Border professor
I was once called a ‘Border Professor’ by a moderator at a public lecture, a title that fittingly captures the essence of my work. I write and teach on the cartography and geopolitics of borders, bordering, and migration.
I graduated cum laude in Economics from Tilburg University in the Netherlands, where I later completed my dissertation on the relationship between political borders and economics. In 1998, I co-founded the Nijmegen Centre for Border Research at Radboud University Nijmegen, which I continue to coordinate. I have held research and visiting professorships at the universities of Bergamo (Italy) and Joensuu (Finland), further enriching my perspective on borders, borderscapes and European geopolitics. Since 2019, I hold a professorship in Political Geography and Geopolitics at Radboud University.
Recent books
You can find all my published books here and my academic journal articles here.
Recent media performances
See for the most recent media performances here. I am a regular commentator (see for an overview of past interviews here) for various Dutch media, such as the TV programmes Nieuwsuur, EenVandaag and Filosofisch Kwintet, the Radio stations Radio 1, 2 and 5 and the national newspapers Volkskrant, Trouw, NRC, AD, De Groene Amsterdammer, and the regional newspaper De Gelderlander. In addition, I am a commentator for various international media. I published a large number of opinion articles and columns (see for an overview here) in national and international newspapers and magazines. I have been a columnist for the Dutch national newspaper Volkskrant.nl, De Groene Amsterdammer (see for his ‘De Groene’ columns here), the Dutch regional newspaper De Gelderlander, and for ‘VOX’, the Radboud University magazine (VOXweb).