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Interview on the Marrakesh PGA: “Equality of Rights for Everyone, Everywhere”

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The People’s Global Action on Migration, Development & Human Rights (PGA) is a long-established Civil Society event that started in New York in 2007 and will take place for the 13th time this year in Marrakech – right after the … Continue reading →

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PGA opening in Berlin: A time to be excited or cautious? #MigrantRightsBerlin

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The 2017 Peoples’ Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights (PGA) has started today in Berlin. More than 130 migrants grassroots and civil society representatives have gathered at the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation (FES) in order to discuss strategies and advocacy with … Continue reading →

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Registration for Peoples’ Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights #PGA ends today

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Things have changed… Not only will the Peoples’ Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Rights (PGA) for the first time take place after the GFMD – unlike previous meetings, there will also be no (guaranteed) opportunity for on-site registration. … Continue reading →

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Impressions from the 2016 PGA in Dhaka

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Dr. Stefan Rother

This years’ People’s Global Action on Migration, Development and Human Right took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh. There was no WIFI available at the venue, so I am lacking behind in blogging about the Content; until I will be able to catch up, … Continue reading →

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#GFMD 2016 Civil Society Days online application has started – new selection process

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Dr. Stefan Rother

The application process for the Civil Society Days (CSD) of the upcoming Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) has started and is open until 22 July. The CSDs will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 8- 9 December, followed … Continue reading →

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Global #migration and #refugee governance outlook 2016

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Dr. Stefan Rother

“2016 has well become THE migrant year”, stated Peter Sutherland, UN Secretary Generals’ Special Representative for International Migration, in a recent webinar. Obviously, migration has been brought to the top of the international agenda for some time now, but this … Continue reading →

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Global #Migration Governance and Activism Outlook 2015

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Another year, another full calendar for policy makers and activists working on global migration governance alike. The major events in 2015 reach from the World Social Forum in Tunis to the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Turkey … 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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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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Close, but no #IAMR – counter- #GFMD2014 event will take place in Stockholm

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Dr. Stefan Rother

I just found out yesterday, but there actually will be a counter-event to the GFMD after all: It is called “Discussion/Speak Out for Development Justice and Protest Manifestation vs. Migration for Development” and will take place in Stockholm 13-15 May 2014. … Continue reading →

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