Neue Publikation mit Hannah Edler in der Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Kürzlich ist der Artikel “Frieden fühlen? Emotionale (Be)Deutungen von innerem Frieden nach Konflikt und Flucht” verfasst mit Hannah Edler in der Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Open Access erschienen.

Abstract: Während der Nexus von Konflikt und Flucht intensiv untersucht wird, bleibt Frieden bislang vernachlässigt. In unserer Forschung widmen wir uns dieser Lücke und legen den Fokus auf Friedenswahrnehmungen und -praktiken von geflüchteten Menschen in Deutschland. Gesprächspartner*innen schreiben allen voran innerem Frieden – und somit Frieden zu fühlen – besondere Bedeutung zu. Analysiert durch einen emotional-affektiven Ansatz und mithilfe migrantisch situierten Wissens legen wir dar, dass innerer Frieden auf ihren intersektional geprägten Erfahrungen von Konflikt, Gewalt und Flucht beruht und interdependent mit Hoffen, Erleben und Handeln verknüpft ist. Inneren Frieden assoziieren sie mit diversen emotionalen Zuschreibungen, wie Glück und Zufriedenheit, und beschreiben ihn als Basis für ihr Hoffen auf ein normales Leben, ihre Bewältigung traumatischer Erfahrungen sowie ihre Motivation für individuelles und kollektives Handeln. Die Analyse zeigt daher, wie innerer Frieden mit Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft emotional verbunden ist und Handlungsmotivationen affektiv prägt.

Der Beitrag beruht auf Ergebnissen des Forschungsprojekts ‚Frauen, Flucht – und Frieden? Friedensfördernde Praktiken von Frauen in Flüchtlingslagern‘, der von der Deutschen Stiftung Friedensforschung (2019–2023) gefördert wurde. Weitere Informationen zum Projekt: Link. Unser herzlicher Dank gilt allen, die das Projekt unterstützt haben und insbesondere den Gesprächspartner*innen, die ihre Erlebnisse, Erfahrungen und Perspektiven vertrauensvoll mit uns geteilt haben.

Edler, Hannah und Krause, Ulrike (2024), ‘Frieden fühlen? Emotionale (Be)Deutungen von innerem Frieden nach Konflikt und Flucht’, Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, online first:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s42597-024-00130-5

Recent publication with Nadine Segadlo and Hannah Edler in Conflict, Security & Development

The paper “‘We are creating peace’: everyday peace practices of displaced women in Kenya and Germany” co-authored with Nadine Segadlo and Hannah Edler has been published in Conflict, Security & Development Open Access.

Abstract: This article explores how displaced women contribute to everyday peace in exile. While research debates largely focus on the nexus of conflict and displacement, peace and specifically displaced women’s peace practices have been widely overlooked. Drawing on Mac Ginty’s concept of everyday peace and Lister’s approach to agency, the array of practices displaced women use to foster everyday peace in their immediate environments in Kenya and Germany are examined. The findings reflect how they leverage their agency both individually and collectively in seeking to establish, sustain and reinstate peaceful conditions despite and indeed due to oftentimes precarious conditions in exile. They actively get out of dangerous situations in search for everyday peace in exile and get by challenges through establishing a form of peaceful normalcy. They further employ collective strategies in getting organised to contribute to peace and engage with activism to get back at injustices and restrictions.

The paper is grounded in the research conducted under the project ‘Women, Forced Migration – and Peace? Peacebuilding Practices of Women in Refugee Camps’. The project was generously supported by the German Foundation for Peace Research (2019–2023). Further information on the project: Link. We are grateful for the funding. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals who took part in the research for their time and trust as well as to everyone who supported the project.

Edler, Hannah, Krause, Ulrike, and Segadlo, Nadine (2024), ‘‘We are creating peace’: Everyday Peace Practices of Displaced Women in Kenya and Germany’, Conflict, Security & Development, online first: https://doi.org/10.1080/14678802.2024.2425690

New Publication with Hannah Edler and Nadine Segadlo in Peacebuilding

The article entitled “Making sense of peace in exile? Displaced people’s intersectional perceptions of peace” co-authored with Hannah Edler and Nadine Segadlo has been published in Peacebuilding Open Access.

