The relevance of Jean Gottmann in today's world

The author is Professor of Cultural and Political Geography at the Sorbonne University (Paris 1) and the Constantine Karamanlis Professor in Hellenic and Southeastern European Studies at the Fletcher School (Tufts University). He is the author of Les Balkans, cultures et géopolitique (Paris, Nathan, 1994), The Networks of Diasporas (Paris, L'Harmattan, 1996), Géopolitique de la Grèce (Brussels, Complexe, 1997) and Athènes, urbanisme, culture et politique (Paris, L'Harmattan, 2000). His books have been translated into Italian, Rumanian and Greek. His actual research focuses on the Geography of Diasporas, on Globalization and Culture, and on European Geopolitics.