Politikers perspektiv på det gränsöverskridande samarbetet över Öresund : En studie om drivkrafter, visioner och hinder i Helsingborg och Helsingör

Sammanfattning: This study aims to contribute to the research field in the cross-border region of Oresund, between Helsingborg and Helsingor. The study aims to research politicians’ views on the cooperation between the two cities and to answer how politicians in Helsingborg and Helsingor view cross-border cooperation in the region based on driving forces, visions, and obstacles. The purpose is also to see if there are any differences between the politicians' views, in each city, on the cooperation and if the cross-border cooperation is being driven by instrumental ideas or value-based ideas.The study does this by qualitative interviews with politicians on each side of the border in the two cities. The interviews and the analysis of the material are based on the three carrying concepts: driving forces, visions, and obstacles. The analysis is being done with the help of the theory based on instrumental driving forces and value-based ideas.From the analysis, the conclusion is that the driving forces behind this cooperation is connected to the geographical proximity between the countries. The vision is based on the goal of becoming a strong seamless-region and that there are obstacles such as taxes. The study concludes that the cooperation is mostly driven by instrumental ideas but that some of these driving forces have their origin in some type of value-based idea. The conclusion is also that the politicians in the two cities view the cooperation in a mostly similar way.