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Raf De Bont is a leading researcher embedded in the project 'Moving Animals', which explores historical processes related to animal mobility within the framework of the twentieth-century globalization. The project aims to broaden existing scholarship on globalization by focusing on the relationships between humans and wild animals, examining the scientific, cultural, and environmental management aspects of their long-distance movements. The unique perspectives provided by this research contribute to a rethinking of historical periodization, bringing to light how 'world nature' and local ecologies have become interconnected. Through close readings of archival materials and semi-structured interviews, De Bont and his team analyze four main categories of animal mobility—biological invasions, reintroductions of locally extinct species, seasonal migrations, and the trading of zoo animals—enhancing our understanding of the complexities intertwined with globalization and animal mobility.
Moving Animals Project • Maastricht University, Netherlands
Leading a research project focused on the historical and contemporary processes of animal mobility and its intersections with science, media, and policy.
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) encompasses departments like Organization, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Economics.