Tag Archives: human rights

Assessment and Outlook: #Migrant Civil Society and Global #Migration Governance after the 1st International Migration Review Forum and in the 2024 #GFMD process

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Dr. Stefan Rother

I have contributed a blogpost to the ASILE Forum on The Partnership Approaches in the UN Global Compacts on Refugees and and Migration – assessing the space for migrant civil society and other stakeholders in last years IMRF and the follow-up, … Continue reading →

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Chapter out now: “Multi-Level #Migrant Civil Society Activism in Southeast Asia” – Full handbook open access

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The “Routledge Handbook of Civil and Uncivil Society” in #SoutheastAsia has just been published. These handbooks usually provide a very comprehensive overview of the field – but on the downside tend to be very pricey (175 pounds for the printed … Continue reading →

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Out now: My book “Global Migration Governance from below” – discount available

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Dr. Stefan Rother

My book “Global Migration Governance from Below: Actors, Spaces, Discourses” has now been published in the Palgrave Pivot series. It builds upon 15 years of participant observation at all levels of migration governance – and it is very much related … Continue reading →

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Out now: Special Issues on #Migration Politics across the World / Regions in Global Migration Governance

Posted on July 22, 2022 by Dr. Stefan Rother

A new Special Issue on The Politics of Migration Policies has been published in Third World Quarterly, guest edited by  Katharina Natter and Hélène Thiollet. And Sandra Lavenex and Nicola Piper have guest edited a SI in the Journal of … Continue reading →

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Schedule of migrant civil society events during the #IMRF is taking shape #migration2022

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Only two weeks are left until the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) will take place in New York. The meetings at the United Nations headquarter will not be the only events, though – migrant civil society has announced several … Continue reading →

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“Space for migrant civil society is shrinking at the UN”: Interview with Colin Rajah on the upcoming IMRF

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Dr. Stefan Rother

It is less than two months until the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) will take place at the UN headquarter in New York. While preparations and consultations are ongoing, several migrant civil society networks have sent an open letter … Continue reading →

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Global Migration Governance Outlook 2022: All eyes on the IMRF

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Dr. Stefan Rother

2022 is going to be a crucial year for global migration governance – with the first International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) expected to set the standards for the implementation and monitoring of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM). In this … Continue reading →

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GFMD Blog Reloaded –free eprints and open access articles

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Things have been a bit quiet around here in the past year, but with the upcoming International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) on the horizon this May, it is high time to reload this blog. I will post my “Global Migration … Continue reading →

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#Migration and #Development in times of #COVID-19: #GFMD13 starts this Monday – all online

Posted on January 17, 2021 by Dr. Stefan Rother

There were plans for hybrid participation (some in person, some online) being discussed until late last year, but in the end, “Zoomification” has now also reached the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD). This Monday, January 18, the 13th … Continue reading →

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#InternationalMigrantsDay in times of #COVID-19: The rise of the webmeetings

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Today Is #InternationalMigrantsDay, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the “International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families” by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Numbers of ratifications keep slowly increasing, but … Continue reading →

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