Contexts of Displacement, Refugee Protection and Forced Migrants Lives
The 3rd conference of the German Network of Forced Migration Researchers is taking place on September 17 to 19, 2020. Due to the current situation, the conference will not be hosted at the premises of the University of Cologne, but online in a digital form. There will be no attendance fee.
Date: 17.-19.09.2020
Title: 3rd Conference of the German Network of Forced Migration Researchers
Contexts of Displacement, Refugee Protection and Forced Migrants’ Lives
Type: Conference
Coordinator: Netzwerk Fluchtforschung
Category: BMBF Förderprojekt
Place: Online
Research on issues of forced migration, refugees and asylum has established itself nationally
and internationally within an interdisciplinary research landscape. In this context, the 3rd
conference of the German Network of Forced Migration Researchers is taking place on 17th -19th
of September 2020 - due to the current situation not at the premises of the University of
Cologne, but online in digital form. It will open an international forum for the presentation and
discussion of current research results, as well as for supporting interdisciplinary exchange and
cooperation. The conference serves as a platform for discussion and networking among
researchers in the field of refugee and forced migration studies.
The conference is organized by the Chair of Youth Welfare and Social Work at the University
of Cologne with the executive board of the German Network of Forced Migration
Researchers and the BMBF-funded joint project "Forced Migration and Refugee Studies:
Networking and Knowledge Transfer" (FFVT).
The 3rd conference of the German Network of Forced Migration Researchers is taking place on September 17 to 19, 2020. Due to the current situation, the conference will not be hosted at the premises of the University of Cologne, but online in a digital form. There will be no attendance fee.
The conference opens an international forum for the presentation and discussion of current research results, as well as for supporting interdisciplinary exchange and cooperation. The conference serves as a platform for discussion and networking among researchers in the field of refugee and forced migration studies.
We are delighted to welcome as keynote speakers Prof. Dr. Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, University College London, UK and Prof. Dr. Naika Foroutan, HU Berlin, Germany.
The conference is organized by the Chair of Youth Welfare and Social Work at the University of Cologne with the executive board of the German Network of Forced Migration Researchers and the BMBF-funded joint project “Forced Migration and Refugee Studies: Networking and Knowledge Transfer” (FFVT).
The conference team is currently preparing the technical implementation of the conference in a digital format. All contributors will receive detailed information and guidance on how to proceed in July 2020. Training for moderators and co-hosts of the sessions will be offered to help and support the conversion of the sessions into a digital format.
