RT Journal Article
T1 Quality food productions beyond borders: examining cross-border geographical indications
A1 Boga González, Rubén
A1 Paül Carril, Valerià
A1 Trillo Santamaría, Juan Manuel
K1 Regional development
K1 Transboundary
K1 Multilevel governance
K1 Gastronationalism
K1 Terroir
K1 Local
K1 Territorial trap
AB European Union (EU) policies embrace a wide range of mechanisms to promote the territorial harmonisation and integration of the EU regions. This paper seeks to connect two of these policies that have not previously been subject to joint examination: on the one hand, EU agricultural and rural development policies promoting geographical indications for food and, on the other, cross-border cooperation projects and structures developed as part of the Interreg programme. Although the first cross-border geographical indication (CBGI) for food was designated back in 2012, little research has been carried out to assess the performance of CBGIs. This paper aims to bridge this research gap by conducting two case studies in areas where CBGIs have emerged: namely, Istria (Slovenia/Croatia) and the Eastern Pyrenees (France/Spain). The study, based on the intensive interviewing of stakeholders directly involved in their management and governance, shows that cross-border cooperation in these two areas remains exiguous and limited for a series of reasons, including the absence of any actual structures of cooperation and a pervasive ‘territorial trap’ mentality. The paper concludes that future policies need to ensure adequate conditions for facilitating the fully integrated management of CBGIs.
PB Taylor and Francis
SN 2162-268X
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/41587
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/41587
LA eng
NO Boga, R., Paül, V., & Trillo-Santamaría, J. M. (2025). Quality food productions beyond borders: examining cross-border geographical indications. Territory, Politics, Governance, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2024.2440503
NO This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Territory, Politics, Governance on 9 Jan 2025, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2024.2440503
NO This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Universities FPU program [grant number FPU19/00810 (recipient Rubén Boga)]; HORIZON 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions HIGHLANDS.3 project [grant number 872328 (recipient Rubén Boga)]; Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, the Spanish Agency of Research and the ERDF ‘A Way to Build Europe’ TRANSINTER-A research project [grant number PID2021 126922NB-C22] 
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026