Dear Choen

Community participation and management will definitely reduced the conflict.  The attached paper recommendation will help you further.

It really depends on the community and complexed problems within, if we take Balkan region as an example.

Hi Choen,

Perhaps you can read that paper:

https://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/BorderStudies/en/publications/review/data/ebr51/V5_N1_02Ganster.pdf

The number of ethnic-variety, and dept of belief are important factores in unifying any community or not, but the importance and effect of border activities in the locals' daily survivel scale could be a shifting factor in an hypotheticl outcome.    

Thanks to All for your contributions and constructive comments. It seems that a solution may vary from one country or one factor to another.I feel that is interesting and challenging effort to implement this concept.

I would like to appreciate the answers given on the contribution of natives/tribes on enhancing peace in borders of two countries. It could be added that the nature of borders of most African countries would differ from that of many other countries from Europe in particular. Most of African borders were created by colonial regimes, hence those who share borders are people of same origin, with similar culture, and at times even same tribe. Hence, to them maintaining peace and tranquility in their borders is a daily song.  However, in places where borders were created through wars, the ultimate relationship would be volatile. Hence, protecting borders would always be a difficult task.

In my country, border resident within a five kilometre radius are exempted from any intensive security checks and as Norman rightly mentioned, most of these border resident are relatives to citizens of the neighbouring countries and as such maintaining peace is very essential. the way forward is to involve them in security decisions as they tend to violate most of the security measures put in place. some of theses residents take advantage of the immunity they enjoy by smuggling in illegal goods and migrants and as such there is the need to sensitize them on the security threats their activities pose to national security especially in this era of heightened terrorism. managing border security without active participation of locals is like fetching water with a basket.

Their respective local authorities and opinion leaders must be consulted in major adherence decision, and they will in turn educate their people.

Another way is to collaborate with the neighbouring country to create a common data base on resident border residents and issue them with a distinct ID cards for the facilitation and tracking of their movements. 

Thanks Norman and Nana for sharing interesting border situations, environment and management in African region.

During the recent Ebola response in West Africa it was concluded that international borders are porous. The cross-border movement of people is inevitable and whilst the closing of official border crossings has prevented motor vehicle traffic, foot and bicycle traffic has never stopped and may even have increased in remote areas. This was a potential source of transmission and best prevented through community participation, for example, engaging with village chiefs in cross-border control is critical, especially where these individuals are traditionally strong and aware of Ebola issues. Chiefs can organize patrols of the boundaries of their villages to keep outsiders away and to record people’s movements. A systematic community-based approach to routinely record travel histories, contacts and symptoms of illness in cross border areas would improve this situation but the response was not able to develop this type of a bottom-up approach.

Many thanks to Professor Glenn for sharing real world situation and insight with us. It perhaps could be applicable to other developing countries as well.It may also vary from country to country judjing from border security reason point of view.

Many thanks to Dr.Norman for sharing border situation and insight in African region with us. It is very interesting to me.

Dr. Kainamara,

Yes you can, Participatory Action Research (PAR) is a theorethical and methodological propoulsal in constat development that could help to iniciate the process of sensibilization of peoples involve in the problematics of regionalization. PAR is supported by a phlosophycal principles, teories and methos that helps participants to develop a process and solve problems around the interest topics.

Dear Maria, Thank you for your kind contribution. It sounds pratical approach. 

Dear Maria, Thank you for your kind contribution. It sounds pratical approach.