New article about resilience
An article was published about resilience of refugees and in refugee protection in the IMIS-Beiträge. Hannah Schmidt an I explore discourses and reflect on critical consequences. The article – as well as the IMIS-Beiträge – are available open access – in German. The article is part of the research…
New blog post
A new post was published on the German FluchtforschungsBlog in which Christiane Fröhlich and I address the question of “forced migration studies” or “refugee studies”. The post ist available in German. Abstract: Handelt es sich eher um ‚Flüchtlings-‘ oder um ‚Fluchtforschung‘? Dieser Frage gehen wir angeregt durch die Umbenennung…
New Blog Post: Global Trends
A new piece was published on FlüchtlingsforschungsBlog about the global trends which I wrote together with Marcus Engler. Access the paper: Globale Trends: Wachsende Herausforderungen für den globalen Flüchtlingsschutz
Publications about refugees’ experiences of violence
In the context of the project Flucht: Forschung und Transfer. Flüchtlingsforschung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (lead by IMIS, University of Osnabrück and BICC in Bonn), a discussion of current research findings as well as a policy brief have been published about refugees’ experiences of violence. Both papers are in German and accessible online in…
Special Issue on Gender and Forced Migration published
The special issue on Forced Migration – Asylum – Gender was published in the German journal Gender which I co-edited together with Karin Scherschel and Carola Bauschke-Urban. In addition to the introduction, I was also involved in an article with Hannah Schmidt. All articles are in German and can be accessed online.…
Blog post about the Global Compact on Refugees
A piece about the Global Compact on Refugees was published on the FlüchtlingsforschungsBlog. The post is only available in German.
Presentation about Forced Migration, Conflict, Violence in Erfurt
During the conference “Peace and Conflict Studies: Perspectives from the Global South” which takes place at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt, 03-04 May 2018, I will give a presentation about “Forced Migration, Conflict, Violence: Gender-sensitive reading of Developments in Sub-Sahara Africa”. The conference is organized…
Project extension ‘Global Refugee Protection and Local Refugee Engagement’
The project ‘Global Refugee Protection and Local Refugee Engagement. Scope and Limits of the Agency of Refugee-led Community-based NGOs’, funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, can be extended for one year and will come to an end in mid-2019.
Workshop der AK Wissenschaft und Praxis der AFK
Only available in German: Das diesjährige Kolloquium der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Friedens- und Konfliktforschung e.V. widmet sich zum 50. Jubiläum dem Thema “Frieden – Konflikt – Wissenschaft. Reflexionen zu Forschung und Praxis”, 12.-14. April 2018 in Berlin. Für den Arbeitskreis Wissenschaft und Praxis werde ich zusammen mit Dr. Cordula Dittmer einen Workshop…
Appointment: Junior Professor for Global Governance and Humanitarian Action, IFHV
After some inspiring years at the Center for Conflict Studies, Marburg University, I have been appointed Junior Professor for Global Governance and Humanitarian Action at the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) at Ruhr University Bochum. On February 1 2018, I will start my work in Bochum and look forward…
