Policy Press

The Borders Within

Causes and Fixes of Geographic Divides

By Michael Donnelly

Published

May 1, 2025

Page count

256 pages

ISBN

978-1447369066

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

May 1, 2025

Page count

256 pages

ISBN

978-1447369080

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Policy Press
The Borders Within

Michael Donnelly is Reader and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Bath.

1. Introduction

2. The Problem of Geographic Divisions

3. Knowing a place

4. Places worth knowing

5. People Worth Knowing

6. Place is Positional

7. Place is person-centred

8. The Flawed Logics of Regional Development

9. Growing local economies

10. Educational fixes?

11. Dismantling the Borders Within