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Georg Glasze is a Full Professor and Chair of Cultural and Political Geography at the Institute of Geography, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg since April 2009. He leads the Working Group on Cultural, Political and Digital Geographies and serves as Head of the German National Committee of the International Geographical Union (IGU) since 2022. His academic leadership extends to chairing the Franconian Geographical Society and serving on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography in Leipzig.
- Habilitation completed in 2008
- PhD in Geography (2002) from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Diploma in Geography (1997) from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Additional studies in Sociology, Public Law, and Biology
Glasze's research focuses on the intersection of political geography, digital transformations, and discourse analysis. His work critically examines digital sovereignty, gated communities, cartographic practices, and the political dimensions of digital spaces. He has pioneered research on how digital technologies reshape spatial governance, national identities, and urban segregation patterns. His methodological expertise combines discourse analysis with digital humanities approaches to study geopolitical imaginaries in the digital age.
His recent publications demonstrate a clear trajectory toward analyzing European digital policy frameworks, particularly Germany's evolving discourse on digital sovereignty. Glasze's work bridges historical analysis with contemporary geopolitical challenges, examining how concepts like 'digital sovereignty' emerge from both historical contexts and current technological transformations. His research employs innovative methodological approaches including corpus-based discourse analysis and critical cartographic studies.
- Wissenschaftspreis für Anthropogeographie der Prof. Dr. Frithjof Voss Stiftung für Geographie (2007)
- Dissertationspreis der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (2004)
Glasze has supervised numerous research projects on digital geographies, political discourse, and urban studies. His work with international collaborators spans Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. He has secured funding for projects examining digital sovereignty, crisis mapping, and the geopolitical dimensions of digital infrastructure. His research group actively engages with policymakers while maintaining critical academic perspectives on emerging digital governance frameworks.
As leader of the Working Group on Cultural, Political and Digital Geographies, Glasze fosters interdisciplinary collaboration between geographers, political scientists, and digital humanities scholars. His team specializes in analyzing how digital technologies transform spatial governance, political representation, and social organization across multiple scales from local communities to transnational networks.
