Paper short abstract:

Narratives of border-crossings, territories and people beyond the borders will be analysed in order to show how spatial forms of identity are challenged both by transnational movements and new forms of nationalism in the Romanian and Hungarian case.

Paper long abstract:

The Romanian-Hungarian border has long been a contested dividing line between two nation states. Today, however, this border functions more as a door than as a wall. While Romanian laborers make their way to Hungary to work, they cross paths with Hungarian tourists traveling to Romania in search of their Hungarian national heritage. My aim here is to analyze these sojourners' narratives of border-crossings, territories and people beyond the borders to show how spatial forms of identity are challenged both by transnational movements and new forms of nationalism.