Senior Researcher in Cultural Border Studies

• Spaces, Cultures, Identities
• Border Theories, Border Complexities, Praxeology
• Migrations, Bordered Everyday Life

Academic positions

• 2019-2022 – Principal Investigator (Luxembourg) of the project “Border Complexities. A German-French-Luxembourgish workshop series”, German-French University
• Since 2019 – Co-editor of the book series “Border Studies: Cultures, Spaces, Orders” (Nomos)
• 2018-2022 – Principal Investigator (Luxembourg), Scientific coordinator and action coordinator of the project “European Center for Competence and Resources in Border Studies”, Interreg VA Greater Region
• Since 2017 – Deputy Study Director (Luxembourg) of the tri-national Master in Border Studies, University of Lorraine, University of Luxembourg, Saarland University, University of Kaiserslautern
• 2016-2017 – Principal Investigator (Luxembourg) of the project “The situation of cross-border workers in Switzerland: characteristics, formes, and discourses”, Swiss Confederation, University of Basel, School of Social Work of Geneva, University of Luxembourg
• 2017-2018 – Managing Director of the section “Cultural Border Studies”, German Society for Cultural Studies
• Since 2016 – Co-Spokesperson of the interregional working group “Bordertextures”, UniGR-Center for Border Studies
• Since 2015 – Director of the Coordination Unit of the Interdisciplinary Center of Expertise “UniGR-Center for Border Studies”, University of Lorraine, University of Luxembourg, University of Liège, Saarland University, University of Kaiserslautern, University of Trier
• 2014-2018 – Scientific coordinator of the Key Area MIS – Migration and Intercultural Studies, Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg
• 2011-2014 – Scientific coordinator of the project “Strategies of Regionalisation: Constructing Identity Across Borders”, Research Unit IPSE (Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces), Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg
• 2007-2010 – Scientific coordinator of the project “Socio-cultural identities and identity policy in Luxembourg”, Research Unit IPSE (Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces), Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg

Scientific and Advisory boards

• 2023 – International Conference “Borderlands facing a polycrisis in the 21st century. Resilience and future perspectives of cross-border relations” (10-13 September 2023), University of Wrocław and University of Opole
• 2022 – International Conference “Borders in flux and border temporalities in and beyond Europe” (15-16 December 2022), Transfrontier Euro-Institute Network, Borders in Globalization network, Centre for Contemporary and Digital History, UniGR-Center for Border Studies
• Since 2022 – Interdisciplinary Center of Expertise “UniGR-Center for Border Studies” (Scientific Advisory Board)
• 2021-2022 – International Conference on Territorial and Inter-Organizational Cooperation 2022 (28-29 September 2022), WSB University, Brenna, Poland
• 2021-2024 – Research project “Linking Borderlands: Dynamiken grenzregionaler Peripherien”, Universität des Saarlandes, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg, Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
• 2020-2022 – International Conference “Border Renaissance. Recent Developments in Territorial, Cultural and Linguistic Border Studies” (4-5 February 2022), Saarland University and UniGR-Center for Border Studies
• 2020-2022 – Conference “Cross-border work in Europe: practices and regional realities” (5-6 May 2022), Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, University of Luxembourg, University of Lorraine
• 2019-2020 – Annual Conference of the Cultural Studies Association “B/Ordering Cultures: Everyday Life, Politics, Aesthetics” (8-10 October 2020), European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
• 2018-2021 – World Congress 2020 “Sea and Water in Word and Image” of the International Association of Word and Image Studies (12-16 July 2021), University of Luxembourg
• 2018-2022 – Online project “Glossary Border Studies”, UniGR-Center for Border Studies, Saarland University
• 2017-2018 – International Conference “Le Transfrontalier : pratiques et figurations“ (28-29 June 2018), University of Upper Alsace
• 2017-2018 – 2nd World Conference of the Association of Borderlands Studies (10-14 July 2018), University of Vienna and Central European University Budapest
• 2015-2016 – European Conference of the Association of Borderlands Studies „Differences and Discontinuities in a “Europe without borders“” (4-7 October 2016), University of Luxembourg
• 2012-2015 – Research project “Cross border residence. Identity experience and integration processes in the Greater Region“ (CB-RES), University of Luxembourg, Saarland University, University of Nijmegen, Centre d’Etudes de Populations, de Pauvreté et de Politiques Socio-économiques, Forum Europa
• 2011-2014 – Research project “Conditions of the distribution of media information in the Greater Region SaarLorLux”, University of Lorraine, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Lorraine, Quattropole, Saarland University

