The vacancies "The role of EU agencies in the management and guarding of borders in the EU" and "Mining at the border: the transnational space of the Domaniale Mijn in the 19th and 20th century" are open for applications, deadline 8 April 202...
On 5th February 2020, we held our kick-off conference to welcome our Early Stage Researchers in Maastricht.
LIMES, the Latin word for border, is a doctoral programme for 13 talented PhD candidates in the domain of the humanities and social sciences, centred on the theme of ‘The Hardening and Softening of Borders: Europe in a Globalising World’.
Borders – as reality and metaphor – exist not only on the edge of the territory of the nation-state or the European Union, but also in numerous areas within and beyond these geographical units, not least in the minds of people. Borders are intrinsically moveable and permeable, and it is precisely this malleability that LIMES researchers focus on.
The project LIMES is led by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS), thereby working closely with University College Maastricht (UCM), the School of Business and Economics (SBE), and the Faculty of Law (FL). Maastricht University, with four faculties and 13 PhD candidates, is literally and figuratively exploring and crossing borders.
First online LIMES meeting. All these smiley faces keep researching the hardening and softening of #borders in a time where their meaning gets completely reconstructed. On the agenda: this, but also just chatting about #StayHome life. @limesmaastricht @FasosMaastricht https://t.co/aq2GvIa4LJ
