Prof. Dr. Birte Nienaber
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Faculty or Centre | Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences | ||||||||
Department | Department of Geography and Spatial Planning | ||||||||
Postal Address |
Université du Luxembourg Maison des Sciences Humaines 11, Porte des Sciences L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette |
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Campus Office | MSH, E02 15-080 | ||||||||
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Telephone | (+352) 46 66 44 9318 | ||||||||
Speaks | English, French, German | ||||||||
Research Stays in | Germany, Ireland, France, Luxembourg | ||||||||
Associate Professor of Political Geography
- Coordinator of the European Migration Network – National Contact Point Luxembourg (LU EMN NCP)
- Course director of the trinational Master in Border Studies of the University of Luxembourg
- Coordinator of the national focal point of FRANET
- Member of the Advisory Board on Spatial Development of the German Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction (Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen) during the legislation period of the 20th German Bundestag
- Member of the monitoring committee of the European Social Funds+ (ESF+) Luxembourg
- Member of the board of directors of the IMISCOE
- Member of the steering committee of the UniGR-Centre for Border Studies
- Certified Lego Serious Play Facilitator
Research Interests
- Migration
- Border Studies
- Man-Environment-Studies
- European Spatial Planning and Development
- Rural Geography
Research projects
Research projects at the University of Luxembourg
- 2022 "SOPEMI report 2022", funded by Office National de l'Accueil (ONA)
- 2022 -2022 "Compliance of the Luxembourg national programme of the ESF with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights", funded by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social and Solidarity Economy of Luxembourg (MTESS)
- 2021 - 2022 "Research study regarding migration and discrimination", funded by Centre pour l'Egalité de Traitement (CET)
- 2021 "SOPEMI report 2021", funded by Office National de l'Accueil (ONA)
- 2021-2022 "European Migration Network" (National Contact Point Luxembourg), coordinator, funded by Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) of the European Commission and the Office National de l'Accueil (ONA)
- 2020 "SOPEMI report 2020", funded by National Reception Office (ONA)
- 2020-2021: "Social capital in the integration of young adult migrants in Luxembourg. Theory and practice", funded by the Ministry of Family, Integration and the Greater Region (National Action Plan on Integration)
- 2020-2023 “EMpowerment through liquid Integration of Migrant Youth in vulnerable conditions (MIMY)”, coordinator/lead partner, together with Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung gGMBH – ILS, Germany; HAWK Hochschule Hildesheim/Holzminden/Goettingen, Germany; Universitetet i Bergen, Norway; Academia de studii economice din Bucuresti, Romania; Malmo Universitet, Sweden; Universit cattolica des Sacro Cuore, Italy; University of Sheffield, UK; Kozep -Europai Egyetem, Hungary; SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospoleczny, Poland; EURICE European Research and Project Office GmbH, Germany; Europese Confederatie van Organisaties voor Jeugdcentra ECYC Vereniging, Belgium; London Metropolitan University, UK; HORIZON2020
- 2020 “IMISCOE 2020”; grant for an international conference organisation; FNR RESCOM scientific events
- 2019-2022 “ESPON TNO19-22”, Partner, together with Ghent University- Centre for Mobility and Spatial Planning, Belgium (Lead); University of Tartu, Estonia; Université Paris Diderot – Paris 7 -UMS RIATE, France; University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy; Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR), Germany; Aalborg University, Danmark; PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Netherlands; University of Akureyri, Iceland; Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Slovenia; LGI Consulting Paris, France; ESPON
- 2019-2020 "European Migration Network – National Contact Point Luxembourg", funded by the European Commission (AMIF) and the Ministère de la Famille, de l’Integration et de la Grande Région, Office luxembourgeois de l’accueil et de l’integration
- 2018-2022 National Focal Point FRANET, funded by European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
- 2018-2020 „ESPON Contact Point Luxembourg”, funded by Ministère du Développement Durable et des Infrastructures (MDDI)
- 2018-2022 „European Center for Border Studies“, project together with UniGR asbl, Luxembourg; Technical University Kaiserslautern, Germany; University of Lorraine, France; University of Liège, Belgium; Saarland University, Germany; University of Trier, Germany; Ministère du Développement Durable et des Infrastructures Département de l'Aménagement du Territoire (MDDI-DATer), Luxembourg; Deutsch-Französische Hochschule; Germany; Info-Institut (Interregionale Arbeitsmarktbeobachtungsstelle), Germany; Institut de la Grande Région, Belgium; EVTZ Esch-Belval, France; Maison des Sciences de l’Homme de l ‘Université de Liège, Belgium; Maison des Sciences de l’Homme de l ‘Université de Lorraine, France; Europa-Kolleg CEUS of Saarland University, Geramyn; Eurodistrict Saar-Moselle, Germany; INTERREG V A Grand Région/Großregion
- 2018 – 2019 RISE-funding for H2020-proposal, funding by the University of Luxembourg