University and Community Service

• Since 2022 – Deputy representative of the University of the Greater Region in the Transfrontier Euro-Institute Network (TEIN)
• 2021 – Selection panel member “UniGR-CBS Chair in Border Studies”, UniGR-Center for Border Studies
• Since 2020 – Elected board member (representative of academic staff) of the Department of Geography and Spatial Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Social and Educational Sciences, University of Luxembourg
• Since 2018 – Elected board member of the Key Area „MIS – Migration and Inclusive Societies“, Faculty of Humanities, Social and Educational Sciences, University of Luxembourg
• 2018 – Interuniversity strategic group member “EURCrossBorderAlliance” in the framework of the EU initiative “European Universities”, Universities of Luxembourg, Saarland, Trier, Kaiserslautern, Liège and Lorraine
• Since 2018 – Editing committee member of “Cahiers de la Grande Région” (outreach series), Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research
• Since 2018 – Editing committee member of “Borders in Perspectives” (thematic issue series), UniGR-Center for Border Studies
• Since 2018 – Steering board member of the Swiss-Luxembourgish-French research group “LABOR SwissLux – Labour across Borders”
• 2017-2018 – Selection panel „Critical Dictionary on Borders and European Integration“, University of Strasbourg, University of Artois, Euro-Institut, Mission Opérationnelle Transfrontalière
• Since 2017 – Steering committee member of the tri-national Master in Border Studies, University of Lorraine, University of Luxembourg, Saarland University, University of Kaiserslautern
• Since 2017 – Steering board member of the cross-border doctoral school LOGOS of Saarland University, Trier University, University of Lorraine, University of Liège, University of Luxembourg, University of Mannheim
• 2016-2018 – Member of the Scientific and Administrative Council of the research unit IPSE (Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces), Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg
• 2016-2017 – Strategic group member ”Plan quadrennial 2017-2021“, Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg
• 2015-2016 – Selection panel „Réalités, perceptions et représentations des frontières de l’Union européenne“, University of Lorraine and University of Luxembourg
• Since 2014 – Steering board member of the Interdisciplinary Center of Expertise “UniGR-Center for Border Studies”, University of Lorraine, University of Luxembourg, University of Liège, Saarland University, University of Kaiserslautern, University of Trier
• 2012-2014 – Elected steering board member (deputy representative of academic staff) of the research unit IPSE (Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces), Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg
• 2012 – Strategic group member „Plan quadrennial 2014-2017“, Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg

Memberships

• Section “Cultural Border Studies” of the German Society for Cultural Studies (founding member)
• Cross-border working group Bordertextures (founding member)
• Trinational research group LABOR SwissLux – Labour Across Borders (founding member)
• Society for Cultural Studies (KWG)
• Association for Borderlands Studies (ABS)
• Research Network for International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (IMISCOE)
• UniGR-Center for Border Studies (UniGR-CBS) (founding member)
• Regional Integration and Social Cohesion-Social Elevation (RISC-RISE)
• Key Research Area “Migration and Inclusive Societies (MIS)” (founding member)
• Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN)

Referee

• Annals of the American Association of Geographers
• Swiss National Science Foundation
• Czech Science Foundation
• Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
• Journal of Borderlands Studies
• Borders in Perspective
• Small States & Territories Journal
• Space and Polity
• GeoJournal
• Regions and Cohesion
• From the European South: a transdisciplinary journal of postcolonial humanities
• Cahiers de la Grande Région
• Berliner Debatte Initial
• Europa Regional
• Raumforschung und Raumordnung

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Studies and Positions

• Since 2018 – Senior Researcher (Research Scientist), UniGR-Center for Border Studies / Department of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Luxembourg
• Since 2016 – Autorisation à diriger des recherches (ADR) (Authorization to supervise research projects and doctoral thesis)
• 2015-2018 – Senior Researcher (Research Scientist), Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg
• 2014-2015 – Scientific coordinator (assistant-chercheur), Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg
• 2011-2014 – Scientific project coordinator (research associate), Research Unit IPSE (Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces), Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg
• 2010-2011 – Project officer (research associate), Vice Presidency for Research and Technology, University of Kaiserslautern
• 2007-2010 – Scientific project coordinator (research associate), Research Unit IPSE (Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces), Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education, University of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg
• 2004-2007 – Research associate, Interregional Labour Market Observatory of the Greater Region, University for Technology, Industry and Commerce of Saarland
• 2004-2011 – International Dual Degree PhD in Cultural Studies and Social Sciences at the University of Luxembourg and Saarland University
• 1997-2003 – Studies (Magister Artium) of French Cultural Studies, Intercultural Communication and Educational Sciences at the University of Strasbourg and Saarland University

Distinctions and Research Stays Abroad

• 06-07/2023 – Visiting scholar, Research Center in Geography (LOTERR), University of Lorraine, Metz/Nancy
• 2022-2026 – Individual university research grant, University of Luxembourg (ESF – European Science Foundation)
• 2022-2025 – Individual partner status at the Viadrina Center B/Orders in Motion, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)  
• 2022 – Interregional Research Award of the Greater Region for the setting-up of the Interdisciplinary Center of Expertise “UniGR-Center for Border Studies”
• 07-08/2022 – Visiting scholar, Viadrina Center B/Orders in Motion, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
• 07-08/2021 – Visiting scholar, Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies (ICES), European University Flensburg
• 2019-2022 – Individual university research grant, University of Luxembourg (ESF – European Science Foundation)
• 06-07/2019 – Guest Professor in Border Studies, Department of British, North American and Anglophone Literatures and Cultures, Saarland University
• 2012 – Best doctorate thesis award of the University of Luxembourg (placed second), University of Luxembourg

