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Faculty 5
Migration, Conflict and Social Transformation (MIKOWA) Forschungsplattform
Group of twelve people, part of the team of the MIKOWA research platform, standing on the staircase of the university's library

The platform is a scientific forum for the analysis of conflicts around migration and völkisch-authoritarian manifestations on the regional, national and European scales. The platform aims to facilitate dialogue between the social sciences and civil society. We are interested in transnational and regional dynamics, e.g. in the context of regional transformation in Lusatia.

Relevant research areas include:

  1. Conflicts over migration and participation
  2. Conflicts over migration and diversity
  3. Conflicts at the nexus between migration and social inequality
  4. Conflicts related to the mobilization of (far-)right groups

Besides our special events (see below), there are also some weekly events happening in our partner network. Please find those listed here.

Events

Summer School: Migration, Integration, and Social Networks

20.06.2022 - 24.06.2022

Groningen, Netherlands

A summer school on international migration in the context of social networks will take place in the Netherlands in June 2022. For this purpose scholars and excellent master and PhD students will be brought together to learn from each other and to foster discussion on the topic.

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Wir sind ein Bündnis aus Vertreter*innen von Verbänden, Vereinen, Beratungsstellen, Initiativen, Selbstorganisationen, der Wissenschaft, aus der Kommunalpolitik und der Zivilgesellschaft. Gemeinsames Anliegen von uns allen ist die Verbesserung der Lebens- und Wohnsituation von Geflüchteten im Land Brandenburg und in seinen Kommunen. Unsere Positionen und Perspektiven sind