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Call for Papers: Commerce et frontières
The connection between retail and space is subject of numerous multidisciplinary studies that focus on the deployment of the commercial offer in space (organization of distribution channels, logistics, geomarketing) as well as on consumer purchasing travel behaviours (selection of shopping locations, optimization of travel time in the purchasing process). But as soon…
Call for Papers: Strategies and concepts of cross-border spatial development and planning
In the cross-border context, spatial development and planning are of particular importance. Due to the great dynamics of the economic, ecological and social framework conditions, as well as due to divergent spatial developments, there is a special need for coordination of spatially relevant concerns, especially in border areas. The required cross-border cooperation…
1st edition of the Borders Literary Prize – Leonora Miano
In cooperation with the UniGR-Center for Border Studies, the University of Lorraine and the University of the Greater Region launch the first edition of the "Borders" literary prize. The prize is dedicated to the Cameroonian author Leonora Miano. The author and ambassadress of the prize will speak at the opening event on the 2nd February 2021at 5pm live on Youtube on…
New UniGR-CBS Publication – Identities and Methodologies of Border Studies
In recent decades, Border Studies have gained importance and have seen a noticeable increase in development. This manifests itself in an increased institutionalization, a differentiation of the areas of research interest and a conceptual reorientation that is interested in examining processes.
So far, however, little attention has been paid to questions about an integrated…
Guest Lecture – What happened to the Balkan route? An anthropological view of the European migration regime from the borders of the EU
The lecture focuses on different phases of migration to and through the so-called Balkan countries, which have been transformed continuously due to the changing European migration policy. In addition to the European level, Carolin Leutloff-Grandits will also consider national and local strategies for managing mobility and the associated self-empowerment, and will point out some consequences of…
Just released: Les Cahiers de la Grande Région 3
Education in the Greater Region: realities and challenges
In line with the 2nd edition, which discusses the challenges of the labour market, the subject of this 3rd edition of the Cahiers de la Grande Région, edited by Isabelle Pigeron-Piroth (University of Luxembourg) and Rachid Belkacem (Université de Lorraine), is the education in its several forms (professional training,…
Guest Lecture – Beyond push and pull: flight and migration as an issue of distribution in the fall of 2015
While Europeans enjoy freedom of movement in the Schengen area and (pre-COVID) can travel to most countries of the world with only a few requirement and often visa-free travel, millions of displaced persons in refugee camps in developing countries eke out their existence. About 40 % of all refugees are housed in camps, in rural areas even around 80 % according to…
New UniGR-CBS Working Paper: Corona-Zeiten, Corona Räume
As a reaction to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, many people all over the world were confronted with a rupture of social and spatial routines. In Germany, the state governments took a leading role trying to contain the further spread of the pandemic by issuing ordinances and regulations. In this context, the way how laws and rules pervade places of everyday life…