Kathrin Hörschelmann

Prof. Dr. Kathrin Hörschelmann is a Professor of Cultural Geography at the University of Bonn. Her research bridges space, politics, culture, and society, with a focus on entangled geographies of (in)security and diversity, migration, and belonging in Europe. She explores how young people navigate geopolitical insecurities, socio-spatial identities, and post-socialist transformations.

• Affiliations: University of Bonn (Geographical Institute), TRA6 (Transdisciplinary Research Area 6), HERA Project Partner
• Key Projects: Geo-Medial (digital learning spaces), Public Spaces, Culture and Integration in Europe (HERA), Evaluation of Bonn4Future (climate participation), Re-Collect/Re-Mind (Cold War youth memories)

Her research interests span critical security studies, feminist geographies, geographies of childhood/youth, and post-socialist cultural change. Recent work analyzes urban climate governance, refugee youth in public spaces, and digital teaching innovations. She co-edited Research Ethics in Human Geography (Routledge, 2021) and contributes to debates on nature-based urban futures.

Notable scientific contributions include the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2024) and co-authored publications like Urban Nature: New Directions for City Futures (2024). She leads the Cultural Geography Working Group, which designs international lecture series and translocal learning formats.

• Teaching Areas: Cultural geography, migration, gender, urban transformation, and fieldwork (e.g., Translocal England Exkursion).
• Collaborations: United Nations University (UNU-EHS), HERA, European Commission (NATURVATION), KONE Foundation