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Ongoing projects

• 2023 – Promotion of the tri-national UniGR-Master in Border Studies (communication project), Saarland University and University of Luxembourg (co-conception and co-coordination)
• 2022-2024 – Cross-border Work in Europe: Regional Practices and Realities (book project), Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, University of Luxembourg, University of Lorraine
• 2022-2024 – Border Renaissance (special issue publication project), BiG – Borders in Globalization Review, Saarland University and University of Luxembourg
• 2021-2024 – Spatialities, Temporalities and Materialities of Border Complexities (book project), University of Luxembourg, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), European University of Flensburg, University of Lorraine, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
• 2020-2023 – Border Complexities and Logics of Dis/Order (book project), University of Luxembourg, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), European University of Flensburg, University of Lorraine, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
• 2019-2023 – Bordertextures: A Complexity Approach in Cultural Border (book project), University of Luxembourg and Saarland University
• Since 2019 – iCUBOS: Introduction to Cultural Border Studies (book project), University of Luxembourg and Saarland University

Completed projects

• 2022 – Riverine Borders: On Rivers and other Border Materialities (Accompanying program to the exhibition „Zoe Leonard. Al río / To the River” (02/02-06/06/2022)), The Contemporary Art Museum of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg, Saarland University and University of Trier
• 2021-2023 – Preparation of a bilateral research project application, University of Trier and University of Luxembourg
• 2021-2022 – Border Studies II: European Center for Competence and Resources in Border Studies (Interreg VA Greater Region Project), University of Lorraine, University of Luxembourg, University of Liège, Saarland University, University of Kaiserslautern, University of Trier and University of the Greater Region
• 2020-2023 – B/Orders are (not) everywhere (for everyone): On the multivalence of borders in a flee(t)ing Europe (thematic issue project), University of Luxembourg and Saarland University
• 2020-2023 – Cultural Border Studies (handbook paper project), University of Luxembourg, Saarland University, Kulturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft e.V.
• 2020-2022 – Memories, Images and History Across Borders (Esch2022 – European Capital of Culture 2022), Institut National de l’Audiovisuel, Université de Lorraine, Direction régionale des affaires culturelles, Centre National de l'Audiovisuel, University of Luxembourg
• 2020-2022 – Border closures and cross-border cooperation in pandemic times: A multimodal program for analyzing the corona pandemic in the Greater Region, Saarland University and University of Luxembourg
• 2020 – Bordering in Pandemic Times. Insights into the COVID-19 Lockdown (thematic issue project), University of Luxembourg and University of Trier
• 2019-2022 – Border Complexities. A German-French-Luxembourgish Workshop Series, University of Luxembourg, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), European University of Flensburg, University of Lorraine, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
• 2019-2020 – Identities and Methodologies of Border Studies: Recent Empirical and Conceptual Approaches (thematic issue project), University of Luxembourg and University of Duisburg-Essen
• 2019-2020 – Geographien der Grenzen. Räume – Ordnungen – Verflechtungen (book project), Saarlandes University, University of Luxemburg, University of Kaiserslautern, University of Bayreuth
• 2018-2020 – Border Studies I. European Center for Competence and Resources in Border Studies (Interreg VA Greater Region Project), University of Lorraine, University of Luxembourg, University of Liège, Saarland University, University of Kaiserslautern, University of Trier and University of the Greater Region
• 2018-2020 – Flucht – Grenze – Integration / Fuga – Confine – Integrazione. Beiträge zum Phänomen der Deplatzierung / Contributi al fenomeno dello spostamento (book project), University of Luxembourg
• 2018-2019 – The border as practice (handbook paper project), University of Luxembourg and European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
• 2018-2019 – Development and application of an international cooperation project in cultural border studies, University of Luxembourg and European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
• 2017-2019 – Flight – Border – Integration. A conference series on displacement phenomena in Europe, University of Luxembourg and Villa Vigoni – German-Italian Centre for European Excellence
• 2017-2019 – Border Experiences in Europe (book project), University of Luxembourg
• 2017-2018 – Europe and the Greater Region: Positions, Debates and Perspectives, University of Trier, University of Luxembourg, Trifolon
• 2016-2017 – Forum Interdisciplinary discourses on Cross-Border/Territorial Cooperation (book project), Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network, University of Strasbourg, University of Luxembourg
• 2016-2017 – The cross-border workers in Switzerland and in Luxembourg: Labour – Everyday Life – Perceptions (thematic issue project), University of Luxembourg
• 2016-2017 – The situation of cross-border workers in Switzerland and in Luxembourg. Characteristics – Types – Discourses, University of Basel, School of Social Work of Geneva, University of Luxembourg
• 2015-2017 – Development and submission of a cross-border cooperation project in the framework of the key area “Border Studies” of the University of the Greater Region
• 2015-2016 – Border Futures: Future Perspectives of cross-border Cooperation (Working group of the Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung), University of Kaiserslautern
• 2014-2016 – Differences and discontinuities in a "Europe without borders" (4-7 October 2016), European Conference 2016 of the Association for Borderlands Studies, University of Luxembourg, UniGR-Center for Border Studies, Association for Borderlands Studies
• 2014-2015 – Lifeworlds and political constructions in border regions. The example of the Greater Region SaarLorLux (book project), University of Luxembourg
• 2011-2014 – IDENT2 - Strategies of Regionalisation: Constructing Identity Across Borders, Research Unit IPSE, University of Luxembourg
• 2011-2014 – Conditions of cross-border media flows in the Greater Region, University of Lorraine
• 2011-2012 – The cross-border phenomena in the Greater Region, University of Lorraine, University of Luxembourg, University of Liège and Saarland University
• 2007-2010 – Socio-cultural identities and identity policy in Luxembourg, Research Unit IPSE, University of Luxembourg
• 2004-2011 – Socio-cultural dimensions and space constructions of cross-border worker mobility in the Greater Region SaarLorLux (doctoral research project), University of Luxembourg and Saarland University (International Dual Degree PhD)
• 2004-2007 – Cross-border regional development and cross-border labour markets (several projects in the framework of the Interregional Labour Market Observatory of the Greater Region)
• 1999-2004 – Intercultural Learning and Intercultural Management (several projects at Saarland University)

