Contested Borders Professors and Supervisors

Paweł Migdalskiمشاهده پروفایل

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University of SzczecinPoland

Dr. Paweł Migdalski is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of History, Faculty of Humanities, University of Szczecin since 2011. He is a historian specializing in Western Pomerania, Neumark, historiography, collective memory, and historical policy. His academic career spans institutions in Poland, Germany, and international collaborations, with significant contributions to Polish-German historical dialogue and borderland studies. Dr. Migdalski completed his historical studies at the universities of Szczecin, Poznań, Marburg, and Greifswald. His academic journey includes lecturing at the Institute of History and at the IRTG 1540 "Baltic Borderlands" doctoral program at the University of Greifswald in 2010. His research focuses on the complex history of Western Pomerania and Neumark, examining how historical narratives shape contemporary identity and memory. Dr. Migdalski has made significant contributions to understanding the political dimensions of historical memory, particularly in borderland regions. His scholarly work explores the interplay between academic historiography, popular historical consciousness, and political agendas in shaping collective memory of contested territories. He has also been instrumental in developing regional historical education frameworks. Dr. Migdalski's extensive publication record demonstrates a consistent focus on borderland history, cultural heritage, and the politics of memory. His recent work has particularly emphasized the material aspects of historical memory, including war memorials, Jewish heritage sites, and early medieval Slavic settlements as elements of contested historical narratives. His scholarship bridges academic history with practical heritage preservation and public memory initiatives. Gerard Labuda Award 2020 for his monograph "Słowiańszczyzna północno-zachodnia w historiografii polskiej, niemieckiej i duńskiej" Dr. Migdalski has coordinated numerous international research projects focused on Polish-German historical cooperation, including several EU-funded initiatives under the Interreg program. His work with academic advising extends beyond formal student supervision to include mentoring regional historical societies and guiding community-based historical projects. He has been instrumental in establishing research frameworks for understanding the complex historical layers of Western Pomerania. As co-founder and president of the Historical and Cultural Association "Terra Incognita" in Chojna (since 2009) and the Kulice Academy association (since 2015), Dr. Migdalski has created platforms for interdisciplinary historical research and community engagement with local heritage. These organizations have become important centers for borderland studies, hosting conferences, publications, and educational programs that bridge academic research with public history.

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Eiki Bergمشاهده پروفایل

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Hertie School of GovernanceGermany

Eiki Berg is a Professor at the University of Tartu's Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies in Estonia, where he specializes in international politics with particular focus on de facto states, territorial sovereignty, and critical geopolitics. His research examines contested statehood in post-Soviet spaces, exploring how unrecognized entities navigate international relations despite lacking universal recognition. Berg's research interests center on sovereignty contestations, border dynamics, and the politics of recognition in secessionist conflicts. His work investigates how de facto states like Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus, and Transnistria exercise agency within patron-client relationships while seeking international engagement without formal recognition. He analyzes territorial adjustments, frozen conflicts, and the evolving norms of sovereignty in contemporary international relations, particularly examining how great powers challenge territorial integrity norms through land swaps and annexations. His scholarly output reveals consistent focus on de facto state agency, patron-client dynamics, and the intersection of territoriality with sovereignty claims. Recent publications examine how entities like Kosovo, Taiwan, and Palestine leverage civil society organizations for international engagement, how de facto states responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the implications of Russia's actions in Crimea for international norms. National Science Award in the field of Social Sciences (2012) for research on 'Identities, Conflicting Self-Determination and De Facto States' Berg maintains extensive research collaborations across Europe, working with scholars on border security, EU-Russia relations, and conflict resolution in post-Soviet spaces. His work has been supported through various research projects examining engagement without recognition frameworks and the geopolitical dimensions of border regions, particularly along the Estonia-Russia frontier. While specific grant details aren't provided in the text, his prolific publication record indicates sustained research funding. His research contributes significantly to understanding how borderlands function under surveillance, how de facto states navigate international politics, and how territorial conflicts might be resolved through innovative diplomatic approaches that don't require immediate recognition.

