Refugees and migrants between everyday conflict and peace processes: conference documentation

Abstract: How do refugees and migrants in Germany deal with conflicts in their daily lives? And how do they do so in their country of origin by engaging in peace processes? This Knowledge Note provides key insights into our BICC conference on “Refugees and migrants between everyday conflict and peace processes”, held on 5 December 2019 in Bonn, Germany. During this conference, about 50 policymakers, academics, NGO specialists and engaged individuals sought answers to these questions throughout six breakout groups during the conference day. In sum, we drew the conclusions that:Seemingly clear ‘categories’ such as “refugees”, “migrants”, or “diaspora” disguise the complex realities of everyday lives of persons who have moved to Germany from abroad. Conflicts that occur between and within diaspora groups in the countries of residence are not merely a reproduction of conflicts that prevail in the country of origin. Persons with a refugee or migrant background are often forced into a transnationa

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource, 26 S.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: BICC Knowledge Notes ; Bd. 1/2020

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
• (when): 2020
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Bonn
• (who): Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
• (when): 2020
• Contributor: Christ, Simone ; Meininghaus, Esther ; Mielke, Katja ; Röing, Tim ; Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-68250-7
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:43 PM CET