Peace and Conflict in Forced Migration Studies

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Beschreibung

Forced Migration Studies reveal that violent conflicts largely contribute to people fleeing their places of origin and seeking safety elsewhere. At the same time, the research field recognises that peace is needed for displaced people’s return to their places of origin. However, both of these observations are just two examples of how conflict and peace are discussed in Forced Migration Studies. Consequently, this seminar aims to explore the multidimensional links between conflict, peace and displacement. How are conflict and displacement exactly related? Is peace more than just a necessary condition for return and if so, which role does it play in Forced Migration Studies? These questions are at the core of this seminar. It seeks to engage with the various treatments of conflict and peace in Forced Migration Studies, ultimately uncovering how displaced people themselves are conceived in discussions surrounding conflict and peace.
To this end, the seminar is structured as follows: the first part reflects central concepts and engages with the meanings of conflict and displacement. The second part takes a closer look at conflict in Forced Migration Studies, hereby exploring the multifaceted nexus of conflict and displacement. The third part discusses peace and Forced Migration Studies focusing on the meanings of peace and examining the spread of conflict and violence through displacement as well as the notion of displaced people as ‘destabilisers’ for peace. The fourth part sheds light on the role(s) of peace for displaced people, putting specific emphasis on their own perceptions and understandings of peace.
The seminar combines blocked seminar sessions, in which participants will study the academic literature and jointly discuss theoretical concepts, and independent case study work where small project groups will focus on and engage with one specific case of conflict-induced displacement. These cases comprise:

- The conflict in South Sudan and subsequent flight mainly to Uganda and Kenya;
- The conflict in Syria and subsequent flight focusing on Lebanon and Jordan; and
- The conflict against Myanmar and subsequent flight mainly to Bangladesh and Thailand.

To explore the cases, the project groups will gather during the seminar’s time slots and can organise additional meetings if needed. The lecturer is available to support exchange and respond to questions if required. After each block session the project groups will compile the key aspects of their discussions in short written overviews. The lecturer will provide oral feedback to the groups after each short written overview. Eventually, the groups will share a summary of their findings with all participants by means of a presentation during the final block session.

Weitere Angaben

Ort: 52/106: Mittwoch, 12.04.2023 14:00 - 16:00, 15/115: Samstag, 22.04.2023 09:00 - 13:00, 11/214: Freitag, 28.04.2023, Freitag, 02.06.2023 09:00 - 17:00, 22/104: Samstag, 17.06.2023 09:00 - 17:00
Zeiten: Termine am Mittwoch, 12.04.2023 14:00 - 16:00, Samstag, 22.04.2023 09:00 - 13:00, Freitag, 28.04.2023, Freitag, 02.06.2023, Samstag, 17.06.2023 09:00 - 17:00, Ort: 15/115, 11/214, 22/104
Erster Termin: Mittwoch, 12.04.2023 14:00 - 16:00, Ort: 52/106
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar (Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen)

Studienbereiche

• Sozialwissenschaften > Master Internationale Migration und Interkulturelle Beziehungen (IMIB) > Modul 4 (PO 2022-2): Diversität in Migrationsgesellschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften > Master Internationale Migration und Interkulturelle Beziehungen (IMIB) > Modul 4: Migration und Interkulturalität
• Sozialwissenschaften > Master Politikwissenschaft

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