Institute Human Geography
Human geography is a critical field of inquiry that explores how spatial relations shape—and are shaped by—human life, social and economic inequalities, power structures, and technological and environmental inequities.
Critical human geography interrogates the socio-spatial processes that produce uneven geographies across time and space, from urbanization, economic systems and practices, socio-cultural inclusions and exclusions to digital transformations. It draws on interdisciplinariy and a broad variety of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodological approaches. At Heidelberg University, three research groups focus on urban geography, digital and cultural geography, as well as social and economic geography. Researchers emphasize close collaboration with their research subjects, often through participatory or co-productive methods. Most researchers are engaged in fundamental and transdisciplinary research, working alongside stakeholders, policymakers, and the public in co-production processes aimed at initiating transformative actions toward sustainable and inclusive pathways, while also informing policy.
Associated Research Groups
Rosa Lehmann
Rosa Lehmann wants science to take place not only in the ivory tower and concerns herself with the transfer of academic research and debates as well as the communication of research results to both students as well as to the interested public.
Yaatsil Guevara González
As junior professor at the Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies Yaatsil Guevara González is interested in developing and deepening the lines of research “Infrastructures and care economies”, “Geographies of intimacies and emotions” and “Place-making on the move”.