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A barrier installed at the beginning of a bridge crossing the Niger River, as seen from Benin.

At the expense of the population

18.12.2024

The harsh consequences of the border closure between Benin and Niger. Guest article by Abou-Bakari Imorou on the occasion of the International Migrants Day
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A refugee woman with a headscarf works in the training workshop for handicraft training.

Error: Potential not found

21.11.2024

“No one even knows who is in this country.” At least in terms of job market potential, this assertion certainly holds true.
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The light installation entitled ‘Diversity is our strength’ by artist Christoph Stark shines from the roof of a high-rise building. The words Diversity is our home can be read.

Decisive action, smart integration

07.11.2024

Chief Administrative Officer of the Federal district of Minden-Lübbecke, Ali Doğan, criticises the ideological narrowing of the migration debate and calls for a stronger focus on opportunities and infrastructure, especially at a local level.
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Iryna Pinchuk in a black evening dress in her home country of Ukraine next to border elements.

A progressive approach to explaining migration: A transnational perspective

31.10.2024

Iryna Pinchuk fled the war in Ukraine in 2022. She reflects on personal boundaries, identity and the path to her new reality.
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A tube station was temporarily renamed ‘Diversity’. German "Vielfalt"

Playing with our fears – and how we have to push back

24.10.2024

How we can achieve a progressive narrative based on humanity, when terms such as “security” and “fear” have become omnipresent in the migration discourse.
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Vorschaubild der Artikelreihe "New Pact on Migration and Asylum Implementation"

The EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum: A Step Forward or More of the Same?

17.10.2024

The New Pact introduces bold reforms, but is it enough to deliver true solidarity or just a patchwork of political compromises? A series of studies of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the Foundation for European Progressive Studies and the European...
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Luftansicht von einer Reihe an Schlauchbooten und Außenmotoren an einem Hafen

Labour’s approach to immigration in government

15.10.2024

In the very first days after the change of government, the new Labour government scrapped the Rwanda deal, which had been vehemently promoted by the Tories. However, this does not solve the challenges in migration policy. Sunder Katwala outlines the...
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Boys who are members of a sports team gather at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to have their photograph taken. Some of them have an immigrant background, others do not.

Participation is indispensable

24.09.2024

Why integration will be a vital issue for social democracy in the future and what needs to be done for it to succeed – comments from Rasha Nasr, the SPD parliamentary group’s rapporteur on migration and integration
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Füße und Beine von Menschen mit verschiedenen Hautfarben stehen in einer Reihe.

Is our democracy democratic enough? An interview about barriers to participation

19.09.2024

We interviewed Tayfun Keltek and Engin Sakal from the State Integration Council of North Rhine-Westphalia about the difference the right to vote in local elections can make for citizens of third countries.
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Diavata refugee camp is a former military camp near the city of Thessaloniki in northern Greece. The concrete fortification called Enhanced Fence was built around the entire perimeter of the camp.

Breaking the spiral of deterrence

12.09.2024

As the call for asylum processing to be outsourced loses momentum, it is time to rethink migration policy, says Felix Braunsdorf from Médecins Sans Frontières.
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