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Ruth Vollmer

Ruth Vollmer

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+49 228 911 96-58

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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

Vollmer, R.

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

(2024)

Open

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

Experimentation and Extraction in Reintegration Governance: the case of Kosovo

(2023)

Open

Vollmer, R.

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

(2023)

Open

Vollmer, R.

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

BICC , Bonn (2023)

Open

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

Vollmer, R.

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

Steidl , Göttingen (2014)

Open

Vollmer, R.

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

(2014)

Open

Publications

Vollmer, R.

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

(2024)

Open

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

Zurück zu Hause oder zurück "in der Hölle"?

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (2023)

Open

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

When Returning Home Feels Like Hell

IPS Journal (2023)

Open

Vollmer, R.

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

(2023)

Open

Vollmer, R.

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

BICC , Bonn (2023)

Open

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

Vollmer, R.

Overcoming protracted displacement: Criteria for development programmes in protracted displacement

BICC , Bonn (2019)

Open

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

Nachhaltiger Frieden: Flucht und Gewalt

LIT , Berlin (2019)

Open

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

Protected rather than protracted: Strengthening displaced persons in peace processes

BICC , Bonn (2015)

Open

Vollmer, R., & von Boemcken, M.

Europa off limits: Aufrüstung an den EU-Außengrenzen

LIT , Berlin (2014)

Open

Vollmer, R.

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

Steidl , Göttingen (2014)

Open

Vollmer, R.

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

(2014)

Open

Vollmer, R., & Scheffran, J.

Migration und Klimawandel: globale Verantwortung der EU statt Angstdebatte

LIT Verlag , Berlin (2012)

Open

Croll, P., & Vollmer, R.

Kompetenzzentrum Diaspora.

(2011)

Open

Vollmer, R., & Warnecke, A.

Migration – Integration – Entwicklung. Afrikanische Migrantenorganisationen in NRW

BICC , Bonn (2011)

Open

Vollmer, R.

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

(2010)

Open

Croll, P., & Vollmer, R.

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

(2010)

Open

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

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

(2010)

Open

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

Institutional capacity development in transboundary water management.

(2009)

Open