The research consortium De:link//Re:link – Local Insights and New Knowledges aims to demonstrate the importance of Area Studies for knowledge production, communication and dissemination in a world increasingly characterized by uncontrolled digitization and fragmented information. Engaging with the notion of “link”, the group brings local perspectives and new dimensions of knowledge into focus. In the research, the term “local” not only includes spatial but also, and even more so, relational components.
Trym Eiterjord (University of British Columbia) will explore how Chinese research in the Arctic has been swept up in – and contributed to – the past decade of deteriorating US-Chinese relations.
The De:link//Re:link podcast explores the backgrounds of our researchers: How did they choose their themes? What drives their work? Which challenges have they faced? In the second episode, we speak with Julia Langbein.
Our new advisory board member Han Cheng will give us a short introduction to his work in a lunchtime talk on 16 April 2026. Register now to attend online.
