5th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies, 17-18 September 2024, Bonn.
We are pleased to announce that the international Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies (NWFF) jointly organised with collaborative project “Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Networking and Knowledge Transfer" (FFVT) and the European Coalition of Migrants and Refugees (EU COMAR) will be hosted in Bonn in September 2024.
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”.
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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.
Online Discussion
FFVT on point: Flucht und Vertreibung in und um Israel/Palästina – historische und gegenwärtige Dynamiken
September 25, 2024 – IMIS
Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 and Israel's subsequent military offensive in the Gaza Strip resulted in widespread displacement and flight. In the Gaza Strip, over 1.5 million Palestinians were and are fleeing attacks by the Israeli military, while thousands of people in Israel have left their homes for fear of attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah. How did flight and expulsion shape the history of Israel and Palestine? What role does this history play in the current conflict and in its political and emotional charge, which extends far beyond the region? How can we talk about these forced migrations and the suffering associated with them without creating and reinforcing polarisation? FFVT on point takes a closer look at these historical and current dynamics of flight and displacement.
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.
Online Panel Discussion
Forced Migration, Conflict, International Protection: The »Report Globale Flucht 2024« Provides Orientation in an Complex Field (in German)
June 19, 2024 – Zoom-Webinar
The global scale of flight and displacement is high. Impacts can be observed at all levels in regions of origin, transit and destination, including encounters, negotiations and conflicts on the ground. The complex interrelationships of displacement can be better understood by focussing on different regions, times and actors. The annual "Global Displacement Report" provides guidance in this regard.
Report Globale Flucht 2024 published (in German)
May 29, 2024
Im Fokus der diesjährigen Ausgabe steht die EU-Flüchtlingspolitik mit der Reform des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Asylsystems. In verschiedenen Rubriken analysieren Expertinnen und Experten zentrale Fragen des Fluchtgeschehen auf globaler Ebene. Auch regionale Schwerpunkte werden gesetzt: So enthält die Publikation Hintergrundberichte aus der Ukraine, der Türkei, dem Iran und der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. In der Rubrik „Fluchtziel Deutschland“ werden unter anderem Herausforderungen rund um die Aufnahme und Integration auf kommunaler Ebene sowie die Situation ukrainischer Geflüchteter beleuchtet.
Conference
Vorstellung des Report Globale Flucht 2024 auf der Bundespressekonferenz (in German)
May 27, 2024
Am 27.5.2024 stellten Petra Bendel (CHREN), Franck Düvell (IMIS), Julia Leininger (IDOS) und Benjamin Etzold (bicc) die aktuelle Ausgabe des Report Globale Flucht auf der Bundespressekonferenz in Berlin vor.
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