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New book – Transformation Processes in Europe and Beyond
The book, which was published in July, provides insights into current transformation processes in Europe via 34 chapters. The authors include ten UniGR-CBS members whose research covers a wide range of topics from a transnational and cross-border perspective: from pandemic experiences and criminal law to energy management or urban borderlands to skills shortages and…
Call for Papers – Border Struggles and (Cross-)Border Alliances
UniGR-CBS Jubilee conference: 10 years of Border Studies in the Greater Region 17-18 October 2024 Saarland University, Innovation Center
We invite panel (up to 3 papers) and paper (20 minutes max.) submissions focusing on “Border Struggles and (Cross-)Border Alliances” in their complexity, zooming in on:
Geopolitical Contestation and Cooperation Migration and Mobility Social…
Workshop Review: Cross-border Inequalities
On May 27 and 28, researchers from the member universities of UniGR-CBS met in Saarbrücken for a workshop. Organised by Ulla Connor (Saarland University) and Lola Aubry (University of Luxembourg), this academic event aimed to deepen understanding of cross-border inequalities. Participants explored the definition, multidimensionality and specificities of these…
New Book Release – Linking Borderlands
The new edited book with contributions from more than ten UniGR-CBS members analyses the Greater Region and the German-Polish border region and links the results using its own linking method.
This open access book shows the complexity and dynamics of European border regions as zones of contact and transition. It is the result of the joint interdisciplinary…
Call for Papers – Emergencies and borders
The 12th UniGR-CBS Seminar Border Studies will take place at the University of Lorraine (Metz) on November 21-22, 2024.
Emergencies and borders: different perspectives on the “energy-climate” emergency in the Franco-German cultural area
The 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…
New UniGR-CBS Policy Paper – Resilience in European Cross-Border Relations
The Covid pandemic has shown after spring 2020 how fragile cross-border relations and cooperation can be. Poor cross-border communications and inadequate foresight as to their effects exacerbated the problems – old and new – caused by re-erecting long disused checkpoints and closing borders. In the present time of polycrisis it is more than ever important…
Workshop – Cross-border Inequalities. An Exploration in the Greater Region
When inequalities continue to be studied and debated primarily at the national level, it is crucial to further consider their cross-border implications and dimensions. Inequalities in terms of income, access to public infrastructure and services, education, and employment opportunities within the Greater Region illustrate this reality. Participants in the workshop…
New UniGR-CBS Working Paper: Komplexitätsdenken und Grenzforschung
Despite the increased discourse on the complexity of borders, there are hardly any references in the academic debate as to what exactly complex borders mean or complexity-oriented border research.
This paper starts here and discusses the promising relationship between complexity thinking and border research. To this end, it explains what is currently…