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What is behind the declining refugee numbers in the EU and Germany? (in German)

In 2025, both the number of irregular entries and asylum applications in Germany and the EU have declined significantly, while the number of deportations has increased. This FFVT briefing examines how these developments can be contextualised and explained.

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Passed activities

Activities 2026

"Refugee Protection in Germany and Worldwide: Opportunities for evidence and reflection for politics, civil society and administration“ (Conference)
June 3, 2026 – June 5, 2026
Call for Abstracts: Fully-funded PhD and Postdoc Colloquium in Forced Migration and Refugee Research - from 15 to 16 October 2026 (Announcement)
May 31, 2026
FFVT on point: Genocide, Displacement and Refugee Law (Discussion)
May 28, 2026
Invitation to the 7th Roundtable of the Bonn Platform for Forced Migration Studies on 5 May 2026 (Roundtable)
May 5, 2026
IMPULSE Café: Narratives of Migration, Border/Sea Crossings and Rescue in the Central Mediterranean (Workshop)
April 21, 2026
IMPULSE Café: Young Refugees’ Everyday Experiences in Public Spaces in Germany (Workshop)
March 24, 2026
Call for Applications: FFVT International Summer School on Forced Migration and Governance (Workshop)
February 28, 2026 – February 10, 2026
IMPULSE Café: Transformations – Gender Roles and Family Dynamics in Displacement (Workshop)
February 24, 2026
Launch of FFVT Expert Databse
January 29, 2026
IMPULSE Café: Changing Climate, Transforming Risks and Shifting Identities - (Im)Mobilities in Times of Uncertainty (Workshop)
January 13, 2026

Activities 2025

Policy brief: Ukraine - Current developments in migration (Info)
December 3, 2025
Apply Now: FFVT Fellowship Programme 2026 (Info)
November 30, 2025
IMPULSE Café: Displacement, ‘fugitivity’ and agency – reflections from the perspectives of Slavery Studies (Workshop)
November 18, 2025
IMISCOE's Standing Committee on Forced Migration and Refugees: "Ethical Approaches to Displacement Research" (Panel discussion)
November 12, 2025
Invitation to the 6th Roundtable of the Bonn Platform for Forced Migration Studies (Roundtable)
November 6, 2025
Report: FFVT-SFB PhD and Postdoc Colloquium in forced migration and refugee research
October 9, 2025 – October 10, 2025
Fully-funded PhD and PostDoc Colloquium in Forced Migration and Refugee Research
October 9, 2025 – October 10, 2025
IMPULSE Café: Mobilities, displacements and transnational entanglements in the wake of Russian aggressions (Workshop)
September 16, 2025
FFVT on point: ‘Scientific perspectives on 10 years of “We can do it!”’ (Discussion)
September 1, 2025
“Interdisciplinary Online Lecture Series: Care beyond borders: Transnational perspectives on enhancing retention in the care and nursing sector" (Discussion)
August 31, 2025
IMPULSE Café: Labour market access and discriminatory experiences of refugees and Eastern European migrants in Germany (Workshop)
May 20, 2025
IMPULSE Café: Labour Migrants’ Mobility, Networks & Local Impacts (Workshop)
March 18, 2025
IMISCOE Spring Conference (Conference)
March 17, 2025 – March 19, 2025
FFVT on point: Ukrainian Forced Displacement – Challenges and Prospects Three Years on (Panel discussion)
February 24, 2025

Activities 2024

Es geht auch anders! Gemeinsam einen neuen Ansatz für Migration und Flucht entwickeln (Panel discussion)
December 12, 2024
FFVT on point: Flucht und Vertreibung in und um Israel/Palästina – historische und gegenwärtige Dynamiken (Discussion)
September 25, 2024
5th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies (Conference)
September 16, 2024 – September 18, 2024
„Gleichberechtigte Wissenschaftskooperation weltweit“ (Announcement)
August 19, 2024
FFVT International Summer School on Forced Migration and Governance on the topic of "Climate (Im-)Mobility (Announcement)
July 15, 2024 – July 20, 2024
FFVT at the 21st IMISCOE Annual Conference (Conference)
July 2, 2024 – July 5, 2024
Forced Migration, Conflict, International Protection: The »Report Globale Flucht 2024« Provides Orientation in an Complex Field (in German) (Panel discussion)
June 19, 2024
Report Globale Flucht 2024 published (in German)
May 29, 2024
Vorstellung des Report Globale Flucht 2024 auf der Bundespressekonferenz (in German) (Conference)
May 27, 2024
Interdisciplinary Online Lecture Series: Care beyond borders: (Discussion)
May 16, 2024 – June 27, 2024
Conceptualising the Agency of Forced Migrants: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Workshop)
April 5, 2024
3. Roundtable Forced Migration Studies on "What moves Bonn? Exploring our City in the Context of (Forced) Migration” (Panel discussion)
March 14, 2024
Irreguläre Migration im Kontext von Asyl in Deutschland: Bestandsaufnahme und Bewertung vorhandener Daten und Informationen (in German) (Workshop)
March 7, 2024
Die Reform des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Asylsystems: Durchbruch oder Desaster? (in German) (Discussion)
February 7, 2024

Activities 2023

Brown Bag Lecture \ Neither Here, Nor There: An Ethnographic Research on The Impact of Displacement on Familial Ties for Syrian Refugees in Germany (Discussion)
December 19, 2023
Brown Bag Lecture: Conflict-induced Displacement and Translocal Coping Strategies Among Internally Displaced Persons in Urban Ethiopia (Panel discussion)
December 18, 2023
Promoting Evidence-based Implementation of the GCR through Teaching, Research and Solidarity (Announcement)
December 12, 2023
Pre-GRF Academic Workshop: Evidence-based implementation of the GCR: What role for academia? (Workshop)
December 11, 2023
2nd Roundtable Forced Migration Studies on “Research-policy Relations in the Context of (Forced) Migration” (Panel discussion)
December 7, 2023
Ukraine: 21 Months of Displacement – What Do We Know So Far? (Workshop)
November 27, 2023 – November 28, 2023
Equitable International Research Cooperation – From affirmations to practice (Workshop)
October 23, 2023 – October 24, 2023
Roundtable on Forced Displacement and Migration related Research in Bonn (Panel discussion)
May 17, 2023
Perspektiven der Moderne - Konflikte um Grenzen und Mobilität Vortragsreihe des Forum Internationale Wissenschaft (FIW) im Sommersemester 2023 (Announcement)
April 26, 2023 – June 21, 2023
New "Report Globale Flucht" published at S. Fischer Verlag (Info)
April 26, 2023
Lived transnationalism in times of violent conflict – Cross-border connections and mobilities of people, goods and capital (Workshop)
March 27, 2023 – March 28, 2023
(Hybrid) Systemrelevant und systemisch benachteiligt? (Flucht-)Migration und Gesundheit: Zugang, Teilhabe und Beschäftigung (in German) (Conference)
March 14, 2023 – March 15, 2023