- 2017-2019 „Evaluation of the Common European Asylum System under Pressure and Recommendations for Further Development (CEASEVAL)“, WP-LEADER of WP „Borders and the mobility of migrants“, project together with Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany; Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands; Forum Internazionale Ed Europeo di Ricerche sull’ Immigrazione Associazone, Italy; University of Sussex, UK; International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Austria; Centre for International Information and Documentation in Barcelona, Spain; TARKI, Hungary; University of Helsinki (Helsingin Yliopisto), Finland; European Council on Refugees and Exiles AISBL, Belgium; New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria; Koç University, Turkey; Elliniko Idrya Evropaikis kai Exoterikis Politikis (Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy), Greece; Stichting Vreie Universiteit, Netherlands; H2020
- 2017-2018 „Mapping mobility – pathways, institutions and structural effects of youth mobility in Europe (MOVE)“, COORDINATOR, project together with Universität Hildesheim, Germany; Deutsches Jugendinstitut e.V., Germany; Academia De Studii Economice Din Bucuresti, Romania; University of Miskolc, Hungary; Western Norway University of Applied Sciences/Høgskulen på Vestlandet, Norway; Ilustre Colegio Nacional de Doctores y Licenciados en Ciencias Politicas y Sociologia, Spain; European Research and Project Office GmbH, Germany; European Youth Information and Counselling Agency, Luxembourg; HORIZON2020
- 2017 "SOPEMI report 2017", funded by the Ministère de la Famille, de l’Integration et de la Grande Région, Office luxembourgeois de l’accueil et de l’integration
- 2017-2018 "European Migration Network – National Contact Point Luxembourg", funded by the European Commission and the Ministère de la Famille, de l’Integration et de la Grande Région, Office luxembourgeois de l’accueil et de l’integration
- 2016-2021 „Resituating the Local in Cohesion and Territorial Development (RELOCAL)“, WP-LEADER of WP „Regional Autonomy and Spatial Justice“, project together with University of Eastern Finland, Finland; Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung gGmbH, Germany; University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Stockholm Universitet, Sweden, Nordregio, Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, Sweden; The James Hutton Institute, UK; Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia Kozgazdasag- Es Regionalis Tudomanyi Kutatokozpont, Hungary; Technische Universiteit Delft, Netherlands; MCRIT, Spain; Uniwerytet Lodzki, Poland; Fundatia Desire pentru Deschidere si Reflectie Sociala, Romania; Panepistimio Thessalias, Greece; Universidade de Lisboa – Lisbon School of Economics & Management, Portugal; HORIZON2020
- 2016 "SOPEMI report 2016", funded by the Ministère de la Famille, de l’Integration et de la Grande Région, Office luxembourgeois de l’accueil et de l’integration
- 2015-2017 "ESPON Contact Point", funded by the Ministère du Développement durable et des Infrastructures, Département de l’aménagement du territoire
- 2015-2016 "European Migration Network – National Contact Point Luxembourg", funded by the European Commission and the Ministère de la Famille, de l’Integration et de la Grande Région, Office luxembourgeois de l’accueil et de l’integration
- 2015 "SOPEMI report 2015", funded by the Ministère de la Famille, de l’Integration et de la Grande Région, Office luxembourgeois de l’accueil et de l’integration
- 2015 RISE-grant by the University of Luxembourg
- 2013-2014 "ESPONontheRoad – Bringing closer ESPON evidence for decision making", WP-LEADER for WP "West", project together with the BBSR (LEAD-partner), Germany; Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG), University of Warsaw; Poland; Office for National Economic Planning (ONEP), Hungary; Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning, Slowenien; University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy; Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences Athens, Greece; University Paris Diderot UMS RIATE, France; University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" of Iasi, Romania; University of Alcala, Spain; Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden;Research Institute of Territorial Planning of Vilnius, Lithuania; State Regional Development Agency, Latvia; University of Tartu, Estonia; University of Eastern Finland, Finland; University of Akureyri Research Centre, Island; Free University of Brussels-IGEAT, Belgium; National Institute for Regional and Spatial Analysis, Ireland; Royal Town Planning Institute, UK; ESPON
Research projects at Saarland University
- 2012-2015 „Cross border residence. Identity experiences and integration processes in the Greater Region“ (cooperation partner in the FNR-Project, Leader: Ass. Prof. Dr. Sonja Kmec, University of Luxembourg)
- 2011-2012 „Raumwirksame Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit – Regionale Resilienz durch Sozialkapital im Zeichen von Globalisierung und Regionalisierung in Europa“ (University resources), habilitation)
- Seit 2011 „Auswirkungen grenzüberschreitender Migration an den europäischen Binnengrenzen auf die Raumentwicklung“ (University resources))
- 2011-2012 „Migration und Integration in der Kreisstadt Merzig“ (Migration and integration in the city of Merzig), funded by the city of Merzig
- 2011-2012 „WEBATLAS“, map on migration of the Greater Region, funded by the University of Luxembourg
- 2011 „Sozioökonomische Evaluierung des Naturschutzgroßprojektes ILL“ (Socioeconomic evaluation of the nature conservations project ILL) Dr. Stefan Maas- Büro für Ökologie und Planung (office for ecology and planning) on behalf of German Bundesamt für Naturschutz (Federal Agency for Nature conservation)
