Bio
Henk van Houtum is Professor of Geopolitics and Political Geography at Radboud University Nijmegen and coordinator of the Nijmegen Centre for Border Research. He writes and teaches on the cartography and geopolitics of borders, bordering, and migration. Recent works include: Free the Map. From Atlas to Hermes. A new cartography of borders and migration (2024), Voorbij Fort Europa, een nieuwe visie op migratie (2026/17), written with Leo Lucassen, and Borderland. Atlas, essays and design. History and future of the border landscape (2013), published together with Mark Eker. For more info: see www.henkvanhoutum.nl
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Prof dr Henk van Houtum
Professor Political Geography and Geopolitics at Radboud University Nijmegen and Co-Founder & Coordinator of the Nijmegen Centre for Border Research
Tel.: +31-(0)24-3612725
Postal address:
Nijmegen Centre for Border Research (www.ru.nl/ncbr)
Department of Geography, Planning, Environment (www.ru.nl/gpm)
Radboud University Nijmegen (www.ru.nl)
P.O. Box 9108, 6500 HK Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Visiting address (by appointment only): Elinor Ostrombuilding, RU
Bluesky: @henkvanhoutum.bsky.social
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