Current news and events

In Chad, the repression of the opposition prior to the election

In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Helga Dickow comments on the current situation in Chad in the run-up to the presidential elections there.

2. March 2021

ALMA Reviews Blog: The Refugees’ Right to the Center of the City and Spatial Justice: Gentrification vs Commoning Practices in Tarlabaşı-Istanbul

What is the effect of gentrification in Tarlabaşı/Istanbul? Like an invasion that prevents refugees living there from trying to assert their right to the city

12. February 2021

MIASA announces various fellowships: Call for Applications

MIASA is an international research college at the University of Ghana in Legon, Accra and invites applications for Fellowships for 2022.

12. February 2021

ALMA Reviews Blog: The new Brazilian conservatism: from Reagan to Bolsonaro

Is Bolsonaros election comparable to the US neoconservative movement of the late 1970s? Hugo Fanton has read an important contribution to contemporary debates

20. January 2021

Podcast: Urban refugees topics in Indonesia

Antje Missbach talks on the Memento Podcast about her research on Indonesia and the refugees who endure in transit there.

18. January 2021

AMMODI RECOMMENDS: Highlighting Africa-based scholarship

AMMODI RECOMMENDS is an interactive overview of Africa-based scholars and publications on migration, mobility and displacement in Africa.

18. January 2021

“Warning shots”: The steady rise of political violence in Ghana

Erik Plänitz und Michael Cobb schreiben über die bevorstehende Wahl in Ghana am 7. Dezember, der ein Anstieg der Gewalt im westafrikanischen Land vorausgeht.

3. December 2020

Send them to the moon!

Antje Missbach and Gerhard Hoffstaedter write a polemic on refugee crisis solutions.

3. December 2020

India’s Non-Policy towards Arts and Culture: A Missed (Soft Power) Opportunity?

Annika Hampel writes about India's art and culture policy, which does not yet adequately showcase the country's cultural riches.

26. November 2020

Views on Migration Policy

Interview: The European Union and African states have a fundamentally different understanding of migration – what conflicts does this cause?

25. November 2020