Journal History – Speech about META

2017-03-03

Speech by Prof. Dr. Cilja Harders about META, July 10, 2014

 

In July 2014, Prof. Dr. Cilja Harders honored META in her speech on the occasions of META’s first anniversary and the launch of issue #2. The speech was delivered at a celebration party with the editorial board, members of the advisory board, authors and friends of META.

 

Thank you for the invitation and the opportunity to be here with you and to celebrate 1 year and 2 issues of META. Let me briefly outline what I would like to speak to you about in the next 30 minutes. My initial focus will be on my understanding of sense and nonsense, on the possibilities and limitations of regional research and its public and academic role. Against this background, I will reflect on our digital birthday boy—what does META want to accomplish something, and what should META accomplish, in today's research environment? Finally, I will look specifically at the newest issue and ask the question: has META lived up to its goals? Here, I can already reveal to you that the answer will be a resounding "Yes".

 

The full speech by Prof. Dr. Cilja Harders (Translated from German)

The full speech by Prof. Dr. Cilja Harders in german