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William V. Scottمشاهده پروفایل

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Austin CollegeUnited States

William V. Scott is a Ph.D. Candidate in History and Graduate Part-time Instructor at Texas Tech University, actively engaged with the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) as Board Member (2024-2028), Chair of the Almanac Committee, and member of multiple TSHA committees including the Handbook of Texas Advisory Committee and Publications Committee. His educational background includes: Bachelor of Arts in History from Texas A&M University–San Antonio Master of Arts in History from the University of Texas at San Antonio Ph.D. Candidate in History at Texas Tech University Dr. Scott's research centers on Environmental History , Borderlands History , and Military History , with regional expertise spanning Texas , the U.S.-Mexico borderlands , and Latin America . His work examines how ecological factors shaped military outposts and settlement patterns in contested border regions, exemplified by his publication on Fort Ewell along the Nueces River. He has authored numerous entries for the Handbook of Texas Online and serves on the Executive Advisory Committee for the Handbook of Texas Medicine , while also contributing to Bexar County's GIS project for the San Antonio Tricentennial. As a Ph.D. candidate and part-time instructor, Dr. Scott does not supervise graduate students. No information about research grants is available in the provided materials.

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Jörg Friedrichsمشاهده پروفایل

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University of OxfordUnited Kingdom

Jörg Friedrichs is an Associate Professor at the Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) and a Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford. His academic career spans international relations, political sociology, and cross-cultural studies, with a particular focus on Muslim-majority relations and global governance structures. University of Oxford, Department of International Development Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford Friedrichs' research interests center on international relations theory, with special emphasis on intercultural approaches to global politics. He has developed an intercultural theory of international relations and advocates for abduction as a methodological approach in international research. His current work examines great power relations across different global regions (Global West, Global East, Global North, Global South) and relations between Muslim minorities and non-Muslim majorities. His publications reveal a consistent focus on cross-cultural understanding, with particular attention to Muslim-Christian relations in various contexts (England, India, China). His book Integration in Multicultural England: Community Relations Between Muslims and Non-Muslims (2025) continues this trajectory, building on earlier work like Hindu-Muslim Relations: What Europe Might Learn from India (2019) and research on Han-Muslim relations in China. Honourable Mention in Rachel Carson Environment Book Award (2014) Friedrichs actively supervises doctoral research in international relations and political sociology, with particular interest in religion and world politics, as well as Muslim-majority relations. His teaching for the MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy includes seminars on Religion in World Politics and Qualitative Research Methods. His research projects include 'Fear-anger contests: Governmental and populist politics of emotion' and 'Muslims and non-Muslims in England,' demonstrating his ongoing engagement with contemporary political challenges.

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Karakatsanis Leonidasمشاهده پروفایل

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University of MacedoniaGreece

Politics and Culture
Civil society and social movements
Conflict transformation and politics of reconciliation
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Leonidas Karakatsanis serves as Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics at the Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, and holds an Honorary Fellowship at the British Institute at Ankara. His academic profile bridges political theory, peace and conflict studies, and regional expertise in Southeastern Europe. Dr. Karakatsanis completed his academic training with a PhD in Ideology and Discourse Analysis from the University of Essex (2011), an MA in Political Science and Sociology from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (2004), and a BA in Political Science and History from Panteion University (2002). His research focuses on the politics of identity and reconciliation, peace and conflict transformation, nationalism, minority rights, civil society, and resistance politics. Theoretically, he engages with discourse theory, deconstruction, affect theory, and post-structuralist political theory. Geographically, his work centers on Turkey and its neighbors in the Caucasus and Eastern Mediterranean region. Dr. Karakatsanis is author of the influential monograph Turkish-Greek Relations: Rapprochement, Civil Society and the Politics of Friendship (Routledge, 2014), which critically examines Turkish-Greek reconciliation efforts from 1974-2013. He has also co-edited Bordered Places - Bounded Times: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Turkey (2017) and guest-edited the Journal of Contemporary European Studies special issue on Radicalization and transformation in South-Eastern Europe (2016). His scholarly work consistently explores how political discourse, emotions, and historical narratives shape identity formation and conflict resolution processes in the complex geopolitical landscape of Southeastern Europe. Notably, he has examined the emotional dimensions of Turkish-Greek relations, analyzing how excitement and boredom function as political affects in reconciliation processes. Dr. Karakatsanis teaches courses including Contemporary Turkey: History, Politics, International Relations , History and Politics of Humanitarian Intervention (18th-21st C.) , History of Political Thought , and Political Science , reflecting his dual expertise in theoretical political science and deep regional knowledge.

