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Tag Archives: Immigration
Migration and Democracy / Democratization: Publications, Website, Facebook-Group
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
UN releases Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders #migration
It is somehow seen as common sense that borders have to be protected – but what about the protection of people and their human rights at borders? Borderlands have gained increasing attention by activists and academics, but policymakers are often … Continue reading
Update on the 6th World Social Forum on Migrations #WSFM in Johannesburg: Schedule available
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
Posted in Migration, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gender, global governance, human rights, Immigration, integration, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Philippines, South Africa, UN migrant worker convention, World Social Forum, WSFM
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Out now: My first 2 articles on the 2014 #GFMD in Stockholm
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
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, IAMR, Migration, PGA
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, domestic work, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Immigration, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, pga, UN migrant worker convention, United Nations
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#GFMD2014 : Civil society unease over UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moons reference to “illegal (status of) migrants” #gfmd2014se
From a migrant civil society perspective, there was a lot to like about the opening speech of UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon for the GFMD common space. For once, he was the first after 4 speakers who explicitly mentioned the … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, UN HLD
Tagged civil society, development, gender, gfmd, global governance, Government, human rights, Immigration, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, UN migrant worker convention, undocumented migrants, United Nations
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#PGA2014 workshop on migration and democracy: Claiming migrant voices through suffrage #GFMDCSD
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
Global migration week in Stockholm: #PGA and #GFMD civil society programs online
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
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, PGA, WSFM
Tagged Circular migration, civil society, development, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Immigration, integration, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, Sweden, United Nations, World Social Forum
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#GFMD 2014: Civil Society calls for “meaningful participation”
Amnesty International (AI) and the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) have proposed a joint civil society letter to the Swedish Chair of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), asking to increase the interaction between governments and … Continue reading
The #GFMD is back: Application starts for Civil Society Days and Online Discussion
The application process for the 2014 civil society meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Sweden has started. After a one-year break – due to the United Nation meetings on migration in New York in 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Gfmd, GFMD Civil Society Days, GFMD Government Meeting, GFMD in General, Migration, PGA
Tagged civil society, development, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Immigration, International Catholic Migration Commission, Migrant worker, migration, NGO, Non-governmental organization, United Nations
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A march with an impact: The PGA rallye on the eve of the #HLD2013
Better late than never – here are finally some of the pcitures I took during the PGA March on the eve of the UN HLD in October. Events kicked off with a labor-community rallye right opposite the Homeland security HQ in Manhattan, … Continue reading
Posted in Migration, PGA, UN HLD
Tagged Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Park Minnesota, Circular migration, civil society, development, gender, gfmd, global governance, human rights, Immigration, Manhattan, Migrant worker, migration, multiculturalism, New York City, NGO, Non-governmental organization, pga, United Nations
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The GFMD, Migration, Development and Human Rights 