Community Response to Rebordering Politics: The Case of Two Twin Towns in Central Europe

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has once again brought borders to the center of attention, as journalists, authorities, and scholars have grappled with pandemic. outbreak, which began in late early 2020 caused tremendous personal, economic, social upheaval. As many states decided pursue national interests close their prevent spread virus, this decision had major consequences for residents border regions, whom crossing is an everyday practice. article aims at exploring discourse on rebordering experience constructed by local authorities two twin towns, one Polish-Czech (Cieszyn-Český Těšín) Polish-German (Słubice-Frankfurt/Oder) border. By applying a Discursive Historical Approach, we identified four main discursive strands deployed diverse imaginaries.