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Seminars and Lectures

• 2023 – University of Luxembourg, Master in Border Studies, seminar „Introduction to Border Studies from a Cultural Perspective“
• 2023 – University of Trier, Cross-Border Doctoral School LOGOS “Encounters”, master class “Challenges and Experiences of Interdisciplinary Research Cooperation. Insights from Border Studies”
• 2022 – University of Luxembourg, Master in Border Studies, seminar „Introduction to Border Studies from a Cultural Perspective“
• 2022 – Saarland University, Cross-Border Doctoral School LOGOS “Transformation Processes: Upheavals – Turning Points – New Beginnings“, opening lecture “Transformations of the border and new conceptual beginnings“
• 2021 – University of Luxembourg, Master in Border Studies, seminar „Introduction to Border Studies from a Cultural Perspective“
• 2021 – Saarland University, German-French Doctoral School “Borders and Migration in Europe. Cultural and Jurisprudential Perspectives“, lecture “Central concepts and research interests in cultural border studies: An overview“
• 2020 – University of Luxembourg, Master in Border Studies, seminar „Introduction to Border Studies from a Cultural Perspective“
• 2020 – University of Luxembourg, Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences, lecture “Recent Approaches in Border Studies”
• 2020 – University of Trier, Department of Educational Sciences, guest lecture “Living across the border – Zugänge der Grenzforschung zu grenzüberschreitenden Lebenswirklichkeiten”
• 2019 – University of Luxembourg, Master in Border Studies, seminar „Introduction to Border Studies from a Cultural Perspective“
• 2019 – University of Applied Sciences Saarland, Bachelor Social Work and Early Childhood, guest lecture in the seminar: Transnational migration and social work in the SaarLorLux Region
• 2019 – Martin-Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Chair for Romanic Area and Cultural Studies, guest lecture “Doing Border Research: Developments and Challenges in border (region) studies”
• 2018 – University of Luxembourg, Master in Border Studies, seminar „Introduction to Border Studies from a Cultural Perspective“
• 2017 – University of Luxembourg, Master in Border Studies, seminar „Introduction to Border Studies from a Cultural Perspective“
• 2015 – Saarland University, Chair of North American Literary and Cultural Studies, Guest lecture in the seminar „Border Cultures: Theorizing and (Con-)textualizing Borders“
• 2012 – University of Luxembourg, Bachelor en Cultures Européennes, guest lecture, lecture series „La rencontre avec l’autre : phénoménologie interculturelle dans l’Europe contemporaine“
• 2011 – Saarland University, Chair of Romance culture and intercultural communication, Lecturer, Bachelor „French Cultural Studies and Intercultural Communication“, seminar „Mobilitäten und transnationale Lebenswelten“
• 2010-2011 – University of Lorraine, Institut polytechnique d’études franco-allemandes et de management, Lecturer, binational Master „Management franco-allemand“, seminar „Communication et comportement professionnel en Allemagne“
• 2010-2011 – University of Lorraine, Institut polytechnique d’études franco-allemandes et de management, Lecturer, binational Master „Management franco-allemand“, seminar „Interculturalité franco-allemande“
• 2010 – University of Luxembourg, Bachelor en Cultures Européennes, guest lecturer, seminar „The Age(s) of Migration: Zwischen Migration und Mobilität in vormoderner und moderner Zeit (12.-21. Jh.)“
• 2008-2011 – University of Lorraine, trinational Master „Franco-German Studies: Cross-Border Communication and Cooperation“, lecturer, seminar „Questions méthodiques et pratiques de la recherche en sciences sociales“
• 2006-2011 – University of Lorraine, trinational Master „Franco-German Studies: Cross-Border Communication and Cooperation“, lecturer, seminar „Marché du travail et emploi frontalier dans la Grande Région“
• 2006-2007 – University of Lorraine, trinational Master „Franco-German Studies: Cross-Border Communication and Cooperation“, lecturer, seminar „Les institutions de la coopération transfrontalière dans la Grande Région“

