Globalization is often interpreted as a continuous "shrinking of the world," as a process that brings people and institutions into contact across national borders and over long distances. But alongside the moments of connection, there are also phenomena of non-connection. This was revealed by the pandemic, for example, when much travel ceased and labor migration became more complicated even within the European Union. "Globalization is double-edged by nature, as it's always associated with gaps and discontinuities," explains Professor Christopher Balme, one of the directors of the Käte Hamburger Research Centre. The newly founded "global dis:connect" research center has chosen an interdisciplinary approach in its mission to rethink globalization.
Inauguration of Käte Hamburger Research Centre "global dis:connect"
LMU München
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