Category Archives: WSFM

From Apartheid to Mzansi Pride: #WSFM2014 Day 2 in pictures

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The second day of the World Social Forum on Migration (WSFM)in Jo’burg did certainly not lack in variation: A morning panel ranging from a fundamental Palestine critique of Israel and its politics to talks on evictions and integration in the labour … Continue reading →

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Hello Africa: #WSFM2014 opening in pictures

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

It certainly wasn’t a smooth ride, but I can still say without hesitation that I considered the first day of the World Social Forum on Migration (WSFM) in Johannesburg a rewarding experience. On the first anniversary of the passing of … Continue reading →

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1st African World Social Forum on Migrations: final program available #WSFM

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The final program for the World Social Forum on Migrations (WSFM) in Johannesburg has been released. Besides offering a multitude of workshops, plenary sessions etc. the program aims to “build bridges” in several regards. One of those bridges links to … Continue reading →

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Not cancelled, not postponed – but at a new venue: World Social Forum on Migrations will start next week in Johannesburg #WSFM

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

In the past weeks, there have been concerns about the upcoming 6th World Social Forum on Migrations (WSFM) scheduled to take place in Johannesburg from the 5th until the 8th December 2014: Updates about the proceedings had been scarce and … Continue reading →

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Out Now: „More than Remittances: Resisting the Dominant Discourse and Policy Prescriptions of the Global #Migration -Development-Mantra”

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

An article by Nicola Piper and myself has just been published as part of a Special Issue on “Rethinking Resistance in Development Studies”. The goal of this Special Issue of the Journal for Development Studies (JEP) is to “unfold different … Continue reading →

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Update on the 6th World Social Forum on Migrations #WSFM in Johannesburg: Schedule available

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

More information has been released about the upcoming 6th World Social Forum on Migrations (#WSFM) that will take place from the 5th until the 8th December 2014 at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. The program will consist of Plenary … Continue reading →

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Global migration week in Stockholm: #PGA and #GFMD civil society programs online

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

This Friday marks the start of 8 days of intensive discussions, networking – and maybe results? – on global migration and development in Stockholm. The 8th People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (PGA) will meet from 9 … Continue reading →

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#Migration Outlook 2014 Pt. I: 6th World Social Forum on Migrations (#WSFM) in Johannesburg

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Finally, the dates for the 6th World Social Forum on Migrations (WSFM) have been announced: It will take place from the 5th until the 8th December 2014 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The last two WSFMs have marked the first meetings in Latin … Continue reading →

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Out now: My book chapter “A Tale of Two Tactics: Civil Society and Competing Visions of Global Migration Governance from Below”

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Today, the edited volume by Martin Geiger and Antoine Pecoud “Disciplining the Transnational Mobility of People” has been published. The contributions critically examine how “a core feature of contemporary migration politics lies in the claim to regulate and discipline the … Continue reading →

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Post- #HLD2013: What`s Next? (WTO and more…)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Dr. Stefan Rother

It is not the beginning of the end – just the end of the beginning…The old saying seems particularly fitting in the case of the 2013 UN High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Development. It has been an extremely busy week … Continue reading →

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