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Christian Wille
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Professor of Cultural Border Studies at the University of Luxembourg | Head of the UniGR-Center for Border Studies | https://www.wille.lu

#Bordertextures #UniGR_CBS

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · 6d
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗚𝗥-𝗖𝗕𝗦 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿
The new UniGR-CBS working paper introduces DyTIA: a methodology developed through the analysis of INTERREG programs in the Greater Region. It is designed to strengthen predictive governance for European cross-border regions.
👉 Download here zenodo.org/records/1841...

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · 17d
𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀?
The UniGR-CBS is pleased to announce the launch of its 2026 Research Fellowships! Eligible are postdoctoral researchers, senior researchers, and professors.
Apply now (28/02/2026): fellow.borderstudies.org

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · 27d
𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝟬𝟯/𝟬𝟮/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲) – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮: 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲
Luna Vives will examine how sea migration and maritime rescue in and around Spain have been reshaped by European border policies. Registration shorturl.at/56Igj

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Dec 19
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 🎁 ❄️✨
The UniGR-Centre for Border Studies wishes all colleagues and friends in Border Studies a healthy and restful holiday season.
#UniGR_CBS #BorderStudies

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Dec 10
ON AIR – Grenzpendeln im Wandel: Johanna Trager (Charles University) spricht mit Christian Wille (uni.lu) über die deutsch-tschechische Grenzregion, Fachkräftesicherung und Sprachbarrieren. Jetzt reinhören! shorturl.at/ouvYD
#UniGR_CBS #CrossBorderWork

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Bordertextures @bordertextures.bsky.social · Dec 8
#Bordertexturing the Danube

Danica Trifunjagić analyses in a public lecture how contemporary post-Yugoslav literary texts negotiate borders, migration and belonging.

9/12/2025, 6 PM
Hybrid: Saarland University & online via Teams

More information shorturl.at/MZ9uB

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Bordertextures @bordertextures.bsky.social · Dec 6
08/12/2025 Vortrag im Atelier #Bordertexturen
mit Cécile Chamayou-Kuhn (U Lorraine) & Lena Wetenkamp (KU Leuven)

Wie Unsicherheit, Relationalität und Affektivität #Grenzen formen und wie Texte als relationale Bordertexturen erschlossen werden.

Mehr Info atelier.bordertextures.org

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Dec 3
𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 (𝟬𝟵/𝟭𝟮/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) – 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 “𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀” 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝘄
Shoshana Fine will analyze how French political actors used the language of law and legality to frame violence as just and inevitable. 👉 Registration shorturl.at/omu5x

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Nov 27
Review – Highlights from the 13th #UniGR_CBS Seminar #BorderStudies at Trier University: keynote on writing & publishing across disciplines, world café on future collaborations, new projects & alliances in border research. More insights shorturl.at/LCSHw

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Bordertextures @bordertextures.bsky.social · Nov 20
But what about #bordertextures?

At a networking meeting of @unigr-cbs.bsky.social scholars at Trier University, the cross-border research group presented their analysis, demonstrating how their approach is used in cultural border studies.

#UniGR_CBS #CulturalBorderStudies

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Nov 19
The November issue of the UniGR-CBS newsletter is out
👉 shorturl.at/xJpXr
The monthly newsletter provides information on #BorderStudies such as calls for paper, conferences, workshops, seminars, new papers & books and much more
✍ Subscribe here newsletter.borderstudies.org

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Nov 11
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲
Le colloque international « Urgences et frontières. Études des polycrises dans l'espace franco-germanique : (post-)migration et climat-écologie » se tiendra les 20 et 21 novembre 2025 à l’Universite de Lorraine (Metz).
Le programme complet ici : shorturl.at/HCkYH

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Oct 28
🎧 ON AIR – Thinking Borders After Nature
In this episode, Lola Aubry and Anne-Laure Amilhat Szary from the University of Grenoble-Alpes explore new ways of thinking about borders – beyond the human.
Listen to the Episode: shorturl.at/ANHMg

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Christian Wille @ch-wille.bsky.social · Sep 4
‚Temporär‘ als neue Normalität – mit Folgen für den Schengen-Spirit offener Grenzen

In meinem neuen Aufsatz zeige ich, wie Krisenrhetorik, Renationalisierung & politische Instrumentalisierung die EU-Grenzpolitik verändern.

