Area Studies under Discussion is a regular series of debates on current themes in area studies organized by the Leibniz ScienceCampus Europe and America in Regensburg, the Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe in Marburg, and the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) in Leipzig.

A list of the events in this series is provided below. The next session takes place on 2 February 2026 at 16:00 (CET).

February 2026 | Anti-Atlas: Critical Area Studies from the East of the West

March 2023 | Trends, Topics and Challenges in Current Eastern European Historiography

January 2022 | Practical Area Studies? Intersections of Research and Policymaking

May 2021 | Mediating Area Studies as Public Knowledge

January 2021 | Area Studies and the Challenges of the Digital Era – Online Discussion

October 2020 | The Range and Limits of Travelling Concepts in Area Studies

June 2020 | Area Studies beyond Regions?