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Studies in History, Political Science and Business Administration at Osnabrück University and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. MA in History and Political Science. Doctorate on “Immigration policy in Spain” at Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS) at Osnabrück University.
Axel Kreienbrink
Key expertise
- migration
- history/migration policy in Germany, Spain and Europe
- regular and irregular migration
- return migration
- emigration
- asylum
- migration and development
- Muslims in Germany
- deradicalisation
Current affiliation
- Research Centre Migration, Integration and Asylum of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Nuremberg, Germany
Regional expertise
- Central Europe
- Western Europe
Professional career
2005 researcher in the research group of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
2007 head of the Migration Research division
2019 Sub-Director of the Research Centre
Since 2022 Head of Research Centre
Profile according to FFVT taxonomy
Scientific topics
- Infrastructure of Forced Migration
- Causes Of Displacement
- Return And Deportation
- National Refugee And Asylum Policies
- Migration Routes, Refugees’ Journeys
Research fields
- Governance Research
- Migration Research
Relevant publications
- Kreienbrink, A. (2022). Migration in Spanien zwischen Wirtschaftskrise und Pandemie. In: von Bernecker, W. L., Seidel, C. C. (eds.): Spanien heute. Politik, Wirtschaft, Kultur, 2022, Frankfurt a. M.: Vervuert, 239–268.
- Haberstroh, F., Kreienbrink, A., Lechner, C. (2022). Unerlaubter Aufenthalt in Deutschland: Perspektiven, Maßnahmen und Herausforderungen. Working Paper 93. Nürnberg: BAMF.
- Emser, C., Kreienbrink, A., Miguel Müller, N., Rupp, T., Wielopolski-Kasaku, A. (eds.) (2022). SCHNITT:STELLEN 2.0 – Neue Erkenntnisse aus Forschung und Beratungspraxis im Phänomenbereich islamistischer Extremismus. Beiträge zu Migration und Integration, Band 10. Nürnberg: BAMF.
- Worbs, S., Rother, N., Kreienbrink, A. (2020). Demographic Profile of Syrians in Germany and Aspects of Integration. In: Carlson, E.D., Williams, N.E. (eds): Comparative Demography of the Syrian Diaspora: European and Middle Eastern Destinations. European Studies of Population, vol 20. Springer, Cham.
- Kreienbrink, A. (2020). Migration und Flucht – Theoretische Ansätze und aktuelle Entwicklungen. In: Jepkens, K., Scholten, L., van Rießen, A. (eds.): Integration im Sozialraum, Wiesbaden: VS, Wiesbaden, 39-54.