The UniGR-CBS is an Interdisciplinary Center of Expertise of the University of the Greater Region (UniGR) and combines the expertise of the border researchers of its partner universities. It has been shaping the Greater Region since 2014 and works across borders and border spaces in Europe and beyond. The involved border researchers investigate socioeconomic and sociocultural issues and provide practice-oriented solutions for challenges in border regions.
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UniGR-CBS guest researcher: Dominik GerstThe UniGR-CBS strengthens its network with international border scholars and welcomes researchers from other European countries and beyond regularly. The latest guest… -
Lecture – The Darien Jungle: A Natural Frontier as a Moral Alibi? Unraveling Political and Media Instrumentalization of Migration Crossing the Colombia-Panama BorderThis talk presents the Darien Jungle, often termed the "Tapon del Darien," as a pivotal site where geopolitical and humanitarian narratives intersect. Situated between… -
Review – International Study Day “The return of imperial borders?”Discussing imperial borders and understanding current developments - that was the ambitious aim of twenty historians, geographers and cultural scientists who met at the Goethe University Frankfurt… -
12th UniGR-CBS Seminar Border Studies – Emergencies and bordersThe current times are shaped by a number of different crises, the succession or convergence of which can give rise to a sense of permanence and sustainability. At the same time, the concept of… -
Lecture – Along the Line: Writing about nature, borders and infrastructure with comics and graphic narrativesThis talk presents and discusses my upcoming book and comic Along the Line / Bornées (2024, MétisPresses, Genève) that diversifies approaches to territory, borders and… -
UniGR-CBS Jubilee ConferenceOn October 17 and 18, 2024, more than 80 researchers celebrated ten years of border studies in the Greater Region. To mark the jubilee, border researchers from the UniGR-Center for Border Studies…