Four years after the regime change in 2021, Afghanistan is a highly politicized and uncertain research environment. Taking the De:Link//Re:Link research interest in the effects of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as point of departure, the talk will focus on two aspects related to Afghanistan.
Four years after the regime change in 2021, Afghanistan is a highly politicized and uncertain research environment. Taking the De:Link//Re:Link research interest in the effects of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as point of departure, the talk will focus on two aspects related to Afghanistan: a summary of recent research insights regarding the viability of China’s engagement in the country and an invitation to reflect about knowledge production in highly politicized and uncertain research contexts. De:link//Re:link PI Katja Mielke (bicc) will discuss her recent research in a short lecture entitled Navigating the Field in Afghanistan Post-2021: Epistemological Reflections on Infrastructure (re)Construction and Development Efforts. Conrad Schetter (bicc) will moderate the event.