- 2010 „Leben in der Fremde – Demographischer Wandel von Migranten im ländlichen Saarland“, (Living abroad- demographic transition of migrants in rural Saarland), Promotional competition „Ideen für Generationen“ (ideas for generations), funded by the Saarland Ministry for Health and Consumer protection
- 2009-2012 „Bevölkerungsstrukturen, Umweltverhalten und regionalökonomische Aktivitäten. Sozialwissenschaftliche Untersuchung im Biosphärenreservat Bliesgau“ (demographic structures, environmental behaviour and regional economic activities. Social scientific researcg in the biosphere reserve Bliesgau), project management, project together with Prof. Dr. Spellerberg, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany, funded by the Saarland Ministry for Environment
- 2009-2011 „Developing Europe's Rural Regions in the Era of Globalization: An Interpretative Model for Better Anticipating and Responding to Challenges for Regional Development in an Evolving Internationalisation (DERREG)“, WP-LEADER of WP „International mobility and migration of rural population“, project together with Aberystwyth University; UK, Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde (Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography), Germany; Institute NeVork, Slovenia; Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická univerzita v Brně, Czech Republic; National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland; Nordregio, Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, Sweden; Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia and Wageningen Universiteit, Netherlands; 7th EU Frameworkprogram
- 2008-2010 „Halbzeitbewertung des Planes zur Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums im Saarland 2007-2013 im Jahre 2010 einschließlich der Begleitung und laufenden Bewertung (Jahresberichte) in den Jahren 2008 bis 2010“, (Mid-term-evaluation 2010 of the plan for development the rural region in Saarland 2007-2013 incl. The yearly evaluation of the years 2008 till 2010) together with Prof. Dr. Großkopf and Prof. Dr. Doluschitz, University Hohenheim, Germany funded by the Saarland Ministry for Environment
- 2008-2009 „Wahrnehmungsgeographische Untersuchungen zu räumlichen Europa-Vorstellungen – eine vergleichende Untersuchung am Beispiel des SaarLorLux-Raumes und Georgiens“ (Geographical research on the spatial perception of Europe – a comparative study using the exanple of SaarLorLux region and Georgia), Financed by Saarland University (“Anschubfinanzierung”)
- 2007-2008 „Regionalwährungen in Deutschland“ (Regional currencies in Germany) (University resources)
Last updated on: Friday, 26 August 2022
Academic career
University of Luxembourg, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Luxembourg
- Since 09/2013: Associate Professor of Political Geography
Saarland University, Department of Geography, Germany
- 06/2007-08/2013: Assistant professor for European Regional Studies (positively evaluated on 1st February, 2010)
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 10/2010: Guest lecturer
Petro Mohyla Black Sea University, Mykolajiv, Ukraine
- 09/2009: Guest lecturer
Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde e.V. (Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography), Leipzig, Germany
- 04/2006 -05/2007: Postdoctorial research fellow
- 01/2006-03/2006: Research scholar
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung (Institute for Rural Development Research), J.W. Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main, Germany
- 06/2003 -09/2005: Research freelancer
Universität Helsinki in cooperation with Renvall Institute of German Studies in Helsinki, Finland
- 09/2003-10/2003: Guest lecturer
Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster, Department of Geography, Germany
- 10/2002-09/2007: adjunct teaching staff member
- 04-05/2003: Research assistant DFG collaborative research center 493 „Funktionen von Religion in antiken Gesellschaften des Vorderen Orients“ (“Functions of religion in antique societies in the Middle East”)
- 04/2000-12/2002: Student and research assistant at Prof. Dr. Cay Lienau, working group on Geography of settlements and rural development
University education
- 05/2012: Habilitation thesis (Venia Legendi) in Geography on „Raumwirksame Aspekte der Nachhaltigkeit – Regionale Resilienz durch Sozialkapital im Zeichen von Globalisierung und Regionalisierung in Europa“ (“Aspects of spatial impact of sustainability – Regional resilience by social capital in the era of globalisation and regionalisation”) and a habilitation presentation on „Massentourismus an der bulgarischen Schwarzmeerküste“ (“Mass tourism at the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast”), Saarland University
- 2008-2010: „Rheinland-Pfalz-Zertifikat für Hochschuldidaktik“ (Rhineland-Palatinate certificate on university education) 08/2005: Dr. phil. (first supervisor: Prof. Dr. Cay Lienau; second supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Grabski-Kieron), Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster
- 01/2004- 07/2005: Scholar of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (German National Academic Foundation)
- 2002 - 2005: Dissertation on „Die Rolle der Landwirtschaft im Konzept der Eigenständigen Regionalentwicklung - geographisch untersucht am Beispiel der Region „West“ Irlands “ („The role of agriculture in the concept of endogenous regional development – the example of the region „West“ in Ireland“)
