Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies

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Die Jugend im Sahel

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Unlocking Lessons 

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GAPs Regional Workshop 

Return and Readmission Policies

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23 Jahre Afghanistan Konferenz – Rückschau und Perspektiven

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Our vision is a more peaceful world where the outbreak of violent conflict is prevented, allowing people to live safely, with dignity and in balance with their environment. 

Publications

Journal article

Mielke, K.

A Catch 22: Afghans and the International Migration Regime

Deutsche Orient-Stiftung , Berlin (2024)

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Other

Bayer, M.

bicc Common Position Brief – Aserbaidschan

bicc , Bonn (2024)

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Other

Bayer, M.

bicc Common Position Brief – Kirgistan

bicc , Bonn (2024)

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Events

Wednesday, 27th November, 2024
IN-PERSON

Afghanistan am Scheideweg

Tuesday, 26th November, 2024
IN-PERSON

23 Jahre Afghanistan Konferenz

Wednesday, 16th October, 2024
IN-PERSON

The Missing Peace - Why Field Research Matters to Policy and Practice

Thursday, 19th September, 2024
Hybrid

International HDP-Conference

Monday, 16th September, 2024
Hybrid

5th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies

Thursday, 12th September, 2024
Online

'Shift the Power' Action Lab

Tuesday, 11th June, 2024
IN-PERSON

A World Without a Compass

Wednesday, 5th June, 2024
Online

Brown Bag Lecture: Book Talk on Research Methods in Deportation: The Power-Knowledge Approach

Monday, 27th May, 2024
IN-PERSON

Laying the Ground for Peace: A Holistic Approach to Community Violence Reduction

Thursday, 23rd May, 2024
IN-PERSON

Local Roads, Global Belts

Tuesday, 30th April, 2024
Online

Brown Bag Lecture \ Policies for the Reintegration of Returned Fighters—The Case of North Macedonia

Monday, 29th April, 2024
Online

Unlocking Reintegration: Insights from Recent Research Across Stakeholder

Monday, 15th April, 2024
Hybrid

International Engagement in Highly Fragile and Violent Contexts: How can we learn better?

Thursday, 14th March, 2024
IN-PERSON

3. Roundtable Forced Migration Studies on "What moves Bonn? Exploring our City in the Context of (Forced) Migration”

Thursday, 7th March, 2024
Hybrid

Climate change as a driver of forced displacment

Thursday, 22nd February, 2024
IN-PERSON

German Return Policy and the German Deportation Regime

Wednesday, 14th February, 2024
Online

Superwahljahr 2024: Election Upset in Pakistan

Monday, 5th February, 2024
Online

Joint Webinar: Reconsidering EU's Partnership and Cooperation Models on Return and Readmission

Thursday, 25th January, 2024
Hybrid

REMIG Training \ Stress- and Trauma Sensitivity in Research

Monday, 18th December, 2023
Hybrid

Brown Bag Lecture: Conflict-induced Displacement and Translocal Coping Strategies Among Internally Displaced Persons in Urban Ethiopia

Thursday, 14th December, 2023
Hybrid

"Return and Belonging after Conflict-induced Displacement"

Tuesday, 12th December, 2023
IN-PERSON

Presentation of the Arms Export Report 2023 at Joint Conference Church and Development (GKKE)

Wednesday, 13th December, 2023
IN-PERSON

BICC Annual Conference 2023

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Dr Birgit Kemmerling

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Marie Müller-Koné

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In the Media

Aid Organisations: Polycrises as the New Normal Require a Courageous Rethink

Article by Conrad Schetter, welthungerhilfe.com, October 2024

Arms exports to Israel - weapons of war or radio equipment?

Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, taz.de, 27 October 2024 (in German)

Netanyahu's allies increase pressure on his government

Report with quotes by Marc von Boemcken, DW Español, 20 October 2024 (in Spanish)

Israel may be using German-leased Heron war drones

Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, dw.com, 4 October 2024

Mass exodus to Syria - How Assad is using the refugee crisis in Lebanon for political purposes

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadir Dinçer, Kölnische Rundschau, 25 September 2024 (in German)

Panicked mass exodus to Syria

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadir Dinçer, Saarbrücker Zeitung, 25 September 2024 (in German)

Mass exodus from Lebanon to Syria

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadir Dinçer, Die Presse, 24 September 2024 (in German)

Dangerous Hollow Peace

Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1 September 2024 (in German)

Interview Conrad Schetter, Afghanistan-Expert, About the Resumption of Deportations to Afghanistan

Interview with Conrad Schetter, deutschlandfunk, 30 August 2024 (in German)

Regional Impact of the Israel-Gaza War: Zooming-in on Iraq

Aricle by Carina Yıldırım-Schlüsing and Esther Meininghaus, LSE Middle East Centre Blog, 23 August 2024

No Future Without a Ceasefire

Article With Quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Stuttgarter Zeitung, 21 August 2024

No Ceasefire in Gaza in Sight: ‘Blinken's Visit was a Complete Failure’

Article With Quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Tagesspiegel, 21 August 2024

Industrial Strategy: How Arms Lobbyists Want to Influence it

Article with quotes by Max Mutschler, table.media, 16 August 2024 (in German)

Under the Taliban's thumb: Where is Afghanistan heading?

Interview with Quotes by Conrad Schetter (from minute 4:24-9:18), hr-inforadio.de, 15 August 2024 (in German)

After Planned Attack on Taylor Swift Fans: What Drives Young Jihadists?

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Argauer Zeitung, 8 August 2024 (in German)

How Afghanistan became a crisis state

Interview with Conrad Schetter, MDR aktuell, 1 August 2024

Emboldened by the War in Gaza: How “Islamic State” is Expanding its Terrorist Network

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, diepresse.com, 10 August 2024 (in German)

The German Responsibility for Afghanistan

Article with quotes by Conrad Schetter, epd.de, 13 August (in German)

“Islamic State” is Profiting from the War in Gaza

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Stuttgarter Zeitung, 7 August 2024 (in German)

Jihadists on the Rise: “Islamic State” is Profiting from the War in Gaza

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, kleinezeitung.at, 9 August 2024 (in German)

Erdoğan threatens Israel with invasion: "A clear expression of desperation from the AKP

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Tagesspiegel, 29 July 2024. 

Conflict in the Middle East: Erdogan is threatening to deliver arms

Article with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Freie Presse, 29 July 2024

Why Erdoğan is threatening Israel with war

Artcile with quotes by Osman Bahadır Dinçer, Die Presse, 29 July 2024