Staff
Dr Benjamin Etzold
Professional Career
Benjamin studied geography, sociology, political science and development studies at the Universities of Stuttgart, Adelaide and Bonn. He worked in the geography department of the University of Bonn from 2007 until 2016, where he also obtained his PhD in 2012 with his research on the livelihoods of street vendors and political contestations in Dhaka, Bangladesh. During that time, he also did consultancy work for the United Nations’ University (UNU-EHS) and CARE, for whom he led a case study on rainfall variability, food security and human mobility in Bangladesh, and spent a few weeks to teach and conduct research at the University of Sussex in the UK. Since he joined bicc, Benjamin temporarily took on teaching positions as guest professor at the geography department of the Free University of Berlin (10/2020-03/2021) and at the geography department of the University of Innsbruck (05-06/2023). At bicc, he leads research at the intersection of forced migration and refugee studies as well as peace and conflict studies, and provides advice to governments, public bodies and civil society organisations.
Publications
Peace came from the herders. Supporting peace amidst drought, food insecurity and conflict. Lessons from Marsabit County, Kenya
BICC , Bonn (2023)
OpenBoundary-Making in a Contested Space. Food Security and Conflict Dynamics in Marsabit, Kenya
bicc , Bonn (2023)
OpenAfghans’ narrowing mobility options in Pakistan and the right to transnational living: a figurational perspective
(2022)
OpenFamily figurations in displacement: Entangled mobilities of refugees towards Germany and beyond
(2022)
OpenJourneys of Violence: Trajectories of (Im-)Mobility and Migrants’ Encounters with Violence in European Border Spaces
(2022)
OpenFigurations of Displacement in and beyond Germany - Empirical findings and reflections on mobility and translocal connections of refugees living in Germany (TRAFIG working paper no. 10).
BICC , Bonn (2022)
OpenFollowing their lead: Transnational connectivity and mobility along family figurations in displacement (TRAFIG practice note no. 10).
BICC , Bonn (2022)
OpenMoving on: How easing mobility restrictions within Europe can help forced migrants rebuild their lives (TRAFIG Policy Brief No. 6)
BICC , Bonn (2022)
OpenHumanitarian Admission Programmes: how networks enable mobility in contexts of protracted displacement
(2021)
OpenFigurations of Displacement in and beyond Pakistan. Empirical findings and reflections on protracted displacement and translocal connections of Afghans (TRAFIG Working Paper No. 7)
BICC , Bonn (2021)
OpenForced displacement in 2021: much to commemorate, little to celebrate (Blog OECD Development matters)
OECD (2021)
OpenFigurations of displacement in and beyond Ethiopia. Empirical findings and reflections on protracted displacement and translocal connections of Eritreans in Ethiopia (TRAFIG working paper 5). Bonn: BICC.
(2021)
OpenIn the shadow of the pandemic: Who has a right to mobility–and who doesn't? \ Im Schatten der Pandemie: Wer hat ein Recht auf Mobilität - und wer nicht? In BICC (Ed.), Annual Report 2020 (pp. 10–17). Bonn: BICC.
(2020)
OpenPolicies should better support people trapped in long-term refugee situations. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/policies-should-better-support-people-trapped-in-long-term-refugee-situations-141923.
(2020)
OpenHow does European policy approach mobility for non-citizens?. OpenDemocracy. https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-trafficking-and-slavery/after-the-migration-crisis-the-eus-problematic-relationship-with-migration/#.
(2020)
OpenKommentar \ EU am Scheideweg: „Europa vor Flüchtlingen abschirmen“ oder „Geflüchtete schützen“?
BICC , Bonn (2020)
OpenThe EU's shield and the institutionalisation of protracted displacement. TRAFIG Blog. https://trafig.eu/blog/eu-shield.
(2020)
Open(Im)Mobilität im Kontext von Gewalt - Stand der Forschung und wichtigste Forschungslücken. Fluchtforschungsblog. https://blog.fluchtforschung.net/immobilitat-im-kontext-von-gewalt-stand-der-forschung-und-wichtigste-forschungslucken/.
