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 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, during my time as a postdoctoral researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen, I co-founded the Nijmegen Centre for Border Research, which I continue to coordinate. Currently, I hold a professorship in Political Geography and Geopolitics at Radboud University. Additionally, I serve on the editorial boards of several academic journals, including: Mobilities, Alternatives: Global, Local, Political, and Annales Scientia Politica and Geografie.
(Photo: US-Mexico Border)
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).