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Audio Feature: Daniel Kossmann on Language and Cultural Mediation
Communication is a central consideration for any researcher – from interacting with interlocutors to explaining findings to a wider audience. This excerpt reveals some insights into the role it played in Daniel Kossmann’s project in the Tanzanian capital.
New Article: Tourism frontier: A space of opportunity and disenchantment in Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan
In the summer of 2016, a mountainous district of Pakistan experienced a surge of domestic tourists. Nadia Ali and Conrad Schetter’s article explores the effects on the contested region through extensive qualitative field research.
Upcoming Brown Bag Talk: China’s Science Silk Road and the New Geopolitics of Knowledge Production
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.
New Article: Transregionale Entwicklung
John Njenga Karugia’s German-language article on transregional railway projects, their impact on development, and the criticism they face.
Keynote: New Trends in Area Studies
On 6 March 2026, Claudia Derichs held a keynote speech at a one-day symposium at the University of East Anglia, UK. The lecture traced the development of Area Studies and explore the principle of “no research about you without you”.
Brown Bag Talk: The BRI and the Evolving Role of Multilateral Development Banks
On 12 March 2026, Valentin Krüsmann (ZOiS) gave a lunchtime talk exploring the key part multilateral development banks play within the BRI.