Conference of the German Center for Integration and Migration Research (DeZIM) hosted by the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) at the University of Mannheim.
The processes of migration and post-migration have significantly shaped Germany in recent decades, giving rise to diverse questions concerning recognition, participation, social cohesion, and the discourse of identities. In this context, migration is interpreted, constructed, analyzed, and politicized as a challenging reality between conflict and solidarity.
Research and politics observe and shape this contested field, which serves as a focal point of this year's DeZIM conference. The following questions are particularly relevant:
- What roles do information, perceived opportunities, and experiences of marginalization and crises play in migration processes?
- What are the impacts of migration from different phases and origins on transnational and local spaces, and how do migration and integration processes change as a result?
- What are the spatial conditions of negotiation processes: How can conflicts and patterns of solidarity related to migration be explained in a differentiated manner, both at the societal and local levels?
- Who experiences discrimination, racism, and marginalization in which societal areas, how can intersectional discrimination and racism be systematically identified and analyzed, what consequences for participation arise from this, and how can they be addressed politically?
- How does solidarity emerge with socially marginalized groups?
- How are democracy, diversity, and political representation navigated within the framework of migration and post-migration? Where does representation remain invisible? What implications does this have for responsiveness and for discourse surrounding migration within democratic public spheres?
The conference provides a platform for the exchange of research idea and findings, and political as well as practical experiences related to these and questions and more. We invite researchers at all career stages, individuals from civil society and practice, as well as stakeholders from politics and administration (also in collaboration), to share their insights and experiences, engage in dialogue, and discuss political pathways for the complex realities of migration between conflict and solidarity.
The conference starts on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, with a pre-conference workshop in the afternoon, followed by an opening event on the same evening, and ends on Friday, October 11, 2024, in the early afternoon.
Further information: www.dezim-institut.de/en/events/events-detail/dezim-conference-2024/