With the ongoing war in Gaza, the displacement of millions and overwhelming human suffering, it is understandable that attention is focused on the narrow coastal strip. However, in the shadow of Gaza, significant displacements are also occurring in the West Bank. Once displaced, Palestinians face no possibility of return and their sumud – steadfastness in the face of expulsion – remains remarkably high.…
Read MoreWith the study of migration diplomacy gaining increased scholarly and policymaking attention in recent years, the GAPs project aims to further advance the field – particularly through innovative methodological tools. This short piece highlights one such advancement: the integration of Qualitative Comparative Analysis…
Read MoreSince 1991, there has been an annual ritual in Germany: Around mid-January, a self-constituted jury, currently consisting of four linguists and one journalist, announces the “un-word” of the previous year, drawing from a pool of suggestions sent in by the public. An “un-word” can be…
Read More‘‘Since I arrived here, I haven't taken a moment off, I've always tried to educate myself, I've taken the language up to C1, and I've always worked. And then my Abitur was only recognised as a Fachabitur [technical diploma], so I'm doing my Abitur at an evening school. And I did everything I could to stay here, to find a home here. But they want to deport me’’. – Alia Hassan. 2023 marks the year in which the German parliament unanimously recognised the genocide of the Yazidi population in Shingal (kurd.) /Sinjar (arab.) in Iraq: a geno…
Read MoreAfter Hamas launched an unprecedented bloody terrorist attack inside Israel on October 7, 2023, which caused a high death toll and involved hostage-taking, Israeli forces responded harshly through indiscriminate, “incessant bombardment of Gaza” and then launched a ground invasion. The UN High Commissioner of Human Rights noted that “there is no safe place in Gaza and there is no way out. The humanitarian and human rights…
Read MoreTurkey recently left behind the 2023 Parliamentary and Presidential elections in which the refugee issue was among the top agenda…
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