OpenAccess hdl.handle.net/10993/65573

#Schengen40 #Europe #BorderStudies

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Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) @viadrina.eu · Aug 27
Heutzutage sind Bilder allgegenwärtig und Landesgrenzen werden wieder diskutiert: Forscherin Dr. Maria Klessmann untersucht die Rolle visueller Darstellungen von aktuellen und historischen Grenzen. Gesucht werden Bilder mit kurzen Texten zum Thema.🧷Mehr Infos www.borders-in-motion.de/en/transfer/...
Illustration Call for Papers für die Publikation Grenzbilder. Deadline: 15.09.2025

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Aug 11
New #UniGR_CBS Working Paper: 40 Years of Schengen – People, Borders, Politics.
Based on the 2025 Schengen conference, it reflects on current challenges and future prospects for Schengen.
Read the full paper: shorturl.at/8JXXZ
#Schengen #BorderStudies

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Aug 8
Call for Papers (15/08/2025): “Borders in #migration research – far more than territorial borders?” The 2026 annual conference of the Geographical Migration Research Working Group takes place at the University of Luxembourg from 22-23 January 2026.
👉 More information shorturl.at/Rqu8E

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Aug 8
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻? 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆?
📸 Share your impressions with the academic community and submit your photos to the #UniGR_CBS Border Gallery!
👉 Visit the Gallery: cbs.uni-gr.eu/en/border-ga...

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Jul 16
Retour sur la conférence « 40 ans de Schengen : citoyens, frontières, politiques » organisée par l’UniGR-CBS & EMN Luxembourg. Un grand merci à toutes les personnes impliquées! 📺 (Re)découvrez les moments forts en vidéo : youtu.be/WmglSkYkL1I

#Schengen40 #BorderStudies
40 Years of Schengen: People, Borders, Politics
YouTube video by UniGR-Center for Border Studies
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Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) @viadrina.eu · Jul 10
Seit Herbst 2023 kontrolliert Deutschland seine Außengrenzen – nun zieht die polnische Regierung nach. Über die rechtlichen, politischen und humanitären Herausforderungen diskutieren Forschende an der #Viadrina.
Anmeldung 👉 forms.europa-uni.de/form/provide...

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Bordertextures @bordertextures.bsky.social · Jun 30
10 Jahre AG #Bordertextures: Grenzforschung aus kulturwissenschaftl. Perspektive

Zum Jubiläum an der Uni Trier diskutierten die AG-Mitglieder Grenzen als emergente Effekte von Bordertexturen & #Bordertexturing als Methode.

📆 Am 9. Juli geht es weiter im #AtelierBordertextures
👉 shorturl.at/irNsU

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Bordertextures @bordertextures.bsky.social · Jun 28
Prochain Atelier #Bordertextures – Penser Haïti par le prisme des bordertextures pour sortir de la crise sécuritaire.
📆09 Juillet 2025
⏰18h00 CEST
🔃Hybride
👉Plus d’infos rb.gy/num472

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Bordertextures @bordertextures.bsky.social · Jun 16
Die #CulturalBorderStudies stehen im Fokus einer Sitzung der Ringvorlesung „Grenzen – Grenzräume – Grenzbegegnungen“ an der Uniuversität Trier.

Die AG #Bordertexturen des #UniGR_CBS stellt dort ihre Arbeit vor.

🗓️ 25. Juni, 12 Uhr 📍Uni Trier, Raum N4 (hybrid)

Infos & Anmeldung shorturl.at/WjfDv

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Jun 13
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲! This week, the conference “40 Years of Schengen: People, Borders, Politics” brought together voices from politics, research, and civil society. Many thanks to all contributors and participants. More insights from UniGR-CBS & EMN Luxembourg coming soon. #BorderStudies

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · Jun 10
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗚𝗥-𝗖𝗕𝗦 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿
Since 2015, controls have been reintroduced at the EU's internal borders – initially as exceptions, but now as the new normal. Christian Wille reveals the gradual shift from a #SchengenSpirit of open borders to a #BorderSpirit of controlled borders. shorturl.at/NQe3F

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Christian Wille @ch-wille.bsky.social · May 30
Bringing #MigrationStudies and #BorderStudies into a Fruitful Dialogue

I am very delighted to share my latest #openaccess paper in “CIMR – Current Issues in Migration Research”, featuring a special section on “Borders and Bordering Processes”.

👉More info & download hdl.handle.net/10993/65066

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Christian Wille @ch-wille.bsky.social · May 27
Borders are often simplified in public debates, but research shows they're anything but simple. At #BRIT2025, we explored how complexity thinking can enrich #BorderStudies – for a more nuanced understanding of borders. Learn more about complexity & borders: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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Christian Wille @ch-wille.bsky.social · May 17
Frühjahrstreffen der Sektion #CulturalBorderStudies am KWI Essen: Grenzforschung interdisziplinär denken, Orientierungswissen in Zeiten neuer Vergrenzungen stärken – und gemeinsam weiterarbeiten am Buchprojekt & neuen Ideen.

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UniGR-Center for Border Studies @unigr-cbs.bsky.social · May 8
🗣️ Interview – De la Déclaration Schuman à la renaissance des frontières
À l’occasion du 9 mai, Journée de l’Europe, l’UniGR-CBS a interrogé Birte Nienaber et Christian Wille de @uni.lu sur l’actualité de la vision européenne d’un espace sans frontières.
A lire ici: shorturl.at/PwpRe