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Mary Buchinger Bodwellمشاهده پروفایل

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MCPHS UniversityUnited States

Mary Buchinger Bodwell serves as Professor of English and Communication Studies at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS University) within the School of Arts and Sciences, where she teaches in the Health Humanities program and maintains an active literary career as an award-winning poet. Her academic foundation includes: Ph.D. in Linguistics from Boston University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences M.A. in Linguistics and TESOL from Ohio University B.S. in English and Elementary Education from Northern Michigan University Buchinger's scholarly work centers on Poetry, Interpersonal Communication, and Writing Pedagogy, with significant contributions to Discourse Analysis and Health Humanities. Her research examines empathy through transnational landscapes, medical narratives, and experimental language forms, informed by her Peace Corps service in Ecuador and rural Michigan upbringing. This interdisciplinary approach bridges linguistic theory with creative practice in health-focused educational contexts. Her recent publications reveal consistent thematic engagement with nature, illness, and border-crossing narratives across experimental poetic forms. Works like Virology (2022) explore medical humanities through floral metaphors, while Navigating the Reach (2023) extends her investigation of ecological and emotional landscapes using innovative structural techniques that challenge conventional poetic boundaries. Major recognitions include: Cambridge Arts Council Sidewalk Poetry Contest Winner (2018) MCPHS School of Arts & Sciences Teaching Award (2021) Cambridge Poetry Ambassador Residency (2016) New England Poetry Club's Daniel Varoujan Award (2005) Firman Houghton Award from the New England Poetry Club (2011) Buchinger has secured substantial external funding including Spencer Foundation grants totaling $57,850 for ESL research projects and cultural council awards for community poetry initiatives. Her administrative leadership as former president (2016-2022) of the New England Poetry Club—founded by Robert Frost—and current board membership demonstrates deep institutional commitment to Boston's literary ecosystem. She actively participates in national organizations including the College English Association and Associated Writing Programs, while maintaining community partnerships through residencies like Norton Island (2016) and Somerville Library workshops, fostering poetry engagement across academic and public spheres.

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Eunice Blavascunasمشاهده پروفایل

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Ludwig Maximilian University of MunichGermany

Eunice Blavascunas serves as an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Whitman College, Washington, and currently holds a Landhaus Fellowship at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (LMU Munich). Her research examines the intersection of environmental governance, cultural identity, and geopolitical boundaries, with primary focus on Eastern Europe's forest ecosystems. Her work investigates how border dynamics, nationalist ideologies, and postsocialist transitions reshape human-forest relationships, emphasizing posthumanist perspectives on animal agency and material ecologies. Key themes include rewilding controversies, bark beetle management in primeval forests, and the political dimensions of conservation where ecological processes collide with national borders. Publications reveal consistent exploration of Europe's environmental politics, particularly how asylum policies and border fortifications impact forest conservation in contested regions like the Polish-Belarusian frontier. Her scholarship bridges anthropological theory with urgent ecological challenges, demonstrating how unresolved historical legacies influence contemporary environmental management. Her research has received significant recognition through prestigious awards: Fulbright Fellowship ACLS Fellowship Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation Fellowship Mellon Foundation Fellowship NSF Grant Rachel Carson Center Fellowship Blavascunas' current Rachel Carson Center project "Freeing the Forest" analyzes ecological and political asynchrony at the Polish-Belarusian border, building on her acclaimed monograph Foresters, Borders, and Bark Beetles (Indiana University Press, 2020). Her grant history reflects sustained support for interdisciplinary environmental research connecting anthropology, political ecology, and conservation science. As a Landhaus Fellow, she participates in the Rachel Carson Center's international research community, collaborating with scholars across environmental humanities and social sciences to address transnational ecological challenges through comparative borderland studies.