- 08/2002: University degree (higher diploma, “Diplom”); Higher diploma thesis on „Landwirtschaft in der Region „West“ Irlands. Diversifizierung als Entwicklungsprozess und –strategie im ländlichen Raum“ („Agriculture in the region „West“ of Ireland. Diversification as a development process and strategy in a rural area”)
- 1997 - 2002: Study of Geography at the Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster and the Université de Rouen, France with the minor subjects of ethnology and political science
School education
- 06/1997: Allgemeine Hochschulreife/Abitur (German A-level-exams) at the Helene-Lange-Gymnasium (grammar school) in Dortmund
- 1994: Guest student at the Depew High School in Depew, New York State, USA
Awards
- 2009: Acceptance into the „Exzellenzprogramm für Wissenschaftlerinnen“ (Excellence program for female researchers) in Saarland (2009-2011)
- 14/02/2003: Award of the higher diploma thesis by the Department of Geosciences at the Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster
Academic bodies
- Since 2017: Member of the Editorial Board of “Comparative Migration Studies (CMS)”
- Since 2016: Member of the „Board of directors“ of IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe)
- 2012-2014: Berufenes Mitglied des Arbeitskreises „Biodiversität und nachhaltige Landnutzung in Großschutzgebieten" der ARL (Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung) (appointed member of the thematic working group „Biodiversity and sustainable land use in large nature reserves“ of the Academy for Spatial Research and Planning ARL)
- 2012-2013: Beisitzerin im Vorstand des Verbandes der Geographen an Deutschen Hochschulen (VGDH) (Committee member of the board of the Association of Geographers at German Universities)
- 2011-2013: Leiterin der Arbeitsgruppe ARL (Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung) LAG Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland „Internationalisierung der Gesellschaft und die Auswirkungen auf die Raumentwicklung“ (Head of the thematic working group of the regional Working group Hessen/Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland of the Academy for Spatial Research and Planning ARL on „Internationalisation of the society and its impact on spatial development“)
- 2009-2023: Berufenes Mitglied der Landesarbeitsgemeinschaft Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland der ARL (Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung) (appointed member of the working group Hessen/Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland of the Academy for Spatial Research and Planning ARL)
- 2009-2013: Hochschulbotschafterin der ARL (Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung) (University ambassador of the Academy for Spatial Research and Planning ARL)
- 2007-2011: Fachvertreterin der Anthropogeographie in der AG Geowissenschaftlicher Nachwuchs der DFG-Senatskommission „Geowissenschaftliche Gemeinschaftsforschung“ (representative of human geography in the working group of geoscientific young researchers at the commission of the DFG senat on geoscientific joint research)
Memberships
since 2016
- IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe)
since 2014
- Association of Borderlands Studies (ABS)
since 2013
- AK Politische Geographie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie (DGfG) (Working Group on politic geography of the German Geographical Society)
since 2011
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Demographie e.V. (DGD) (German Demographical Society)
since 2010
- IGU Commission „Global Change and Human Mobility (Globility)“
- AK Hochschullehre Geographie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie (DGfG) (Working Group on university teaching in geography of the German Geographical Society)
since 2009
- AK Geographische Migrationsforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie (DGfG) (Working group on geography of migration of the German Geographical Society)
- AK Bevölkerungsgeographie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie (DGfG) (Working group on demographic geography of the German Geographical Society)
- Working group „Emerging fields in Geography“ of Verbands der Geographen an Deutschen Hochschulen (Association of Geographers at German Universities, VGDH)
since 2008
- AK Zentraleuropa der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie (DGfG) (Working group on Central Europe of the German Geographical Society)
- „European Evaluation Network for Rural Development“ in Germany
since 2007
- Research forum „Biosphäre Bliesgau“
- AK Bildungsgeographie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie (DGfG) (Working group on geography of education of the German Geographical Society)
- „Junges Forum der ARL“ (young scientist and planner forum of the Academy for Spatial Research and Planning)
- Geographical Society „Geographie ohne Grenzen e.V., Saarbrücken“
- European network „Rural societies of European peripheries“
since 2006
- Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape (PECSRL)
since 2004
- Verband der Geographen an Deutschen Hochschulen (VGDH) (Association of Geographers at German Universities)
- AK ländliche Räume der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie (DGfG) (Working group on rural geography of the German Geographical Society)
Referee
Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung (ARL), DAAD (Deutscher Akademischen Austauschdienst), DFG, DELA, European Countryside, European Planning Studies, Europa regional, Geographische Zeitschrift, Globalizations, Journal of Rural Studies, Sociologia Ruralis, Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft, Natur und Landschaft, Comparative Population Studies
Last updated on: 12 Jun 2019

