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We congratulate Dr. Janina Stürner-Siovitz on the publication of her new book 'Curtain up! City diplomacy in global migration governance'. The publication is aimed at academics and practitioners and is based on her doctoral research. We are very pleased that Janina Stürne...

The Research on Migration, Displacement and Integration (MFI) at the Institute for Political Science congratulates Dr. Raphaela Schweiger for her acceptance into the Yale World Fellows program 2023. Dr. Raphaela Schweiger's successfully completed her PhD on the role of non-state actors and cities in...

A comprehensive picture of displacement, conflict and international protection.

Displacement is a global challenge. The 20th century was already considered the "century of refugees". Yet at the beginning of the 21st century, the number of people seeking protection has by no means decreased. Milit...

In March 2023, the FAU team of the Equal Partnerships project participated at the Annual Conference of the International Studies Association. Joining young city diplomacy researchers from around the world, Janina Stürner-Siovitz and Lasse Juhl Morthorst presented their latest findings on the engagem...

On the 18th of May, the Equal Partnerships Project organizes a migration workshop at Africities. The workshop brings together local, national and international actors to discuss opportunities for multi-stakeholder partnerships addressing mixed migration in African intermediary cities.

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The Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nuremberg (CHREN) of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg is seeking to hire a research fellow “Equal Partnerships – African Intermediary Cities as Actors and Partners in Urban Migration Governance”  More information can be found here.

The project team "When Mayors Make Migration Policy" - Petra Bendel, Janina Stürner, Christiane Heimann and Hannes Schammann - together with the European Policy Centre in Brussels published a policy brief on the future of city diplomacy during and after Covid-19 in the field of migration on June 10,...

In broad cooperation with CHREN and FFVT, among others, the Institute of Political Science is co-hosting a series of online workshops on "Displacement, Immobility and
Human Rights." The dates and further information can be found in the flyer "Displacement, Immobility and Human Rights" (PDF).

Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel is involved in an international doctorate programme of the universities of Bayreuth, Wuerzburg and Erlangen-Nuremberg on "Business and Human Rights", funded by the Elite Network Bavaria. Migration-related topics and applications are also welcome. Please send any inquiries to p...