Том 3 № 2 (2026)

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    Economic Diplomacy and Cross-Border Project Cooperation under Wartime
    (2026) Khaletska, Alina; Kravchuk, Natalia; Chudy-Hyski, Dorota
    The aim of this publication is to identify the key approaches and contextual factors shaping the development of local democracy as a driving force behind cross-border project cooperation and economic diplomacy in the context of war and transformations caused by integration. The article examines why and how local policymakers are increasingly developing responses to global challenges based on local realities, thereby transforming the institutional environment in which local communities operate. The study analyses the general need for fairness in contexts of cooperation and competition including citizen engagement, promoting integrity, and awareness of community priorities. The study demonstrates that participation, autonomy, and effectiveness are the core principles of local democracy, and argues that these principles significantly strengthen the international agency of cities and communities in multilateral and bilateral cross-border relations. This study highlights the growing role of economic diplomacy, which is developing within the framework of multilevel systems involving both state and non-state actors at both territorial and nonterritorial levels. It is noted that local democracy, economic diplomacy, and cross-border project cooperation together form a new paradigm of regional development, in which communities act not as passive recipients of policy, but as active international actors capable of shaping development trajectories and addressing global challenges through solutions developed at the local level. Polish-Ukrainian cross-border relations are used in the study as an illustrative example reflecting broader European trends, rather than as the primary subject of the study. The methodological approach combines elements of multilevel governance analysis, contextual interpretation of decentralization reforms and cross-border projects, enabling the authors to determine how local democracy contributes to the development of economic diplomacy and cooperation within the framework of cross-border projects cooperation under wartime and EU integration.