Collective works published as editor or director

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Book published by Nomos (2020)

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Book published by Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung (2015)
Scientific Periodicals – Complete Issue

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in European Planning Studies (2020), 28(1), 119
Articles published in scientific periodicals

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in Comparative Migration Studies (2023), 11(7),

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in Social Sciences (2023), 12(02),

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in Human Arenas (2022)

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in Comparative Population Studies (2022), 47

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in Comparative Migration Studies (2021), 9(22), 17

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in Europa Regional (2021), 26(4), 17-30

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in Informationen zur Raumentwicklung (2021), (2), 74-85

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in Border Crossings (2020), 10

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in Journal of Borderlands Studies (2020), 35(3), 369-383

in ARL Nachrichten (2020), 2020(3), 35-38

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in Les Cahiers de la Grande Région (2020), 3

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in Die Hefte der Großregion (2020), 3

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in Journal of Social and Economic Statistics (2020), 9(1), 5-27

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in European Planning Studies (2020), 28(1), 1-7

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in Migration Letters (2019), 16(1), 1-14

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in Migration Letters (2019)

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in Erdkunde (2019), 73(1), 19-29

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in Migration Letters (2019), 16(1), 45-59

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in Journal of Borderlands Studies (2018)

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in Journal of Geography in Higher Education (2017)

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in Raumforschung und Raumordnung (2016), 74(6), 481-494

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in Raumforschung und Raumordnung (2016), 74(6), 525-540

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in Europa Regional (2015), 21(4), 158-164

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in Europa Regional (2015), 22(3-4), 114-128

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in Journal of Rural Studies (2015), 37

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in Central and Eastern European Migration Review (2014)

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in Geographie Heute (2014), 318

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in Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. Mitteilungen (2013), 155

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in Raumforschung und Raumordnung (2013), 71(3), 221-232