Lecture Series

• 2022-2023 – International online lecture series “Border Realities: Transformation of the border and new conceptual challenges”, University of Luxembourg and University of Wrocław (Concept and co-organisation)
• 2021-2022 – International online lecture series “Border Realities: On the Renaissance of Borders in Uncertain Times”, University of Luxembourg (Concept and co-organisation)
• 2019-2021 – Interregional lecture series “Border Realities: Challenges and Perspectives in Uncertain Times”, Trier University, Saarland University and University of Luxembourg (co-organisation)
• Since 2017 – Atelier Bordertextures: Theories and Methods in Cultural Border Studies (interregional lecture series), Saarland University, University of Trier, University of Luxembourg, University of Lorraine (coordination and co-organisation)
• 2014 – Lecture series „The Greater Region SaarLorLux: Everyday Life or Political Construction?“ (Bachelor en Cultures Européennes), University of Luxembourg (Concept and organisation)

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Doctorate level

• 07/2022 – Member of the PhD jury “Territoriale Grenzen als bürokratische Praxis” (U. Connor), University of Luxembourg
• 05/2022 – Member of the PhD jury “Understanding and explaining cross-border mobility” (L. Nonnenmacher), University of Luxembourg
• 2018-2022 – Member of the monitoring committee of the PhD project “Enquête sur les difficultés d’appariement entre offre et demande de travail : le cas des frontaliers français au Grand-Duché du Luxembourg“ (L. Nonnenmacher), International Dual Degree PhD with University of Luxembourg and Ecole normale Supérieure de Paris
• 2017-2022 – Supervisor of the PhD project “Territoriale Grenzen als staatliche Praxis. Eine Praxeologisierung der Grenze am Beispiel der grenzüberschreitenden Zusammenarbeit“ (U. Connor), University of Luxembourg
• 2011-2013 – Member of the monitoring committee of the PhD project “The role of the green economy in the sustainable local development of cross-border nature park areas in the Greater Region” (B. Feyeh), University of Luxembourg

Master and bachelor level

• 2023 – Co-supervisor of the master thesis “Medienkommunikation im Kontext grenzüberschreitender Öffentlichkeiten in Zeiten des Struktur- und Medienwandels. Das Beispiel der Großregion SaarLorLux", Saarland University and University of Luxembourg
• 2023 – Co-supervisor of the master thesis “On the Threshold to an Even Gloomier World? The (Re-)Negotiation of Alternative Border Imaginations in Indigenous and Afrofuturistic Cultural Productions”, Saarland University and University of Luxembourg
• 2022 – Co-supervisor of the master thesis “La coopération institutionnelle transfrontalière dans les espaces ruraux et périurbains”, University of Lorraine and University of Luxembourg
• 2020 – Co-supervisor of the bachelor thesis “Mehrsprachigkeit im Großherzogtum. Eine qualitative Analyse von Sprache und Identität“, University of Trier and University of Luxembourg
• 2019 – Co-supervisor of the master thesis “Flüchtlinge als politische Subjekte im deutsch-europäischen Migrationsregime. Eine Betrachtung am Beispiel von künstlerischen Aktionen von Flüchtlingen in Deutschland“, Saarland University and University of Luxembourg
• 2018 – Co-supervisor of the master thesis „Die Verankerung der Universität der Großregion in der Entwicklungsstrategie ihrer Partneruniversitäten. Erfolge, Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten der grenzüberschreitenden Kooperation”, Saarland University and University of Luxembourg
• 2018 – Academic tutor in the framework of the Master in Border Studies, University of Luxembourg and University of Lorraine
• 2013 – Co-supervisor of the master thesis „Arbeiten in der Schweiz nach dem Bilateralen Abkommen mit der Europäischen Union – Auswirkungen des Abkommens zur Personenfreizügigkeit auf die Grenzgänger“, Saarland University and University of Luxembourg