(2020)
OpenGoverning protracted displacement: An analysis across global, regional and domestic contexts (TRAFIG working paper 3). Bonn: BICC.
(2020)
OpenFragmentierungen im Feld des Asyls. Alte Hürden und neue Hierarchien beim Arbeitsmarktzugang von Geflüchteten in Deutschland
Beltz Juventa , Weinheim Basel (2019)
OpenAssessing refugees’ onward mobility with mobile phone data—A case study of (Syrian) refugees in Turkey
Springer , Cham (2019)
OpenAuf der Flucht – (Im)Mobilisierung und (Im)Mobilität von Schutzsuchenden (State-of-Research Papier 04).
IMIS/BICC , Osnabrück (2019)
OpenTransnational Figurations of Displacement: Exploring new solutions to protracted displacement (TRAFIG Practice Note No.1).
BICC , Bonn (2019)
OpenTransnational Figurations of Displacement. Conceptualising protracted displacement and translocal connectivity through a process-oriented perspective (TRAFIG Working Paper 1/2019).
BICC , Bonn (2019)
OpenAbschlussbericht – Flucht- und Flüchtlingsforschung in Deutschland: Eine Bestandsaufnahme.
IMIS/BICC , Osnabrück (2019)
OpenAROMA_CoDa: Assessing refugees’ onward mobility through the analysis of communication data. In Proceedings of the data for refugee challenge workshop (pp. 70-82).
Boğaziçi University , Istanbul (2019)
OpenRegional migration governance: Contributions to a sustainable international migration architecture
BICC , Bonn (2018)
OpenVom Problem zur Chance: Migration in Zeiten des Klimawandels. Flucht-Migration-Integration Newsletter 01/2018.
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) , Berlin (2018)
OpenArbeit trotz Asyl? Erlebte Chancen und Hürden von Geflüchteten beim Zugang zu Arbeit
Springer , Heidelberg (2017)
OpenCapitalising on asylum – The reconfiguration of refugees’ access to local fields of labour in Germany
(2017)
OpenDynamic livelihood trajectories in translocal spaces. A journey through four rooms of livelihood studies. TransRe Blog "Connecting the Spots".
University of Bonn, Geography Department , Bonn (2017)
OpenMigrations- und Fluchtpfade aus Afrika nach Europa. In Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Ed.), Kurzdossiers – Zuwanderung, Flucht und Asyl: Aktuelle Themen.
(2017)
OpenMobility, space and livelihood trajectories. New perspectives on migration, translocality and place-making for livelihood studies
Brill Publications , Leiden (2017)
OpenDokumentation: "Lokale Konflikte um die Aufnahme und Unterbringung von Geflüchteten: Welchen Beitrag leisten Bürgerbeteiligung und Konfliktmediation vor Ort?".
BICC , Bonn (2017)
OpenEditorial to the special section "Geographies of vulnerability and resilience - Critical explorations"
(2016)
OpenSocio-spatialities of vulnerability: Towards a polymorphic perspective in vulnerability research
(2016)
OpenMoving beyond the focus on environmental migration towards recognizing the normality of translocal lives: Insights from Bangladesh
Springer , Basel, Switzerland (2016)
OpenMigration, informal labour and (trans)local productions of urban space – The case of Dhaka’s street food vendors
(2016)
OpenRaumaneignungen, Regeln und Profite in Dhakas Feld des Straßenhandels – Sozialgeographische Erklärungsversuche auf Grundlage von Bourdieus Theorie der Praxis
(2014)
OpenThe politics of street food. Contested governance and vulnerabilities in Dhaka's field of street vending
Franz Steiner Verlag , Stuttgart (2013)
OpenClouds gather in the sky, but no rain falls. Vulnerability to rainfall variability and food insecurity in Northern Bangladesh and its effects on migration
(2013)
OpenIllegalisierte Migration in der Flüssigen Moderne. Migration aus Afrika und die europäische Grenzsicherungspolitik
WVB , Berlin (2009)
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