Migration

IMPULSE Café: Labour market access and discriminatory experiences of refugees and Eastern European migrants in Germany 📅 May 20, 2025 ⏰ 4:00-5:30 PM 📍 University of Bonn, IMPULSE – House for Intellectual Innovation and Creativity (Adenauerallee 131, Bonn) The IMPULSE Café is a new monthly space for researchers in forced migration studies to exchange ideas in a relaxed yet focused setting. Each session features key discussants, a moderator, and an open conversation over coffee. Beverages and snacks will be provided. Discussants: 🔹Prof. Dr. Kerstin Rosenow-Williams & Dr. Alina Bergedieck (H-BRS) – Labor market integration of refugee women 🔹Prof. Dr. Michael Sauer (H-BRS) – Focus on sustainable skilled labor migration 🔹Dr. Jure Leko (BIM e.V.) – Discrimination against Eastern European migrants in the labor market 🔹Kalie Kerpaci (bicc) – Challenges that health professionals from Albania and Kosovo face in Germany 🎤 Moderator: Dr. Benjamin Etzold (bicc / BCDSS)

IMPULSE Café: Labour Migrants’ Mobility, Networks & Local Impacts 📅 Date: March 18, 2025 ⏰ Time: 4:00-5:30 PM 📍 Location: University of Bonn, House of Imagination & Intellectual Creativity (Adenauerallee 131, Bonn) The IMPULSE Café is a new monthly space for researchers in forced migration studies to exchange ideas in a relaxed yet focused setting. Each session features two key discussants, a moderator, and an open conversation over coffee. This first session explores labour migrants’ mobility, networks, and local impacts with insights from: 🔹 Ayesha Hussain (BCDSS, University of Bonn) – Research on migrant workers in Italy 🔹 Dr. Retno Widyastuti (BIGS Oriental & Asian Studies) – Research on migrant workers in Indonesia 🎤 Moderated by Dr. Benjamin Etzold (bicc / BCDSS) Beverages and snacks will be provided. Interested in contributing to future sessions? Contact benjamin.etzold@bicc.de.

This roundtable brings together experts to discuss responsibility and accountability in (forced) migration studies. It addresses ethical challenges such as data sensitivity, research ethics, and the safety of both researchers and affected communities. In light of the increasing politicization of migration, the event explores how responsibility can be understood and practiced at individual and institutional levels. A short input will be followed by a moderated panel and open exchange on current dilemmas in displacement and migration research. Hosted by the Bonn Platform for Forced Migration Studies – organized by FIW, BORA, bicc, FFVT and BIM e.V. – the roundtable fosters interdisciplinary dialogue between academia and practice.