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01/19/2026

Sophie Schramm publishes an article on the results of ICOLMA research

The article describes how differently migrants in the Ruhr region were affected by COVID-19 and what coping strategies they used.

01/13/2026

Philipa Birago Akuoko publishes a new article on informal women's work in public spaces.

This article examines the significance of informal women's work in public spaces in the Global South.

A woman carries a large metal basin filled with blue bags on her head while holding a child secured on her back with a patterned cloth. She is walking along a busy street with vehicles and other people in the background.

11/24/2025

New publication by Sophie Schramm

This article examines how COVID-19 has shaped experiences with water supply in the Nairobi neighborhoods of Kibera and Eastleigh.

Many people queuing at a newly errected free-water point in the Kibera area in Nairobi

10/29/2025

Successful completion of the workshop on the topic "Ordinary Infrastructures" in Dakar

After five intense days full of new impressions, the workshop in Dakar came to an inspiring conclusion.

10/21/2025

Workshop in Dakar on the topic "Ordinary Infrastructures – African Articulations of Urban Infrastructures beyond the Other"

An interdisciplinary roundtable workshop entitled "Ordinary Infrastructures" addresses urban infrastructures in African cities.

Roadside stalls selling plastic jerry cans in the Kariokor area in Nairobi

10/09/2025

New publication by Sophie Schramm on the topic of awkward animals

The article addresses how wild boars and raccoons in Hagen and Wuppertal question existing orders of urban space.

09/23/2025

Our research group welcomes visiting scholar Philipa Birago Akuoko from Ghana

Philipa Birago Akuoko is a human geographer from Ghana who will be conducting her research in our department over the next two years.

There is a market in the global south. There are people walking around with goods on their heads, balancing them

08/28/2025

Call for scholars thinking, reading, and writing about urban inhabitation differently

Dr. Paroj Banerjee, Dr. Ishita Chatterjee, and Dr. Raffael Beier are hosting a seminar series focusing on “non-dominant inhabitation,” which is…

08/21/2025

Sophie Schramm gives a lecture for the SchnupperUni on the topic "Urban Water Landscapes of Africa: Diverse Infrastructures, Technologies and Practises Beyond Planning"

As part of the SchnupperUni, Sophie Schramm will give a lecture on the topic of "urban water landscapes of Africa" on 21.08.2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:0