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Conferences and Workshops

• 06/2023 – Workshop „Open MIS-Understandings” (topic: identity), Key Research Area “Migration and Inclusive Societies”, Esch-sur-Alzette (conception and coordination)
• 12/2022 – Workshop „Open MIS-Understandings” (topic: difference [session 2]), Key Research Area “Migration and Inclusive Societies”, Esch-sur-Alzette (conception and coordination)
• 03/2022 – Workshop and round table discussion “Regards sur un territoire transfrontalier en mouvement” (with Esch2022 – European Capital of Culture 2022, Institut National de l’Audiovisuel, University of Lorraine, Direction régionale des affaires culturelles, Centre National de l'Audiovisuel), ARCHE/ Micheville, (conception and coordination)
• 01/2022 – Workshop „Open MIS-Understandings” (topic: difference [session 1]), Key Research Area “Migration and Inclusive Societies”, Esch-sur-Alzette (conception and coordination)
• 06/2021 – Workshops „Open MIS-Understandings” (topic: inclusion II), Key Research Area “Migration and Inclusive Societies”, Esch-sur-Alzette (conception and coordination)
• 04/2021 – Workshops „Open MIS-Understandings” (topic: inclusion I), Key Research Area “Migration and Inclusive Societies”, Esch-sur-Alzette (conception and coordination)
• 12/2019 – Workshop “Borders as Border Complexities”, University of Luxembourg, European University Viadrina, University of Flensburg, University of Lorraine, École des hautes études en sciences sociales Paris (conception and coordination)
• 07/2019 – 19th cross-border Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences “Innovation and Cooperation”, LOGOS, University of Luxembourg (conception and coordination) in collaboration with the Universities of Liège, Lorraine, Mannheim, Saarland and Trier
• 10/2018 – International Symposium "Flight – BORDER – Integration. Geographical and political perspectives", University of Luxembourg and German-Italian Centre of European Excellence "Villa Vigoni", Loveno di Menaggio (conception and coordination)
• 10/2018 – Opening conference of the Interreg VA Greater Region project "European Center for Competence and Knowledge in Border Studies", University of Luxembourg and University of the Greater Region (conception and coordination)
• 10/2017 – International conference "Les travailleurs frontaliers en Suisse et au Luxembourg : Emploi – Quotidien – Perceptions", University of Luxembourg (conception and coordination)
• 07/2017 – Two-day symposium "Multilingualism as Migration" (3-4 July 2017), University of Luxembourg (co-conception and coordination)
• 03/2017 – Workshop "Kulturwissenschaftliche Border Studies" within the section "Kulturwissenschaftliche Border Studies" of the German Society of Cultural Studies, University of Luxembourg (conception and organisation)
• 10/2016 – European Conference of the Association for Borderlands Studies (ABS) "Differences and discontinuities in a ‘Europe without borders’“ (4-7 October 2016), University of Luxembourg with the UniGR-Center for Border Studies (co-conception and coordination)
• 04/2016 – International symposium "Borderscape as an Interdisciplinary Concept", University of Luxembourg (conception and coordination)
• 11/2015 – Annual Meeting of the research network UniGR-Center for Border Studies, University of Luxembourg (conception and organisation)
• 03/2015 – Workshop “Crossing Borders”, UniGR & GRETI Border Colloquium, University of Luxembourg and University of Lorraine (conception and coordination)
• 03/2015 – International symposium "Multilingualism – Approaches and Research Perspectives. Society – Education – Literature", University of Luxembourg (co-conception and coordination)
• 11/2014 – Workshop "Interculturality as a Transdisciplinary Concept. Approaches – Applications – Desiderata", University of Luxembourg (co-conception and coordination)
• 07/2014 – International Conference "Spaces and Identities in Border Regions", University of Luxembourg (conception and coordination)
• 09/2013 – Workshop "Constructions of space and identity in border regions", University of Luxembourg (conception and coordination)

