We all are now witnessing what globalization is all about. We realize that our degree of interdependence is such that it is not only our shared humanity that makes us care about what’s happening to the population of Ukraine, but also our daily lives, sometimes in painful ways.
It may be a year since the “Restitutions” panel and roundtable took place, of which this is the first part of an edited transcript, but the dialogue has aged remarkably well, with the majority of these issues remaining “live” matters of discussion and, indeed, contestation.
How is it possible to envision rebuilding when the field is in a constant state of flux? How long will it take until any strategy proposed is rendered obsolete? What value can scholars offer when war, destruction, and resistance are still underway and there is no end in sight?