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.
Jamie Monson, professor at Michigan State University and member of the De:link//Re:link advisory board, will talk about a chapter of a book she is currently writing in a lunchtime talk on 21 May 2026. Register now to attend online.
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.
