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Posted in Blog on Mar 23, 2026.

Relationality: An Emergent Politics of Life Beyond the Human (Review)

Relationality: An Emergent Politics of Life Beyond the Human, by Arturo Escobar, Kriti Sharma, and Michal Osterweil (Review) Author: Daniel Creutzfeldt, Educere Alliance. '“The dominant story of life is not working”. So begins a book that despite being written with the rigour one would expect from three academics at the cutting edge of their respective fields, is a radically experimental text that invites its readers to dare to reimagine that which seems so immutable that it has disappeared almost completely from view. It is a book that seeks to challenge not only the foundations of a particular economic system or political philosophy, but of the very fabric of reality within which and out of which such tapestries of meaning are woven.'

Posted in Blog, Cologne News on Mar 06, 2026.

"From Fortress to Earth-Web: Reimagining Mobility and Migration Governance for a Multispecies Future"

In their blog post titled "From Fortress to Earth-Web: Reimagining Mobility and Migration Governance for a Multispecies Future" Dr. Christoph Lange and Dr. Nsah Mala, BRIDGES University of Cologne Hub, give some insights from their panel on Inclusion & Exclusion in the Perspective of Environmental (In)justice held during the DiaMiGo II Summer Research Academy 2025.

Posted in Blog, Cologne News on Mar 03, 2026.

Advancing the Environmental Humanities: From Australia to Germany

In her article "Advancing the Environmental Humanities: From Australia to Germany", Prof. Dr. Kate Rigby outlines how the creation of Multidisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities (MESH) has been the culmination of a journey that she embarked on some twenty-five years ago as a founding member of Australia’s National Working Group in the Ecological Humanities.

Posted in Blog, Coastal Tales News on Mar 02, 2026.

Interwoven - Why Craft, Heritage, and Collaboration Matter More Than Ever

"This article by University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea College of Art senior lecturer Catherine Brown, a maker and long‑standing advocate for craft education, offers an intimate insight into the Interwoven project’s process and purpose, capturing how weaving, heritage materials, and interdisciplinary collaboration come together in meaningful and often unexpected ways. Catherine’s perspective not only grounds the project in lived experience but also illuminates why the act of making, and the stories embedded within it, continue to matter in contemporary Wales."

Posted in Blog, Cologne News on Jan 28, 2026.

BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights #3: Science-policy platforms for more inclusive Nature-based Solutions

This third contribution to the BRIDGES Cologne Policy Insights series examines the role of science–policy platforms in fostering more inclusive Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to address multiple, interconnected planetary crises.