In a recent paper published as part of the Crocus Project we highlighted the changing rhetoric about borders in Europe. In the light of subsequent events in Ceuta and the use of these to inflame populist sentiments about migration, it seems that the dangers we flagged up regarding ‘re-bordering’ in Europe are becoming all too real. After a long period of de-bordering following the Schengen agreement 40 years ago, there are now growing signs of European re-bordering in respons

As the Crocus Project deals with cross-border cultural and creative tourism, we were intrigued by a recent letter to the Guardian newspaper headed: “On the gravy trail: cross-border food links.” This turned out to be a British reader who was inspired by an article on the “Chickpea trail” to write about the origins of “the classic Danish version of a hamburger” – the bøfsandwich. Prize-winning bøfsandwich This version of a steak sandwich contains a cooked ground beef patty pl