Migration

Migration is a global process that occurs due to social, economic, and political factors.
Below, you will find all our articles, publications, and thematic focuses on migration.

See the topic page Migration

Articles

Ein Abschnitt des Grenzzaunes zwischen den USA und Mexico.

The Attack on Migrant Communities Is a Litmus Test for US Democracy

Published: 20 June 2025

Analysis

On World Refugee Day, the US stands at a crossroads: once a global leader in refugee protection, it now faces rising rights violations, legal erosion, and harsh immigration policies that threaten both vulnerable communities and democratic principles.

Katharina Obser

Foto: Eine Reihe von Polizist*innen mit Helmen und Schilden steht nachts eng beieinander, mit grellem Licht im Hintergrund.

German-Georgian Migration agreement: Germany must take a close look

Published: 20 December 2024

Commentary

The migration agreement between Germany and Georgia has been in place since December 2023, and Georgia has been considered a safe country of origin for just as long. However, the increasingly repressive policies in Tbilisi make it necessary to rethink the German view of the country.

Dr. Sonja Katharina Schiffers, Kirsten Krampe

Foto: Ein Metallzaun mit rot-weißem Absperrband, das sich kreuzt. Dahinter ein Weg und ein Holzzaun, im Hintergrund unscharf ein Gebäude.

Migration Policy: European Union Increasingly Outsources Responsibility for Asylum

Published: 15 October 2024

Analysis

Externalisation is increasingly seen as a lever for solving the EU’s migration issues, yet poses serious legal, ethical and practical problems.

Judith Kohlenberger

Exposing the Liberal Paradox: Feminist Foreign Policy and European migration control politics

Published: 15 January 2024

ARTICLE

While some Member states commit to Feminist Foreign Policy agendas, its implementation in Europe’s migration and asylum regime remains all but absent. How does Europe square the circle between Feminist Foreign Policy and border control policies?

Deitra Myers

Menschen versammeln sich auf dem Tahrir Platz in Kairo.

Feminist Foreign Policy and Relations between Germany and Egypt: Shifting Priorities

Published: 18 October 2022

Analysis

The German government is currently working out guidelines for its feminist foreign policy (FFP). If it adopted a thorough approach, it would have to reassess bilateral cooperation with Egypt in all fields, including security, the economy, and migration.

Christian Achrainer

Person hält einen aserbaidschanischen Reisepass in die Kamera, Hintergrund unscharf.

dossiers

Graffiti/Schatten auf einer Backsteinmauer, die ein Flüchtlingsmädchen mit ihrem Koffer zeigt

Truly Indispensable! The Geneva Refugee Convention at 70

Published: 27 July 2021

Dossier

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Geneva Refugee Convention (GRC) it seems more important than ever, to bring the Convention’s indispensable importance for refugee protection back to the attention of policy makers and a broader public.

Monopoly in Africa?

Published: 14 June 2017

In 2017, Africa has gained unusual prominence – within and beyond the framework of the German G20 presidency. This web dossier analyses possibilities for democratic participation, the role of human and environmental rights, and economic transformation.

Dossier: The Berlin Anthology

Published: 15 September 2015

Poems, short prose and essays on the fate of refugees and asylum-seekers - as published in our "Berlin Anthology - From where I shan't return".

Publications

Germany Calling

Published: 13 December 2024

E-Paper

Germany is dependent on labour migration from the Western Balkans. However, the emigration of young, educated people in particular is slowing down both economic and democratic progress in the region.

Anja Troelenberg, Franziska Tschinderle

Mini-Busse am «Phase» oder Bus Hauptbahnhof, Kampala, Uganda.

Contested Mobility Norms in Africa

Published: 11 April 2024

Migration from Africa will not only occupy European politics in the future; it is already shaping politics in Africa today and is an important factor for economic development.

Amanda Bisong, Dr. Franzisca Zanker

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Wirtschaftsatlas 2024

Published: 12 March 2024

Atlas

How can we achieve climate targets while ensuring sustainable and equitable prosperity? This atlas identifies political instruments and solutions for an ecologically oriented social market economy in 19 subject areas.

Climate Justice and Migration

Published: 4 December 2020

How should policymakers respond to the reality and future prospect of vast populations being displaced and relocated in an era of global heating? With climate change looming, anxiety over immigration from the Global South is increasingly fuelled by apocalyptic fears of ecological breakdown. This volume offers fresh perspectives on the relationship between climate change and human migration, questioning the pessimistic prisms of ‘security’ and market-oriented approaches to ‘adaptation’ that currently guide policy.

Perspectivas Lateinamerika: Kommen, Gehen, Bleiben, Weiterziehen

Published: 12 May 2020

Wir möchten mit Perspectivas Nr. 3 den Blick auf den Umgang mit Migration in Lateinamerika lenken. Unsere Autorinnen und Autoren analysieren Ursachen und staatliche Politiken, zeigen auf, welche Auswirkungen das für Migrantinnen und Migranten hat, und berichten von Solidaritätsstrukturen, die praktische und politische Unterstützung leisten.

Refugees, Asylum and Migration Issues in Hungary

Published: 27 December 2017

How far does Budapest's influence extend? How has the "refugee crisis" affected regional cooperation? This study gives background information, facts and data on the last three years of the “refugee crisis”: its social, political, policy and diplomatic repercussions.

Edit Zgut, Attila Juhász, Csaba Molnár

Perspectives Middle East & North Africa #10: Borders - Lines in the Sand or in the Mind?

Published: 10 October 2016

While the privileged few may cross legitimately by simply presenting their passport, for most, borders present difficult if not insurmountable hurdles. Furthermore there are plenty of other lines of division: social, ethnic, religious and ideological. Any border is a painful memory of the fact that it is not an individual’s choice to define which side he or she is on.

Focus on Hungary: Refugees, Asylum and Migration

Published: 14 February 2016

The study analyses the Hungarian Government’s rhetoric and policy measures with regard to refugee, asylum and migration issues and shows how democratic opposition parties, the far-right, and civil society actors have responded to the Government’s anti-refugee policies.

Bulcsú Hunyadi

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