Economic motives, cheaper estate, beter quality of live are the reasons why people from Netherlands moves to Germany. We should mention Bunde in Germany not far from Winschoten in Netherlands, Selfkant not far from Sittard, and Kranenburg where 20% of Dutch lives allready close to Nijmegen. Suggested term ‘elastic’ migration, (living somewhere in the middle between both countries, attached to one and another, daily commuting to city of your origin to work, visit friends and relatives, take children to school, spend free time, take advantage of public and privat services) is tipically also for german-french border region in Euroregion Pamina. Workers from french Alsace commute to Germany for work due to better earnings. Germans from Karlsruhe basin find their new housing across the border, however they work and maintain social connections in the country of origin. Thirth case we may find betwen Denmark and Sweden. People from Kobenhavn especially after 2000 when new bridge was opened connecting Kobenhavn and Malmö in Sweden move on the other side of the channel due to above mentioned reasons. Jogodic further explains two theories (suburbanization theory and transnational migration studies theory), starting point of his PhD research in which he deals with cross-border residential mobility on the italian-slovenian border. The phenomenon is examined in the context of suburbanization of Trieste. Irén Szörényiné Kukorelli contribution is about changes and challenges of recreation and tourism in suburbanization area from normalisation period till nowadays. One project promoting tourism should be mentioned in the region between Bratislava and Wien: Project Hainburg-Šamorín 2012. However it doesn’t include hungarian partner (Project Hainburg—Samorin 2012). Gabriel Zubriczký orients on Bratislava, it’s growth of population, geographical development and suburbanization in last century. By the side should have been mentioned historical development of the city through centuries, parts where Jews, german and hungarian speaking population lived. None of authors mentioned Pozsony/Pressburg/Bratislava mixed culture and even language which was present in the city till second half of 20th century. Also Trianon and Munich agreement would help foreign reader to understand current situation. Historical and actual border shouldn’t be taken for granted and not being discussed as they have clear evidence in nowadays society. Article is not oriented just direction Hungary (as most of them) but takes into account also Pezinok, Senec, Modra, Devínska Nová Ves, Stupava, Chorvátsky Grob, other direction of suburbanization. Geographic and strategic position of Bratislava is well described; in the middle european context between Wien and Budapest close to border with two countries. Our main and probably the only big crytic of the volume is that it does not gives even an insight - which could be expected in one of the chapters of this article, but not necessary- to broader understanding of Bratislava suburbanization, meaning not only suburbanization in Slovakia, Hungary but also in third country Austria, which is unique in Europe. Many times mentioned EU accession year and entrance into Schengen area we have expected at least an article about pendulum migration to Austria and Wolfstahl, Hainburg an der Donau, Kittsee and other villages. It is far from being as massive as to Hungary due to geographical limits, prudance of austrian authorities, but nevertheless, speaking just about public transport city bus line was opened connecting Hainburg with Bratislava Nový most. Also commercial companies operate. The population structure is there even more mixed than in volume two research areas: Austrians, Croats, Serbs, Turks, Czechs, Slovaks (Statistik 308
