I had a very intense and highly rewarding time at @miasa-ug.bsky.social - a big thank you to everbody I could work with! I will continue to support research on and with(in) Africa in my new position at @actunifreiburg.bsky.social Please follow us also on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/act-...

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ACT – Africa Centre for Transregional Research | 90 followers on LinkedIn. ACT is a center of excellence for transregional, reciprocal African studies and social exchange at Freiburg University. | ACT...

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This week MIASA said farewell to Director 'Germany' Dr. Stefan Rother @srother.bsky.social. The EC as well as the MIASA team onsite are immensely grateful to Dr. Rother for his dedicated work, his contributions to the institute within the last 8 months and the networks built over this time.

Several weeks have passed since the second International #Migration Review Forum has come to a close in New York. In this blogpost, I look back at the #IMRF, share a few personal observations and collect a number of analyses by others I have come upon: gfmd2010.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/f...

First assessment(s) of the second #IMRF: Limited Progress, Major Fight against Regression

Several  weeks have passed since the second International Migration Review Forum has come to a close in New York – which allows me to look back at the IMRF beyond immediate impressions and may…

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Starting today in New York: The 2nd International #Migration Review Forum #IMRF2026 At the opening of the Informal Interactive Multi-stakeholder Hearing, @unpga.bsky.social called for broader instruments and underlined that stakeholders such as civil society have to be at the center of the process

Please join us for a Policy Dialogue on "The relationship between #migration research and policy practice in #Africa“ online or in person this Friday at 9 am (UTC). The roundtable brings together #development practicioners and @miasa-ug.bsky.social alumni. Find the Zoomlink here: lnkd.in/d87DekcE

Out now: @poppublicsphere.bsky.social Review Symposium on @nkortendiek.bsky.social Global #Governance on the Ground: Organizing International #Migration and #Asylum at the Border. Link to my contribution below Many thanks to @antjewiener.bsky.social for the referral www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Best greetings from historic Saint Louis, #Senegal - the site of our MIASA Thematic Conference "Rethinking Forced #Displacement in #Africa". The conference will start March 26 at 9:15 am (UTC) For online participation and the full program please use this link: laspad.org/evenements/m...

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I am excited to start my new position as Director (Germany) at the @miasa-ug.bsky.social Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa this month. I am looking forward to the cooperation with everybody working at & for MIASA - and, of course, all the academic fellows and artists in residence!

Tonight I will give a public lecture asking "What actually happened to the Global Compact for #Migration? Perspectives for the global governance of migration and flight" at the University of Freiburg (in German): #GCM #Refugees

Heute soll vom Bundestag das Ende der sogenannten "Turbo-Einbürgerung" beschlossen werden. Ich habe dazu 2 Interviews gegeben, heute morgen bei SWR Kultur (Link unten), heute mittag beim Deutschlandfunk, (Link folgt) #migration #Einbürgerung www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:...

Podcast: Aus für die Turbo-Einbürgerung: Symbolpolitik statt Migrationswende

Der Bundestag stimmt am Mittwoch über das Ende der sogenannten Turbo-Einbürgerung ab, die eine Einbürgerung bereits nach drei Jahren Aufenthalt ermöglicht hatte. Politikwissenschaftler Stefan Rother...

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Unequal Access to Digital Education, Ethical Governance of Data, Decision-Making with New Technologies – these were some of the topics at the GFMD in Colombia Wendy Panchi a social justice advocate from Ecuador shares her reflections in this guest contribution: gfmd2010.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/m...

Migration in the Digital Age: Moving with Dignity. A reflection from the Colombian #GFMD

Unequal Access to Digital Education, Ethical Governance of Data, Decision-Making with New Technologies – these were some of the topics at a roundtable on “New Technologies and Digitaliz…

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The next guest contribution for my blog is online: Here, Vivian Sieger shares her observations on being a Migration Youth & Children Platform delegate at the 15th Global Forum on #Migration and #Development (GFMD) earlier this September in Ríohacha, #Colombia : gfmd2010.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/a...

A swift meeting with reality: A first-time-participants’ impressions from the Colombian #GFMD

A chaotic opening, a long-talking President, an uncertain future of the forum – but also a “chance to dream of a more dignified future arm-in-arm with like-minded people around the worl…

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Ich freue mich auf anregende Diskussionen bei meinem morgigen Vortrag zu " #Migration und #Flucht als Herausforderung der Politik. Konzepte und Kontroversen der Deutschen, Europäischen und globalen Migrationspolitik" im Gemeindehaus St. Gallus in Kirchzarten

How did Youth delegates experience the 15. Global Forum on #Migration and #Development (GFMD), what is their analysis what are their recommendations? This will be the topic of a number of guest contributions for my blog The 1st is from Luz Marina Pineda Morales gfmd2010.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/m...

Migration is Not As Far From Our Reality as We Think: A Colombian Perspective from #GFMD 2025

Last week, the 15. Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) took place in Riohacha, Colombia. How did delegates from the Migration Youth and Children Platform (MYCP) experience the Forum, w…

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Today, the 15th #GFMD starts in Riohacha, Colombia. Looking back on the process, in this blogpost I try to make an assessment of how the GFMD has evolved over 18 years - and how it can find its place in the changing landscape of global #migration governance. gfmd2010.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/t...

