Philippe Rekacewicz

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Title

Philippe Rekacewicz

Contributor Item Type Metadata

First Name

Philippe

Surname or Business Name

Rekacewicz

Years Affiliated

2018

Birth Date

1960

Birthplace

France

Occupation

Cartographer

Biographical Text

Philippe Rekacewicz (France) is a geographer, cartographer, and information designer. He studied geography at University of Paris la Sorbonne, was a permanent collaborator for Le Monde diplomatique in Paris (1988–2014), and the head of the cartographic unit of the United Nations Environment Programme in Norway (1996–2007). Currently, he works as a geographer cartographer for art museums, geopolitical institutes, and international organisations, is co-coordinator of visionscarto.net, and is Associate Researcher in the Department of Anthropology, University of Helsinki. Engaging with geopolitics and geostrategy, Rekacewicz focuses on migration, statelessness, war, and the manipulation of the cartographic vision by economic powers.