Chair and Discussant

• 09/2023 – Chair of the Panel “Populäre Grenzkulturen / Popular Border Cultures”, 8th Annual Conference of the Kulturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft „Populäre Kulturen“ (27-30 September 2023), Saarland University, Saarbrücken
• 03/2023 – Chair of the Panel “Jouer et se jouer des frontières”, Conference “Frontières et sociétés frontalières au sein de l’espace franco-luxembourgeois du XVe siècle à nos jours” (23-24 March 2023), Université de Franche-Comté / University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg city
• 02/2023 – Chair of the Panel “Beyond representations: grasping the textured character of borders”, 3rd World Conference of the Association for Borderlands Studies (13-18 February 2023), Ben-Gurion University, Eilat (Israel)
• 12/2022 – Chair of the Panel “Approaches to Border Temporalities”, Conference “Borders in Flux and Border Temporalities in and beyond Europe” (15-16 December 2022), University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette
• 06/2022 – Chair of the Panel “Transfrontalité et régions frontalières”, Conference “Frontières et spatialités entre réalités et imaginaires” (2-3 June 2022), University of Lorraine, Metz   
• 05/2022 – Chair of the Panel “Sociocultural aspects of cross-border work”, Conference “Cross-border work in Europe: practices and regional realities” (5-6 May 2022), Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research, University of Luxembourg, University of Lorraine
• 02/2022 – Chair of the Panel “Analysing Border Renaissance(s): complexity and praxeological perspectives”, International conference “Border Renaissance: Recent Developments in Territorial, Cultural, and Linguistic Border Studies (4-5 February 2022), Saarland University and UniGR-Center for Border Studies
• 02/2022 – Chair of the Panel “Familiar Strangers: the cross-border workers in Switzerland”, International conference “Border Renaissance: Recent Developments in Territorial, Cultural, and Linguistic Border Studies (4-5 February 2021), Saarland University and UniGR-Center for Border Studies
• 12/2021 – Chair of the Panel “Digital and media materialities and corporalities”, Conference “Materialities and Corporalities of Border Complexities” (2-3 December 2021), European University Flensburg, online
• 11/2021 – Chair of the Panel “Spatial and social convergences in border regions through civic engagement”, International Conference of the Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion-Social Elevation (RISC-RISE) “Social Partnerships and Regional Integration” (29-30 November 2021), Luxembourg, online
• 10/2021 – Chair of the Panel “Espaces et Frontières”, Conference “Temporalités et changements de Border Complexities” (2-4 October 2021), École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris) and Villa Vigoni (Menaggio), online
• 05/2021 – Chair of the Panel “Representations and writing of borders”, Workshop “Border Literature” (20-21 May 2021), UniGR-Center for Border Studies, online
• 03/2021 – Chair of the Panel “Frontiérisations et les logiques de la mise en ordre : constellations d’acteurs, pratiques et discours“, Conference “Logics of Dis/Order of Border Complexities” (18-19 March 2021), Frankfurt (Oder), online
• 10/2020 – Chair of the Panel „B/Orders are (not) everywhere (for everyone): Zur Multivalenz von Grenzen“, 6th Annual conference of the Kulturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft „B/Ordering Cultures: Alltag, Politik, Ästhetik“ (8-10 October 2020), Frankfurt (Oder)
• 10/2020 – Chair of the Panel „B/Ordering-Prozesse als Bordertexturen: Empirische Beiträge der kulturwissenschaftlichen Grenzforschung“, 6th Annual Conference of the Kulturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft „B/Ordering Cultures: Alltag, Politik, Ästhetik“ (8-10 October 2020), Frankfurt (Oder)
• 09/2019 – Chair of the Panel “Geographies of the border. Or: How the border takes place?”, German Conference of Geography (25-30 September 2019), Kiel
• 10/2018 – Chair of the panel “The Aesthetics of Borders in Transcultural Spaces and Life‐Worlds”, Annual conference of the Kulturwissenschaftliche Gesellschaft “Aesthetics and Cultural Studies” (11-13 October 2018), Hildesheim
• 07/2018 – Chair of the Panel “Border Textures: Interwoven Practices and Discursive Fabrics of Borders”, 2nd World Conference of the Association for Borderlands Studies, University of Vienna and East Central European University (Budapest)
• 07/2018 – Chair of the Panel “What is Border Studies?”, 2nd World Conference of the Association for Borderlands Studies, University of Vienna and East Central European University (Budapest)
• 02/2018 – Discussant in the lecture “Infrastrukturen der Grenze” (Hannes Krämer), lecture series “Atelier Bordertexturen – Theorien und Methoden in den kulturwissenschaftlichen Border Studies”, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette
• 10/2017 – Chair and discussant at the conference “FUGA – Confine – Integrazione. Prospettiva lettarario-filosofica”, German-Italian Centre for European Excellence "Villa Vigoni", Loveno di Menaggio
• 10/2016 – Chair of the Panel “Integration dynamics and cross-border labour mobility”, Europe Conference of the Association for Borderlands Studies, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette
• 05/2016 – Discussant in the interregional lecture series "Migration & Flüchtlingsfragen: grenz(en)überschreitende und interdisziplinäre Perspektiven einer europäischen Herausforderung", University of the Greater Region, University of Trier, Trier
• 04/2016 – Chair of the Panel “Borders and Mise en frontière”, Symposium “Borderscape as an Interdisciplinary Concept”, Key Research Area MIS – Multilingualism and Intercultural Studies (University of Luxembourg), Esch-sur-Alzette
• 11/2014 – Chair of the Panel “Commuting and Border-crossing”, Workshop “Living in European Borderlands”, project “CB-RES – Cross border residence. Identity experience and integration processes in the Greater Region”, University of Luxembourg, Walferdange
• 11/2014 – Discussant in the “Atelier d’histoire” to the lecture “Evolution des perceptions de l’espace frontalier de la Grande Région dans la politique des universités 1971-2007” (Emilie Duvot), Institut of History, University of Luxembourg, Walferdange
• 07/2014 – Chair of the Panel “Place Identities“, international conference “Spaces and Identities in Border Regions “, project “IDENT2 –  Strategies of Regionalisation: Constructing Identity Across Borders”, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• 10/2013 – Discussant at the conference “Les conditions de la circulation des informations médiatiques dans la Grande Région SaarLorLux”, research and teaching programme “Infotransfront”, University of Lorraine, Metz

