%0 Journal Article
%T Cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and Poland in the structure of international relations with selected Euroregions as case studies (outline and issues)
%A Osikowicz, Żanna
%J Culture Management
%V 2017
%R 10.4467/20843976ZK.17.014.7106
%N Volume 18, Issue 2
%P 237-249
%K cross-border cooperation, euroregions, polish-ukrainian cooperation, social cooperation, cultural and educational cooperation
%@ 1896-8201
%D 2017
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-w-kulturze/article/wspolpraca-transgraniczna-ukrainy-i-polski-w-strukturze-stosunkow-miedzynarodowych-na-przykladzie-wybranych-euroregionow-zarys-i-problematyka
%X 
	Cross-border co-operation is a vital element of the cooperation between Ukraine and Poland in the institutional sphere, where priority directions of growth are determined mostly by social, cultural, and educational co-operation and the development of infrastructure. The objective of this paper is to present the cross-border cooperation between Poland and Ukraine in the structure of international relations. I discuss the cooperation of Euroregions located on the Polish-Ukrainian border (including Bug, Superior Prut and Lower Danube, Carpathian, Dnepr, and Slobozhanschina) on the cross-border and regional levels. The paper is based on the qualitative methods of field research (including in six Ukrainian oblasts: Volyn, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Odesa, Chernivtsi, and Chernihiv.) Furthermore, I have analysed secondary sources and the principles of cross-border cooperation between Poland and Ukraine available on the Internet. The research has demonstrated a dynamic and progressive development of cross-border cooperation as a bilateral dialogue at local and regional levels, which leads to intensified interinstitutional contacts and cross-border movement. Additionally, the research has revealed key problems in this domain that could be overcome following a thorough diagnosis based on scientific research.