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in Quaestiones Geographicae (2013), 32(4), 39-48

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in Journal of Rural Studies (2013), 32

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in Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung (2012), 44(11), 333-340

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in Europa Regional (2012), 18(2/3), 107-121

in Geographie und Schule (2012), 34(200), 18-24

in Südosteuropa Mitteilungen (2012), 52(5-6), 86-99

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in European countryside (2012), 2012(1), 73-88

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in Europa Regional (2012), 18(2/3), 122-136

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in Migration und Soziale Arbeit (2012), 34(4/2012), 374-381

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in European countryside (2011), (3), 208-226

in Sozialwissenschaftliches Journal (2007)

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in Sozialwissenschaftliches Journal (2007)
Scientific Periodicals – Other

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in Positionspapier aus der Akademie fuer Raumforschung und Landesplanung (2016), 107

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in Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung (2016), 48(9),
Books published as author, translator, etc.

Book published by Universität Münster (2007)
Contributions to collective works

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in Brodowski, Dominik; Nesselhauf, Jonas; Weber, Florian (Eds.) Pandemisches Virus - nationales Handeln (2022)

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in Cairns, David (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Mobility and Educational Migration (2021)

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in Cairns, David (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Mobility and Educational Migration (2021)

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in Mein, Georg; Pause, Johannes (Eds.) Self and Society in the Corona Crisis: Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences (2021)

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in Binsfeld, Andrea; Ghetta, Marcello (Eds.) Sklaverei und Identitäten (2021)

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in Hamez, Grégory; Defays, Jean-Marc (Eds.) Réalités, perceptions et représentations des frontières. L’Espace transfrontalier de la Grande Région Saare-Lor-Lux, (2020)

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in Hamez, Grégory; Defays, Jean-Marc (Eds.) Réalités, perceptions et représentations des frontières (2020)

in Gebhardt, Hans; Glaser, Rüdiger; Radtke, Ulrich; Reuber, Paul; Vött, Andreas (Eds.) Geographie - Physische Geographie und Humangeographie (2020)

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in Wille, Christian; Nienaber, Birte (Eds.) Border Experiences in Europe. Everyday Life - Working Life - Communication - Languages (2020)

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in Forum Jugendarbeit International 2016–2018 (Internationale Jugendarbeit – Zugänge, Barrieren und Motive) (2019)

in Heintel, Martin; Musil, Robert; Weixlbaumer, Norbert (Eds.) Grenzen (2018)

in Weber, Florian; Weber, Friedericke; Jenal, Corinna (Eds.) Wohin des Weges? Regionalentwicklung in Großschutzgebieten (2018)

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in Boesen, Elisabeth; Schnuer, Gregor (Eds.) European Borderlands- Living with barriers and bridges (2017)

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in Domínguez-Mujica, Josefina (Ed.) Global Change and Human Mobility (2016)

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in McDonagh, John; Nienaber, Birte; Woods, Michael (Eds.) Globalization and Europe’s Rural Regions (2015)

in Wille, Christian (Ed.) Lebenswirklichkeiten und politische Konstruktionen in Grenzregionen. Das Beispiel der Großregion SaarLorLux: Wirtschaft – Politik – Alltag – Kultur. (2015)

in Kühne, Olaf; Gawronski, Krzysztof; Hernik, Jozef (Eds.) Transformation und Landschaft - die Folgen sozialer Wandlungsprozesse auf Landschaft (2015)

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in McDonagh, John; Nienaber, Birte; Woods, Michael (Eds.) Globalization and Europe’s Rural Regions (2015)

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in Gans, Paul; Hemmer, Ingrid (Eds.) Zum Image der Geographie in Deutschland. Ergebnisse einer empirischen Studie (2015)

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in Nienaber, Birte; Roos, Ursula (Eds.) Internationalisierung der Gesellschaft und die Auswirkungen auf die Raumentwicklung – Beispiele aus Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz und dem Saarland (2015)

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in Nienaber, Birte; Roos, Ursula (Eds.) Internationalisierung der Gesellschaft und die Auswirkungen auf die Raumentwicklung – Beispiele aus Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz und dem Saarland (2015)

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in Nienaber, Birte; Roos, Ursula (Eds.) Internationalisierung der Gesellschaft und die Auswirkungen auf die Raumentwicklung – Beispiele aus Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz und dem Saarland (2015)

