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Many male and female African footballers strive for a career in leagues on other continents. How has African football migration developed over time? Where do players move? Which risks do they face?

Sanctuary policies have existed in the US for several decades. Recently, federal and state initiatives have tried to restrict these policies, raising questions regarding the authority of states and…

Refugee camps are designed as temporary shelters, yet, in practice, they exist for long periods of time in the course of which urbanization processes set in that may present an opportunity for their…

The non-profit organization “Women in Exile & Friends” is mainly run by refugee women*. What are the aims of the organization and why is self-organization important? An interview.

Children and adolescents have always been part of migration flows. Some of them migrate voluntarily, some under duress. The dossier gives insight into the causes, forms and consequences of…

In 2014, there were approximately 52 million forcibly displaced persons worldwide. Against this backdrop, Germany has recently registered rising numbers of asylum claims and refuge and asylum have…

The concept of lifestyle migration describes the movement of relatively affluent individuals to places that offer, either in the imagination or materially, the possibility for self-realization and the…

Using modern technology and in cooperation with neighboring states the European Union tries to secure its external borders in an attempt to deter both criminal activity and illegal migration. Central…

Migration has been a central element in the adaptation of human beings to environmental conditions as well as to societal, economic and political challenges. Mobility of people changed the world in…

People with similar conceptions of life or shared interests organize themselves in various ways into associations. This is also true of migrants who form organizations because of their common…

Although Germany can look back on a decades-long history of immigration, the subject of the accreditation (or ‘recognition’/in German: Anerkennung) of qualifications that have been acquired abroad…

The past decade was characterised in Germany by profound political, legislative and institutional changes with regard to integration policy. In this context, the question increasingly arises as to…

Discussions on the permissibility of dual citizenship play a special role in social discourse. In addition to technical and practical considerations, this concerns ideas of citizenship and…

"Migration makes you sick; migration improves your health prospects". The current debate on "migration and health" moves between these two opposing elements. Given the highly heterogeneous nature of…

Since 2007 there has been a comprehensive battery of measures at the federal level aimed at integrating immigrants and their descendants: the "National Integration Plan". Since just under one fifth of…

In recent years, there has been a growing chorus of calls for more coherent and efficient immigrant integration policies. In response to these calls, a variety of European states have introduced…

This policy brief examines the factors that influence the mobility of highly-skilled personnel to Germany, with a focus on early career and doctoral scientists in the natural sciences. It takes into…

On 1 May 2004, eight Central and Eastern European states joined the European Union (EU). In response to fears that a 'flood' of cheap labour from the new member states would lead to higher…

This policy brief considers whether Germany needs additional labour migration, despite the persistence of large-scale unemployment. Although there are now more than 5 million unemployed in Germany,…

Football is an arena that brings people together. But it can also produce exclusion – for example through implicit and explicit forms of racism. An overview.