Open seminar session: "Borders and boundaries in Europe"
Border crossing between Austria and Slovenia near Karawanks Tunnel. Photo: Adobe Stock / EKH-Pictures
The borders of Europe have shifted quite frequently, in the past and in contemporary times, and their meaning is not only dynamic but also contested. These different notions of Europe’s borders and boundaries will be discussed and challenged in a four hours-long hybrid seminar taking place at HU Berlin as an activity organized by the Circle U. Climate and Democracy Hubs. Chairs Gökce Yurdakul and Claudia Matthes, will elaborate on the various facets of Europe’s borders and boundaries, the drivers for migration, inclusion or delimitation, together with three distinguished guest speakers.
Professor Kaya will talk about the anti-migrant and anti-refugee sentiments as well as the growing Islamophobia within right-wing populism (AfD and RN) in Germany and France. Dr. Clarkson will present on the changing meanings of periphery and centre and its implications for political dynamics inside the European Union. Finally, Prof. Laborderie will discuss facets of EU enlargement and how this has reflected and shifted the notions of Europe’s borders.
