Research Projects and Fields of Research Research Projects – Transcultural Workspaces, among others in cooperation with the ICRC – Director of the research network Transcultural Workspaces at the University of St.Gallen – Director of the graduate school The Swiss School of Latin American Studies (SSLAS) – Research cooperation with Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, «Water & Light: Managing Strategies to Scale Up Sustainable Social and Environmental Projects in Colombia», financed by the Swiss State Secretary of Education and Research (SER) Fields of Research – Transcultural Studies: cases ICRC, BRICS, and US-latinos – Sports, especially cultural and social implications of football in Latin America and Spain – Visual Arts – Networks, ecosystems – Cultural and Literary Studies of Spain and Latin America – Comparative Literature – Fiction and Management – Microformats Further fields of research – Latinos in the US – Enrique Vila-Matas – Failure and Collectionism in Literature