We are pleased to announce that FFVT is entering its second funding phase with the start of the new year. FFVT will continue to strengthen scientific cooperation and promote scientific qualification, as well as the dialog with politics, civil society and the media. Our focus is on internationalization and diversity.
FFVT
Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Networking and Knowledge Transfer
The collaborative project "Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Networking and Knowledge Transfer” (FFVT) aims to strengthen interdisciplinary research on forced migration and refugees in Germany. To this end, the project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) , brings together research on migration, development, conflict and violence, climate change, health, governance and human rights and other topics. In this way, FFVT supports the networking of researchers and institutes working in all relevant fields of research dealing with forced migration.
Internationalisation
FFVT Fellowship programme
Strengthening the ties between German research to international Forced Migration and Refugee Studies is a core concern of the project “Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Networking and Knowledge Transfer (FFVT).” So far, German research is only inadequately represented in the international scientific landscape. The Bonn peace and conflict research institute BICC, the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (CHREN), the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS) at the University of Osnabrück are working together as partners to increase the visibility of research in the international scientific landscape.
Ukraine
Ukraine: Forced Migration Information Hub
Besides causing widespread destruction and immense suffering, the Russian attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022 also forced many people to leave their homes. This has led to mass forced migration and displacement, unprecedented in Europe in this scale and speed since World War II. For this reason, the FFVT project has set up a “Forced Migration Information Hub”.
News
Panel
FFVT on point: Ukrainian Forced Displacement – Challenges and Prospects Three Years on
February 24, 2025
Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, around 10 million people remain displaced. As the war persists, uncertainty grows among displaced persons, and the number of returnees has declined compared to two years ago. While several million displaced persons have already returned, often due to unviable conditions in other parts of the country, but also abroad, the majority has now been uprooted for two to three years.
Conference
IMISCOE Spring Conference
March 17 - 19, 2025 – Danube University, Krems
IMISCOE Standing Committee Forced Migration and Refugees (SCFMR) is organsing a panel on the “Nexus between forced migration and irregularity: impact of policies and ambiguities of knowledge production” (presenters Franck Düvell (UOS), Marta Jaroszewicz (UoW), Lukas Marian Fuchs and Samuel Z. Hagos (both DeZIM), Cecilia Estrada (UPC), Jana Schröder (GCA) and Sonja Fransen (IISS)) at the IMISCOE Spring Conference “The regularity of irregularity” at Danube University, Krems, 17-19/3.
Conference
5th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies
September 16 - 18, 2024
Forced migration and displacement in the context of violent conflicts and natural disasters have been on the rise for years. At the same time, right-wing populist voices against immigration and people seeking protection are gaining attention and influence in many countries.
Announcement
„Gleichberechtigte Wissenschaftskooperation weltweit“
August 19, 2024 – Martin-Luther-Allee 42, 53175 Bonn
***The event will be held in German***
Gleichberechtigte Wissenschaftskooperationen zwischen Ländern mit hohem, mittlerem und niedrigem Einkommen sind ein wichtiges Ziel in der Wissenschaft. Damit Wissenschaftskooperationen noch erfolgreicher durchgeführt werden können, stellt die Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission am 19. August 2024 ihr Positionspaper „Gleichberechtigte Wissenschaftskooperation weltweit“ in Bonn vor. Das Event wird gemeinsam von der Deutschen UNESCO-Kommission und dem German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) mit seinem Verbundprojekt Flucht- und Flüchtlingsforschung: Vernetzung und Transfer (FFVT) veranstaltet. Eine Teilnahme ist in Präsenz oder via Zoom möglich.
Announcement
FFVT International Summer School on Forced Migration and Governance on the topic of "Climate (Im-)Mobility
July 15 - 20, 2024
The next FFVT International Summer School on Forced Migration and Governance will take place at Nuremberg´s Imperial Castle from 15 to 20 July 2024 and is hosted by the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (CHREN). This year the interdisciplinary Summer School deals with the topic of "Climate (Im-)Mobility". The call for applications is open. The application deadline is April, 24th 2024. Please find attached the call for applications for further information and how to apply. The link to the FFVT Summer School website: https://ffvt.net/en/summerschool
Conference
FFVT at the 21st IMISCOE Annual Conference
July 2 - 5, 2024 – ISCTE campus,
IMISCOE is the world's largest migration research network with 68 member institutes. Around 1500 researchers regularly take part in the annual conferences. In 2024, the conference will take place from 2-5 July in Lisbon, FFVT will be represented with two panels.