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Martin Lundsteenمشاهده پروفایل

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University of CopenhagenDenmark

Martin Lundsteen is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Social Sciences. His work critically examines intersections of urban space, migration, racism, and bordering practices through ethnographic fieldwork primarily in Catalonia and Denmark. Education PhD in Social Anthropology Research Focus Lundsteen investigates how islamophobia and racism materialize in urban environments, analyzing bordering practices at neighborhood levels. His research employs critical spatial theory to unpack how public space contestation shapes migrant inclusion/exclusion, with emphasis on small-town dynamics often overlooked in migration studies. Key frameworks include postcolonial urbanism and the spatial production of otherness. Publication Trends His 2021-2024 output reveals three thematic clusters: (1) Mosque conflicts as sites of anti-Muslim racism in Catalonia; (2) Danish parallel society policies as nationalist bordering tools; (3) Micro-politics of coexistence in small Catalan towns. These works consistently link spatial politics to racial capitalism, demonstrating how urban space becomes a battleground for identity politics. Mentorship & Resources No formal students or grant funding are documented in current materials, though his ORCID profile indicates active scholarly collaboration. His research leverages multi-sited ethnography across Denmark and Spain, engaging with critical border and urban studies networks. Research Context Lundsteen operates within Copenhagen's anthropology department as part of broader European migration research initiatives, contributing to debates on urban diversity governance through publications in Migration Studies and European Urban and Regional Studies .

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Armando Salvatoreمشاهده پروفایل

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Ave Maria UniversityUnited States

Armando Salvatore is a distinguished scholar currently serving as a Faculty Member at McGill University's Faculty of Religious Studies, with additional affiliation at the European University Institute. His academic career spans decades of research focused on Islamic Studies, comparative religion, and the sociology of knowledge. Salvatore's research interests center on inter-religious and trans-civilizational dynamics, with particular emphasis on the public sphere, secular formations, and Islamic political thought. His methodological approach combines historical-comparative sociology, social theory, and sociological analysis to examine the complex relationship between religion, power, and civil society across civilizations. His work demonstrates a consistent focus on the tension between Islamic traditions and modern techniques of power, exploring how Muslim societies have navigated processes of modernization while maintaining distinctive civilizational trajectories. Analysis of Salvatore's publication record reveals several key trends: a sustained engagement with the concept of the public sphere across different civilizational contexts; a sophisticated exploration of secular formations within Islamicate societies; and a nuanced understanding of Islamic political thought that avoids essentialist interpretations. His work consistently bridges theoretical sophistication with empirical richness, drawing on historical depth to illuminate contemporary debates about religion, modernity, and political community. MESA Malcolm Kerr Award in the Social Sciences (1994) for his PhD thesis While specific details about advising and grants are not prominently featured in the available materials, Salvatore's extensive editorial work—including major reference volumes like The Wiley Blackwell History of Islam —suggests significant mentorship of junior scholars through collaborative projects. His numerous co-authored works and edited volumes indicate active participation in international research networks focused on Islamic studies, comparative religion, and civilizational analysis. Salvatore's intellectual leadership is evident in his role as editor of the Yearbook of the Sociology of Islam and other major reference works, which have helped shape contemporary discourse in his fields of expertise. His work connects scholars across disciplinary boundaries, fostering dialogue between historians, sociologists, political scientists, and religious studies scholars interested in Islamic civilizations and their global interactions.

