Tag Archives: Circular migration

Migration and Democracy / Democratization: Publications, Website, Facebook-Group

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Dr. Stefan Rother

 I have collected an overview of my publications on migration and democracy / democratization on a dedicated website and have created a corresponding facebook group. Please let me know if you have published something related to this topic and I … Continue reading →

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Guest Contribution: Reports from the #WSFM / # FSMM in São Paulo

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Dr. Stefan Rother

  Earlier this month, the 7th edition of the World Social Forum of Migration (WSFM) took place in São Paulo. I was not able to attend, but award-winning blogger Rodrigo Borges Delfim has closely followed the process. The founder of … Continue reading →

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Looking beyond ‘the refugee crisis’, can migrants be the new agents of democracy?

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Stefan Rother, Freiburg University This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative with the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing democracies in the 21st century. Over … Continue reading →

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#European #Migration Forum 2016: Call for applications open

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) have launched the call for applications to participate in the 2nd meeting of the European Migration Forum, which will take place on 6-7 April 2016 in Brussels. The goal … Continue reading →

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Germany & Morocco to host #GFMD in 2017/18 in Tandem #PGA2015 #GFMDCSD

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Dr. Stefan Rother

There has been no official announcement yet, but since several sources have confirmed it to me, I can confidently report that Germany & Morocco plan to host the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in 2017 and 2018. This … Continue reading →

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Out Now: Our Special Journal Issue on #Migration and #Democracy

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Dr. Stefan Rother

A special theme of the journal “International Migration”, which I guest edited together with Nicola Piper, University of Sydney, has just been released. Its aim is to make an explicit link between migration and democracy or democratization which so far has … Continue reading →

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#WSFM 2014 Wrap Up: Declaration released, Articles, Gallery

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Dr. Stefan Rother

After the WSFM is before the WSFM… But while there has been no announcement yet about the host of the 2016 World Social Forum on Migrations, some reports have been released and the declaration from the event that took place … 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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Out now: My first 2 articles on the 2014 #GFMD in Stockholm

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Two shorter articles/comments I have written on the 2014 Global Forum on Migration and Development in Stockholm (GFMD) are now available online: One has been published in the journal Development + Cooperation (German version: Entwicklung + Zusammenarbeit), the other in … Continue reading →

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