Forced Migration and Refugee Studies (FFVT)

Research on forced migration and refugees is highly relevant in Germany. As its importance has grown, so has the demand for expertise from civil society, the media and within politics. Gathering this expertise means building strong networks of experts in Germany and across the globe.

The FFVT’s approach is twofold: First, it facilitates networking and knowledge transfer. Second, while it does not conduct its own research, it supports structures that promote research on forced migration and refugees. To this end, the project team coordinates a range of formats and activities to reach out to the international community and to bridge gaps between disciplines. In addition, it supports equal partnerships with people who have been forcibly displaced and with researchers from the global South.

The FFVT website serves as an important information and communication tool in English and German. It includes an information hub on Ukraine and an interactive database of almost 700 research projects in Germany. A German-language report on the state of forced migration, which has been published annually since 2023, is a key output of the project.