Terra Incognita: Mapping the 21st Century in Germany, Canada, and the World
Terra Incognita by Ian Goldin and Robert Muggah is a book that combines decades of research on global developments such as climate, urbanization, technology, geopolitics and food with state-of-the-art satellite maps and shows connections. The book traces the paths of peoples, cities, wars, climates and technologies, all on a global scale, and they ways in which they will continue to change over the next hundred years.
The authors, Robert Muggah and Ian Goldin, presented excerpts from their book. They will discuss their important findings of their book that are particularly relevant for Canada and Germany. The event was joined by Her Excellency Sabine Anne Sparwasser, Germany’s Ambassador to Canada, who delivered greeting remarks; and Alexander Reisenbichler, Assistant Professor in political science and research coordinator of the Joint Initiative in German and European Studies, who introduced the speakers and the key topics to be covered during the webinar.
Ian Goldin is the Oxford University Professor of Globalisation and Development and the founding Director of the Oxford Martin School, a world-leading group of over 300 experts from across Oxford University tackling the most pressing challenges facing humanity. Previously Ian was economic advisor to President Mandela and then Vice President and Policy Head for the World Bank. He has been a keynote speaker at successive Davos and TED events, presented the BBC Series After the Crash and The Pandemic that Changed the World, and is the author of 22 books.
Robert Muggah is a globally recognized scholar and practitioner of political economy. He co-founded the Igarapé Institute – a leading think and do tank devoted to promoting data-driven and evidenced-based safety and justice across Latin America, Africa and Asia. He is a regular contributor to the New York Times and the BBC. He has delivered several TED talks and is a regular speaker at the World Economic Forum Davos summit.
Sabine Anne Sparwasser is Germany’s Ambassador to Canada (since 2017). She was Consul General in Toronto from 2009 until 2013 and Chargé d’Affaires/Deputy Head of Mission at their Embassy in Ottawa from 2003 until 2006. From 2015 until 2017, she was Germany’s Special Representative of the Federal Government for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Alexander Reisenbichler is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto and research coordinator of the Joint Initiative in German and European Studies (JIGES) at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. He was John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University in 2021–22. His work explores the politics of housing, financial, and labor markets in advanced economies, with regional specializations in Western Europe and the United States.