Crossroads Studies: From spatial containers to studying the mobile world

The classical academic approach to geographical "areas" as an object of research is under increasing scrutiny. In this<link fileadmin webfiles zef_news no_31 zef_news_31_website_p2.pdf download file> contribution to ZEF news no. 31, authors Anna-Katharina Hornidge and Katja Mielke explain why this is the case and what alternative approaches are being discussed and developed - for example in the "Crossroads Asia" project.