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in McDonagh, John; Nienaber, Birte; Woods, Michael (Eds.) Globalization and Europe’s Rural Regions (2015)

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in Tamásy, Christine; Revilla Diez, Javier (Eds.) Regional Resilience, Economy and Society - Globalising Rural Places (2013)

in Gebhardt, Hans; Glaser, Rüdiger; Lentz, Sebastian (Eds.) Europa- eine Geographie (2012)

in Gebhardt, Hans; Glaser, Rüdiger; Lentz, Sebastian (Eds.) Europa- eine Geographie (2012)

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in Gebhardt, Hans; Glaser, Rüdiger; Lentz, Sebastian (Eds.) Europa- eine Geographie (2012)

in Bode, Volker; Lentz, Sebastian; Tzschaschel, Sabine (Eds.) Deutschland aktuell. Kartenbeiträge zu Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft, Kultur, Politik und Umwelt (2011)

in Mose, Ingo; Robinson, Guy M.; Schmied, Doris; Wilson, Geoff. W. (Eds.) Globalization and Rural Transitions in Germany and the UK (2010)

in Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde (Ed.) Bridges – Barriers - Images. Development process in European regions (2008)

in Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde (Ed.) Brücken – Barrieren – Bilder (2008)

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in Borsig, Agnes; Knappe, Elke; Kriszan, Michael (Eds.) Wissen vermitteln - Erfahrungen nutzen - Entwicklungen anstoßen (2007)

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in Borsig, Agnes; Knappe, Elke; Kriszan, Michael (Eds.) Posredujemo znanje - Izkoristimo izkušnje – Vzpodbujamo razoj. (2007)

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in Borsig, Agnes; Knappe, Elke; Kriszan, Michael (Eds.) Impart knowledge- Use experience - Initiate developments (2007)

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in Borsig, Agnes; Knappe, Elke; Kriszan, Michael (Eds.) Zprostředkování vědomosti - Využít zkušeností – Podněcování vývoje (2007)

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in Borsig, Agnes; Knappe, Elke; Kriszan, Michael (Eds.) Przekazywanie wiedzy - Wykorzystywanie doświadczeń – Inicjowanie rozwoju (2007)

in Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde (Ed.) Nationalatlas Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Band 12 - Leben in Deutschland (2006)

in Ermann, Ulrich; Ilieva, Margarita (Eds.) Bulgarien: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Probleme (2006)

in Ermann, Ulrich; Ilieva, Margarita (Eds.) Bulgarien: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Probleme (2006)

in Ermann, Ulrich; Ilieva, Margarita (Eds.) Bulgarien: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Probleme (2006)

in Ermann, Ulrich; Ilieva, Margarita (Eds.) Bulgarien: Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Probleme (2006)

in Munk, Nicole; Nienaber, Georg (Eds.) Standpunkte in der Stadtpolitik. Kommunal-, regional- und medienwissenschaftliche Ansätze (2004)
Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings – Papers published in a book

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in Gremmo, Marie-José (Ed.) Politique et territoires en éducation et formation (2021)

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in Kriszan, Michael; Burdack, Joachim (Eds.) Use or protect - environment capital and regional development in the rural areas of Europe : research findings and experiences from the EU project DERREG (2013)

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in Köppen, Bernhard; Gans, Paul; Milewski, Nadja; Swiaczny, Frank (Eds.) Internationalisierung: Die unterschätzte Komponente des demographischen Wandels in Deutschland? (2012)

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in Proceedings, International Conference "Studying, Modeling and Sense Making of Planet Earth (2008)

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in Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijic” Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Ed.) Collection of Papers. 47 (2007)

in Bröckling, Frank; Grabski-Kieron, Ulrike; Krajewski, Christian (Eds.) Stand und Perspektiven der deutschsprachigen Geographie des ländlichen Raumes (2004)
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Book Reviews

in Mitteilungen der österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft (2015), 157
Contributions to encyclopaedias, dictionaries, …

in Wassenberg, Birte; Reitel, Bernard (Eds.) Critical Dictionary on Borders, Cross-Border Cooperation and European Integration (2020)
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in Knappe, Elke; Müller, Evelin (Eds.) Ländliche Gesellschaft europäischer Peripherien (2007)
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Expert Reports

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External Reports

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Speeches
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