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Ruth Vollmer

Ruth Vollmer

Researcher

contact by phone

+49 228 91196-58

contact by e-mail

ruth.vollmer(at)bicc.de

Expertise

Research Profile

Qualitative, empirically-driven research on migration, return and reintegration including governance aspects. 

Research Topics / Key Expertise

Return migration and reintegration, European migration policies and their de- and re-bordering effects, migrant organisations

Countries Of Expertise

  • Albania,
  • Kosovo,
  • Germany

Professional Career

During her studies, Ruth Vollmer worked as a freelancer with the German Commission for UNESCO and later became a Research Associate with the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU EHS). In her Master thesis, she applied a critical discourse analysis approach to the press coverage on the second German integration summit.

Important Publications

Journal article

Vollmer, R., & Schmitz-Pranghe, C.

Inside the Black Box: Tracing Interactions Between Stratified Reintegration Trajectories and Street-Level Implementation of Reintegration Assistance

Wiley (2025)

Open
Journal article

Vollmer, R., & Sahin-Mencutek, Z.

Experimentation and Extraction in Reintegration Governance: the case of Kosovo

(2023)

Open
Journal Article

Vollmer, R.

‘For a Better Life’? The Role of Networks in Social (Im)Mobility after Return to Albania

(2023)

Open
bicc working paper

Vollmer, R.

Reintegration Trajectories in Contexts of High Mobility. Insights from Albania and Kosovo

BICC , Bonn (2023)

Open
bicc working paper

Vollmer, R.

Agency and livelihood-making in protracted displacement: Key insights and recommendations for development cooperation — Synthesis report of the research project "Protected rather than protracted"

BICC , Bonn (2019)

Open
Book chapter

Vollmer, R.

Migration im Fokus der Medien: Die Zeit des „Arabischen Frühlings“

Steidl , Göttingen (2014)

Open
Journal article

Vollmer, R.

"Europäische Migrations- und Außengrenzpolitik – Wege aus der Sackgasse?"

(2014)

Open

Publications

Journal article

Vollmer, R., & Schmitz-Pranghe, C.

Inside the Black Box: Tracing Interactions Between Stratified Reintegration Trajectories and Street-Level Implementation of Reintegration Assistance

Wiley (2025)

Open
Book chapter

Dincer, O., Döring, M., Etzold, B., Himmelstoß, G., Johansson, S., Mielke, K., Şahin-Mencütek, Z., Saleh, L., Schetter, C., Schmitz-Pranghe, C., Șupac, I., Thiem, M., & Vollmer, R.

Für eine Abkehr von Fluchtpolitik als Sicherheitspolitik

transcript , Bielefeld (2025)

Open
Book chapter

Schmitz-Pranghe, C., Şahin-Mencütek, Z., Vollmer, R., Mielke, K., & Rudolf, M.

Perspektiven nach der Rückkehr? Zur Rolle von Rückkehrbereitschaft, Netzwerken und Mobilität für Reintegrationsverläufe

Fischer Taschenbuch , Berlin (2025)

Open
Report

Mielke, K., Vollmer, R., Wolf, D., & Şahin-Mencütek, Z.

Return Migration Infrastructures in Germany – The Case of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia

GAPs (2025)

Open
bicc policy brief

Dinçer, O., Vollmer, R., Şahin-Mencütek, Z., & Engelberth, S.

Rückkehr syrischer Geflüchteter: Die Politik ist gefordert

bicc , Bonn (2025)

Open
bicc policy brief

Dinçer, O., Vollmer, R., Şahin-Mencütek, Z., & Engelberth, S.

Syrian Refugee Return: What Policy Must Do

bicc , Bonn (2025)

Open
Other

Vollmer, R., Engelberth, S., Dinçer, O., & Şahin-Mencütek, Z.

Time, safety and stability key to refugee return to Syria

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung , Bonn (2025)

Open

Other

Vollmer, R.

Nomination of “Remigration” as Un-word of the year

(2024)

Open

Other publications

Mielke, K., Şahin-Mencütek, Z., Schmitz-Pranghe, C., & Vollmer, R.

Zurück zu Hause oder zurück "in der Hölle"?

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (2023)

Open
Other publications

Şahin-Mencütek, Z., Mielke, K., Schmitz-Pranghe, C., & Vollmer, R.

When Returning Home Feels Like Hell

IPS Journal (2023)

Open
Journal Article

Vollmer, R.

‘For a Better Life’? The Role of Networks in Social (Im)Mobility after Return to Albania

(2023)

Open
bicc working paper

Vollmer, R.

Reintegration Trajectories in Contexts of High Mobility. Insights from Albania and Kosovo

BICC , Bonn (2023)

Open

bicc working paper

Vollmer, R.

Agency and livelihood-making in protracted displacement: Key insights and recommendations for development cooperation — Synthesis report of the research project "Protected rather than protracted"

BICC , Bonn (2019)

Open
bicc policy brief

Vollmer, R.

Overcoming protracted displacement: Criteria for development programmes in protracted displacement

BICC , Bonn (2019)

Open
Book chapter

Debiel, T., Hinz, S., Johannsen, M., Saalfeld, J., Schmitz-Pranghe, C., & Vollmer, R.

Nachhaltiger Frieden: Flucht und Gewalt

LIT Verlag , Berlin (2019)

Open

bicc working paper

Bohnet, H., Mielke, K., Rudolf, M., Schetter, C., & Vollmer, R.

Protected rather than protracted: Strengthening displaced persons in peace processes

BICC , Bonn (2015)

Open

Book chapter

Vollmer, R., & von Boemcken, M.

Europa off limits: Aufrüstung an den EU-Außengrenzen

LIT Verlag , Berlin (2014)

Open
Book chapter

Vollmer, R.

Migration im Fokus der Medien: Die Zeit des „Arabischen Frühlings“

Steidl , Göttingen (2014)

Open
Journal article

Vollmer, R.

"Europäische Migrations- und Außengrenzpolitik – Wege aus der Sackgasse?"

(2014)

Open

Book chapter

Vollmer, R., & Seffran, J.

Migration und Klimawandel: globale Verantwortung der EU statt Angstdebatte

LIT Verlag , Berlin (2012)

Open

Other publications

Croll, P., & Vollmer, R.

Kompetenzzentrum Diaspora.

(2011)

Open
bicc knowledge notes

Vollmer, R., & Warnecke, A.

Migration – Integration – Entwicklung. Afrikanische Migrantenorganisationen in NRW

BICC , Bonn (2011)

Open

Other publications

Vollmer, R.

Wie sicher ist die Sicherheit? Flucht und Migration. Afrikapost: Magazin für Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur, No. 4, 26-28.

(2010)

Open
Other publications

Croll, P., & Vollmer, R.

Interkulturelle Woche Thüringen 2010. Die Rolle von Migrantenorganisationen in der Integrationsarbeit.

(2010)

Open
Other publications

Warnecke, A., Tänzler, D., & Vollmer, R.

Climate change, migration and conflict: Receiving communities under pressure?.

(2010)

Open

Other publications

Vollmer, R., Ardakanian, R., Hare, M., Leentvaar, J., van der Schaaf, C., & Wirkus, L.

Institutional capacity development in transboundary water management.

(2009)

Open