Abstract: This article enquires into how people with lived experiences of conflict and displacement make sense of peace in exile. For the analysis, the article focuses on displaced individuals in Kenya and Germany and theoretically complements the varieties of peace framework, situated knowledge and an intersectional approach. Findings reveal multifaceted perceptions revolving around the three dimensions of structural, collective and individual peace, outlooks shaped by gender-specific experiences, religious beliefs and familial relations. Interlocutors associate structural peace with experiences of sociopolitical, economic and legal conditions in exile, collective peace with support systems and harmonious interactions in communities, and individual or inner peace with desires for and feelings of happiness, hope and healing. Although analytically distinguishable, these three dimensions are inherently intertwined in interlocutors’ daily lives due to their lived experiences prior to and once in exile.

The article  is based on research conducted under the project ‘Women, Forced Migration – and Peace? Peacebuilding Practices of Women in Refugee Camps’. The project was generously supported by the German Foundation for Peace Research (2019–2023). Further information on the project: Link We are grateful for the funding. Our sincere thanks go to all individuals who contributed their time and trust to participate in the research, as well as to everyone who supported the project.

Edler, Hannah, Krause, Ulrike, and Segadlo, Nadine (2024), ‘Making Sense of Peace in Exile? Displaced People’s Intersectional Perceptions of Peace’, Peacebuilding, online first: https://doi.org/10.1080/21647259.2024.2418690

Neuer Beitrag mit Christiane Fröhlich in der APuZ erschienen

Die aktuelle Ausgabe der APuZ konzentriert sich auf “Flucht und Migration”. Christiane Fröhlich und ich haben Reflexionen zu “Flucht und Migration global. Dynamiken, Hintergründe, Debatten” beigetragen. Die Ausgabe wie auch unserer Beitrag sind open access zugänglich unter: https://www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/flucht-und-migration-2024/

Kurze Einführung: Flucht und Migration sind Teil der Menschheitsgeschichte, werden aber zunehmend politisiert. In dem Beitrag werden globale Entwicklungen und politische Strukturen beleuchtet, die nicht nur Schutz gewährleisten, sondern auch der Externalisierung dienen.

Fröhlich, Christiane und Krause, Ulrike (2024), ‚Flucht und Migration global. Dynamiken, Hintergründe, Debatten‘, APuZ. Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte, 74(45), 22-27. https://www.bpb.de/shop/zeitschriften/apuz/flucht-und-migration-2024/555936/flucht-und-migration-global/

New Article with Nadine Segadlo in “Gender Issues”

Nadine Segadlo and I have published a paper titled Surviving Exile: Queer Displaced People’s Lived Experiences of Aid, Risks, and Coping in Kakuma in Gender Issues. In this open-access article, we explore how queer individuals navigate the humanitarian aid system in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, the risks they encounter, and the strategies they use to cope with the challenges of daily life.

Abstract: This paper examines the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ displaced individuals in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. Drawing on situated knowledge and relational agency, it delves into how queer people experience the humanitarian-aid system on-site, what risks they encounter, and how they exert agency to cope with the prevalent challenges of day to day life. Findings reveal that, in a country context where same-sex relations are illegalized and queer people criminalized, those displaced face heightened risks. They are confronted with the heteronormative paradigms inherent to the humanitarian-aid system, ones resulting in their neglect and denied access to much-needed assistance and protection. Structural and physical violence such as discrimination, exclusion, harassment and threats of murder exacerbate unrelenting fears and tangible risks in the camp. To navigate these challenges, they employ diverse individual and especially collective coping strategies, creating safe spaces for mutual support, exchange and hope.

Krause, Ulrike and Segadlo, Nadine (2024), ‘Surviving Exile. LGBTQ+ Displaced People’s Lived Experiences of Aid, Risks, and Coping in Kakuma’, Gender Issues, 41, article 26.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-024-09344-6