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Events and Dissemination

• 07/2023 – Forum Greater Region “Coopération, mutualisation, et cohésion face aux tensions sur les marchés transfrontaliers du travail : vers des pratiques de solidarité ?” (with the Luxembourgish-French-Swiss Working Group LABOR SwissLux), University of Luxembourg (co-conception and co-coordination)
• 03/2023 – Presentation of the tri-national Master in Border Studies to a delegation of the Belgium university of applied sciences Thomas More, University of Luxembourg
• 2023 – Promotion video of the tri-national Master in Border Studies, University of Luxembourg and Saarland University (co-conception and coordination)
• 11/2022 – Podcast “Enjeux de la mobilité des jeunes dans l’espace frontalier”. Panorama: analyses franco-allemandes et européennes, Franco-German Youth Office
• 2022 – Promotion video of the UniGR-Center for Border Studies, University of Luxembourg (co-conception)
• 05/2022 – Public study day “Riverine Borders” (20/05/22) in the framework of the exhibition „Zoe Leonard. Al río / To the River”, The Contemporary Art Museum of Luxembourg and UniGR-Center for Border Studies (co-conception)
• 11/2021 – Forum Greater Region “Social and territorial cohesion in the Greater Region” (with Institut of the Greater Region, Interregional Labor Market Observatory of the Greater Region and the Luxembourgish Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planning), online (conception and coordination)
• 10/2021 – Roundtable discussion “BorderStudiesTalk: Border Geographies”, GeoWoche2021 of the German Association of Geography, online (co-conception and co-coordination)
• 09/2021 – Reception of a delegation from the Szczecin Metropolitan Region (Poland) and exchange on cooperation of border researchers at the UniGR-Center for Border Studies, University of Luxembourg
• 03/2021 – Roundtable discussion “Cross-border cooperation in the Greater Region SaarLorLux”, Goethe Institut and Federal Foreign Office of Germany, online
• 11/2020 – Film project "Klein, aber DeLux" with Paul-Julius-Reuter-Berufskolleg of the StädteRegion Aachen
• 10/2020 – Forum Greater Region “Current challenges for regional development in the Greater Region” (with University of Kaiserslautern), online
• 09/2020 – Forum Greater Region “Climate change and sustainability in the Greater Region” (with Trier University), online
• 05/2020 – Roundtable discussion “Border realities in the Greater Region in pandemic times” (with Saarland University and Trier University), (conception and coordination)
• 04/2020 – Virtual photo documentation “Corona borders in the Greater Region and beyond”, UniGR-Center for Border Studies, University of Luxembourg (conception and coordination)
• 04/2020 – Initiative „Borders in Times of Covid-19. Borders – Boundaries – Border Regions“, UniGR-Center for Border Studies and University of Luxembourg (conception and coordination)
• 03/2020 – Virtual exhibition “Migration and Inclusion”, Key Area MIS – Migration and Inclusive Societies, University of Luxembourg (coordination)
• 11/2019 – Forum Greater Region “Revitalization of the Inner Cities: An Analysis of Consumer Behavior in the Border Regions of the Greater Region” (with University of Lorraine), House of the Greater Region, Esch-sur-Alzette
• 06/2019 – Practice Day “Border Studies” in the framework of the UniGR-CBS guest professorship “Border Studies”, Saarland University and University of Luxembourg in collaboration with the UniGR Master Border Studies (conception and coordination)
• 03/2019 – Forum Greater Region “Migratory movements and borders: between regulation and integration”, House of the Greater Region, Esch-sur-Alzette
• 11/2018 – Roundtable “L’Université de la Grande Région – UniGR fête ses 10 ans et regarde vers l’avenir”, University of the Greater Region, Villa Europa, Saarbrücken
• 11/2018 – Forum Greater Region “Realities and Visions of the Cross-Border Mobility in the Educational Sector” (with Saarland University), House of the Greater Region, Esch-sur-Alzette
• 06/2018 – Forum Greater Region “Cross-Border Employee Mobility as a Resource for the Greater Region?” (with University of Lorraine), House of the Greater Region, Esch-sur-Alzette
• 06/2017 – Expert Hearing “cross-border retail in Luxembourg”, Chamber of Commerce Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• 12/2015 – Book presentation “Réalités de vie transfrontalières”, town hall, Saarbrücken
• 11/2015 – Book presentation “Réalités de vie et constructions politiques en régions frontalières”, town hall, Messancy
• 11/2015 – Book presentation “Lebenswirklichkeiten und politische Konstruktionen in Grenzregionen”, House of the Greater Region, Esch-sur-Alzette
• 05/2014 European Territorial Cooperation Annual Meeting 2014, „University of the Greater Region: Project experiences“, European Commission, DG REGIO, Brussels
• 12/2013 – Book presentation „Cross-border workers and spaces of the border”, Musée d’Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• 10/2013 Round Table "Living and working without borders: Socio-cultural Challenges", in collaboration with the Amis de l'Université du Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg (conception and coordination)
• 10/2012 – Book presentation “Cross-border workers and spaces of the border”, Musée d’Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
• 05/2012 – Book presentation “Cross-border workers and spaces of the border”, Cercle Cité Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Advisor and expert

• European Commission, Regional and Urban Policy
• Committee for European Affairs, Landtag of Saarland
• Conseil National pour Etrangers, Commission « Frontaliers »
• European Migration Network, National Contact Point Luxembourg
• Confédération Luxembourgeoise du Commerce
• Musée Dräi Eechelen – Forteresse, Histoire, Identités
• Alpha Culture, Agence d’ingénierie culturelle
• Ministerium für Bildung und Kultur des Saarlandes
• Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross border cooperation and Mobility
• The Contemporary Art Museum of Luxembourg
• Franco-German Youth Office

Media

90 media reports in German and Luxembourgish media: Archiduc | Delano | Deutschlandradio Kultur | D'Lëtzebuerger Land | Entreprises Magazine | FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine. Zeitung für Deutschland | Handelsblatt | Lëtzebuerger Journal | Le Quotidien | Luxemburger Wort | Luxembourg Times | Paperjam | Radio 100,7 | Républicain Lorrain | RTL Radio | RTL Télé | Saarbrücker Zeitung | Saarländischer Rundfunk 2 KulturRadio | SRF – Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen | Süddeutsche Zeitung | SWR – Südwestrundfunk | science.lu | Tageblatt | Taz – Die Tageszeitung | Télécran | Trierischer Volksfreund | Zdf – Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Last updated on: 08 Mai 2023