The research consortium De:link//Re:link aims to demonstrate the importance of area studies for knowledge production, communication and dissemination in a world increasingly characterized by uncontrolled digitization and fragmented knowledge. Engaging with the notion of “link”, the group brings local perspectives and new dimensions of knowledge into focus: Local Insights and New Knowledges. In the research, the term “local” does not only include spatial but also, and even more so, relational components.
We’re proud to announce that Fiona Katherine Naeem has now published her PhD dissertation Pamiri Lifeworlds: Narratives of Rupture in Gorno-Badakhshon Autonomous Oblast, Tajikistan. The book is currently available from De Gruyter Brill. Abstract Living through imperial border disputes resulting in the separation of many communities and families, Pamiris find themselves surrounded by rupture, both
John Njenga Karugia’s documentary film New Silk Roads in Local and Global Politics is currently screening at various locations around Germany and beyond. In Berlin, the next event will take place on Thursday, 20 November. We look forward to seeing you there. The film is a journey along the maritime and land routes of the
Does China’s growing role in Eastern Europe challenge the EU’s approach to promoting development in the region? Tanja Börzel, Julia Langbein, Lunting Wu & Valentin Krüsmann explore this question in their latest open-access article in the journal Global Policy. Abstract Against the backdrop of China’s growing engagement in Eastern Europe, the Belt and Road Initiative