This week in Colombia: #GFMD turns 18 – but has it also reached maturity?

This week will see the 15th summit of the Global Forum on #Migration and #Development (GFMD) take place in Riohacha – an event probably not everybody would have expected to actually happen. Specifi…

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Looking forward to participating in this roundtable on "Diplomacy in a polatized world"in Freiburg at @uni-freiburg.de & UCF. My contributions will focus on the potential of inclusive & meaningful civil society–driven approaches to #migration #diplomacy. www.global-affairs.org/post/roundta...

Roundtable: Diplomacy in a Polarized World

July 7th | 5:00 PM (please arrive a few minutes early)lecture hall at Hermann-Hetder. 6No registration required – just come by!Panel discussion with Q&A Duration: max. 2 hoursIn a time of intensifying...

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Out Now: Special #Geopolitics Issue on "Rethinking the International Organization for #Migration" #IOM edited by Sabine Dini, Shoshana Fine & Antoine Pécoud. Several of the articles are open access. Find links to the SI & related publications here: gfmd2010.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/o...

Beginnt jetzt: Die Tagung für junge Wissenschaftler:innen im Bereich #Migration und #Flucht, vor 20 Jahren als Nachwuchstagung gegründet. Viele spannende Panels stehen an und als AK Migrationspolitik in der DVPW freuen wir uns, heute unseren Dissertationspreis zu vergeben.

Interesting read ! (Including the comments…) #IOM #UNHCR

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Will IOM and UNHCR be merged into a single organization? In this article, I explain why this has become an increasing possibility: www.passblue.com/2025/05/13/c...

Very much enjoyed this informal and wide-ranging conversation on #cities and #migration governance with dear colleagues during my stay in Manila this spring: www.youtube.com/watch?v=didU...

Jetzt online: Die neue Version meines Länderporträts Kambodscha in der Reihe Friedensprozesse in Post-Konfliktgesellschaften der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. Schwerpunkt ist das Rote-Khmer-Tribunal www.bpb.de/themen/krieg...

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Die Verurteilung wichtiger Repräsentanten des Terrorregimes der Roten Khmer ist ein Meilenstein bei der Aufarbeitung des Völkermords in Kambodscha – und machte ihn weltweit bekannt.

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New development: The 2025 #Colombian Global Forum on #Migration and #Development #GFMD15 will be moved back to the first week of September (after having been moved ahead from "second half of 2015" to a date in June, followed by a location change...)

Neu erschienen: Der Sammelband #Migration und #Covid-19 in der Reihe des #DVPW AK #Migrationspolitik bei Springer. Ich bin mit einem aus dem Englischen übersetzten Beitrag "Globale Migrationsgovernance von unten in Zeiten von COVID-19 und "Zoomifizierung"“ vertreten link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Migration und Covid-19

Der Band lädt dazu ein, Entwicklungen rund um die Themen Migration, Arbeit, Gesundheit und sozialer Schutz neu zu überdenken.

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Ich freue mich auf spannende Diskussionen bei meinem Vortrag beim katholischen Bildungswerk Achern

Jetzt online: Mein Konfliktporträt zu #Birma / #Myanmar für die #bpb. 2014 war ich in einer mitreißenden Zeit des Aufbruchs in #Yangon; Die Universität wieder geöffnet, Hoffnung auf Wandel, eine engagierte Zivilgesellschaft... Dies scheint nun weiter entfernt denn je: www.bpb.de/themen/krieg...

Birma/Myanmar

Seit dem Militärputsch im Jahre 2021 befindet sich Myanmar im Bürgerkrieg und steht am Rande des Staatszerfalls. Von der internationalen Gemeinschaft kommt kaum Unterstützung zur Konfliktlösung.

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Looking forward to the Roundtable starting now on #Philippine #migration to the Gulf - and beyond #labor at the University of the #Philippines, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy

Since this has been hardly communicated so far: The 15th Global Forum on #Migration and #Development #GFMD Summit has been moved forward on rather short notice and will now take place from 9 to 13 June, with Preparatory Days on 9 and 10 June in Barranquilla, #Colombia.

Starting now after a productive steering committee session of the AspirE project: workshop on The challenges and future of transnational mobility @ The Education University of Hong Kong plus you can join in on Zoom #migration

"IOs are people, too": Out now - and open access: My new article on the socialisation of international organisations, using #IOMs role as coordinator of the #UN #Migration Network as a case study. This will be part of a #Geopolitics Special Issue on IOM www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

International Organisations Are People, Too: IOM’s Role as Coordinator of the UN Migration Network and the Socialisation of International Organisations

In International Relations (IR) research on socialisation, International Organisations (IOs) have so far primarily been conceptualised as fora in which member states might be socialised. This paper...

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Advance warning ;) Dear friends & colleagues, I will return to Hong Kong & #Manila for a research stay - it would be great to catch up ! Hong Kong: February 26 - March 3 Manila: March 3 - March 29 Hong Kong once more: March 29-March 31 Let's get in touch!

Ich freue mich auf meinen Vortrag " #Migration und #Flucht als Herausforderung der nationalen und internationalen Politik" Evangelisches Erwachsenenbildungswerk Rheinland-Süd am Di, 11. Februar 18:30 - online, kostenlos, Anmeldung bis 9.2. unter dem Link: eeb-sued.de/veranstaltun...