Since Monday, I am in Lübeck. It is an old town, former member of the Hansa and famous for its Holstentor and marzipan. But for me it is basically a big town, positioned at a former national border, with a small neighbouring village on the other side of the border. So my analysis focuses on [...]
This week sees an astonishing amout of concentrated work. This is due to the fact that my first fieldwork is coming closer and I will be leaving Oldenburg on Monday to visit the cities of Lübeck and Lüdersdorf where I will be performing my first set of interviews in the next weeks. Thus, I am [...]
Well, actually I got started already more than a year go with working on my dissertation project which I am now going to present to you on this website and weblog. I will talk about disappearing national borders and how they remain relevant for the everyday lives of people living close to them. I don’t [...]
