Tag Archives: democracy

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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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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Program is out for the People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (#PGA) in Istanbul

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The program for the upcoming 9th People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (PGA) in Istanbul has been announced today. The gathering will be a one-day-event taking place on Sunday, 11 October 2015 – right day before the … Continue reading →

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Today is International #DomesticWorkers Day – Campaign #OurHands launched

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Today marks the fourth anniversary of the adoption of the ILO Convention 189 on “Decent Work for Domestic Workers” (including migrant domestic workers) and since then June 16 is celebrated as International Domestic Workers Days.  After a slow start, the … 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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#PGA2014 workshop on migration and democracy: Claiming migrant voices through suffrage #GFMDCSD

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

There have been extensive debates on migration and development, but one central topic has often been neglected: democratic development and participation. A workshop on “Claiming our voices, claiming our right of suffrage” during the Peoples Global Action (PGA) in Stockholm … Continue reading →

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