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Tea Sindbæk Andersenمشاهده پروفایل

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University of CopenhagenDenmark

Contemporary History of Southeastern Europe
Memory Studies
Cultural Memory
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Tea Sindbæk Andersen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (ToRS) at the University of Copenhagen's Faculty of Humanities. Her academic work focuses on the contemporary history of Southeastern Europe, particularly examining uses of history, cultural memory, identity politics, and popular culture in the former Yugoslav area. She actively participates in the research project Mnemonic Migration - Transnational Circulation and Reception of Wartime Memories in post-Yugoslav Migrant Literature . Her educational background includes: Ph.D. in History from Aarhus University (2008), with thesis titled Usable history? The theme of genocide in Yugoslav historical culture, 1945-2002 MA in East European Studies from University of Copenhagen (2003) BA in East European Studies & Serbo-Croatian from University of Copenhagen (1999) Dr. Sindbæk Andersen's research interests center on how historical narratives shape contemporary identities in Southeast Europe, particularly examining memory politics surrounding Yugoslavia's dissolution. Her work explores how cultural memory operates across national borders, with special attention to literary representations, cinematic portrayals, and digital media platforms. She investigates how historical events like the World Wars and the Yugoslav conflicts are remembered, contested, and repurposed in different national contexts. Her recent publications reveal a strong trend toward examining transnational memory flows, particularly how wartime memories migrate across borders through literature and digital media. She has increasingly focused on the intersection of memory studies with digital culture, analyzing how social media platforms like Facebook facilitate the circulation of historical narratives. Her work consistently demonstrates how memory practices in the Balkans both reflect and challenge broader European memory frameworks. She serves in significant academic leadership roles: Member of the executive committee of the Memory Studies Association (MSA) Co-organizer of the second annual MSA conference in Copenhagen (2017) with 650 participants Vice chair of the EU/COST research network In Search of Transcultural Memory in Europe (2012-2016) Regarding supervision and grants, Dr. Sindbæk Andersen has co-supervised PhD student Ismar Dedović on research about First World War memory in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia. She has secured research funding including the NOS-HS exploratory research workshops New First World War Memories – Tectonics of Memory in Europe (2016-2017). Her academic employment history includes positions as Assistant Professor at ToRS (2012-2018), postdoctoral fellowships at Lund University and Aarhus University, and visiting positions at the University of York. Her research operates within collaborative frameworks, particularly through the Memory Studies Association and various international research networks focused on transcultural memory. She frequently collaborates with scholars like Barbara Törnquist-Plewa and Ismar Dedović on comparative memory studies across Southeast Europe.

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Johannes Jüdeمشاهده پروفایل

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University of AntwerpBelgium

Johannes Jüde serves as a Researcher at the Institute of Political Science, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, holding the Professorship of International Relations and Political Economics since April 2019. His academic credentials include: PhD in Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute, Florence (2019) Master of Research in Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute, Florence (2014) Magister Artium in Political Science (minors: economics and history), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (2012) Magister Artium in Philosophy, School of Philosophy Munich S.J. (2011) Jüde's research centers on state formation and decay dynamics across Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, examining international state-building theory through bellocentric and cooperative frameworks. His work investigates how civil war and rebel organization shape post-conflict state structures, integrating comparative political analysis with regional expertise in African and Middle Eastern contexts. Key methodological approaches include case studies of Iraqi Kurdistan and cross-regional conflict analysis. Publications from 2011-2022 reveal consistent focus on state formation processes, with evolving emphasis from cosmopolitan environmental philosophy to contemporary analyses of Kurdish autonomy and post-IS territorial challenges. His scholarship demonstrates interdisciplinary breadth while maintaining core engagement with conflict-induced state transformation, particularly through border contestation and separatist movements in fragile regions. No scientific awards are documented in the available records. Information regarding student supervision and research funding remains unspecified in current materials. No dedicated research laboratories or collaborative teams are referenced in the provided documentation.

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