Tag Archives: social movements

#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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Out now and Open Access: A Symposium on the Global Compact #forMigration

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Dr. Stefan Rother

A symposium with 9 reflections and reports on the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular Migration (GCM) has been published in the Newsletter of the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Organized Section on Migration and Citizenship. A main focus … Continue reading →

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Out Now: Assessments of the #GFMD and the Global Compact #ForMigration – which road from Marrakesh?

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Dr. Stefan Rother

More than half a year has passed since the Global Compact on safe, orderly and regular migration has been agreed upon at the end of 2018 in Morocco and New York. Talks about the implementation and monitoring of the compact … Continue reading →

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Reportage from the first Youth Forum in Marrakech #Youth4Migration

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Dr. Stefan Rother

Migrant and refugee youth voices must be heard and taken seriously: That was one of the central messages of the inaugural Youth Forum held in in Marrakech last December. The event was part of the “migration week” and took place … Continue reading →

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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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New Special Issue: “Migration, Civil Society and Global Governance” #ForMigration #GFMD

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Dr. Stefan Rother

A Special Issue of the journal “Globalizations” has been published on the theme “Migration, Civil Society and Global Governance”. It was guest edited by my esteemed colleagues Carl-Ulrik Schierup, Branka Likić-Brborić, Raúl Delgado Wise & Gülay Toksöz and focusses specifically … Continue reading →

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