Human Geography

Digital, cultural, and political transitions are transforming societies and space at an increasing pace, from local to global scales. The Transient Spaces & Societies research group (led by Tabea Bork-Hüffer, Professor in Human Geography) explores how these processes impact inclusion, exclusion, sustainability, and well-being. It also investigates their effects on power shifts and the technological changes expected in the future.

A specific focus is on the role of various (emerging) digital technologies in socio-cultural negotiations, socio-political discourses, and power relations. These range from intimate and assistive technologies to (public) digital infrastructures, military and weapon technologies, and extended reality technologies. Contributing to critical methodological experimentation and innovation, technologies are not only subjects of our research but also tools we employ.

We conduct both fundamental and transdisciplinary research, emphasising critical, careful, and ethically reflective approaches to (co-)researching with our participants. In recent years, we have worked with populations facing particular exclusion and marginalisation, including migrants, people with disabilities, and young people with diverse gender identities.

Please note that this page is under construction. In the meantime, please consult our group’s own homepage: transient-spaces.org