ethics
“Social cohesion is threatened in Western democracies in times of mobility and migration.” Such concerns are raised both privately and publicly and often linked to fears of a crisis of the nation state. Yet, what is meant by social cohesion in the first place? If defined as connectedness between individuals,
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Eine besonders wichtige Feststellung zur Migrationspolitik (und -forschung) ist der Umstand, dass sie stets an die Vergegenwärtigung von politischen, sozialen und ökonomischen Entwicklungslinien gebunden ist. Nicht in vacuo, im luftleeren Raum, kann sie begriffen werden, sondern einzig vor dem Hintergrund gesellschaftlicher Konfliktlagen und kollidierender Interessen, die in modernen Industriestaaten zumeist ...
+ Read moreIn Bolivia, immigrants from various destinations have settled during the last century. This is just one example of the considerable and increasing migration to countries of the ‘Global South’. Yet, in public debate as well as in Anglo-Saxon and European migration scholarship, this goes widely unnoticed. Why is there an ...
+ Read moreMethodological nationalism has been omnipresent in migration theory and research since the publication of a famous article by Wimmer and Glick Schiller in 2002. However, with respect to scientific conferences and gatherings in which scholars debate these issues, this type of interrogation has been absent. In what follows, I will ...
+ Read moreThe fundamental idea of the Young Policy Network on Migration project was to create a framework for mutual learning among young professionals working on migration issues and also to walk the line between research, praxis and policy making. The network embraces fellows from different countries and various professional backgrounds. A ...
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