Advertise with Googlier.com https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en en https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/news/oeffnungszeiten-der-abi-bibliothek-im-wintersemester-202627 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">ABI Library Opening Hours in the Winter Term 2026/27</span> <div class="field field--name-field-datum field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2026-10-22T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">22.10.2026</time> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rs</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-10-22T14:51:53+02:00" title="Thursday, 22. October 2026 - 14:51" class="datetime">Thu, 22.10.2026 - 14:51</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-inhaltsbild field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy> <div data-b-token="b-c0f011765c8" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Die Bibliothek des ABI." decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy img-fluid" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2026-05/_dsc8630_c_severine_kpoti_2024.jpg?h=4978c736&amp;itok=e1571Mp3" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="938" height="527"> </div> </div> <div class="media-caption-wrapper"> © Sévérine Kpoti </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>This winter term 2026/27, the opening hours of the ABI library change slightly.<br>&nbsp;</h3> <p>The new opening hours are as follows:</p> <h3>Monday &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8am-1pm<br>Tuesday &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;8am-1pm<br>Wednesday &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;8am-3:30pm<br>Thursday &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;8am-1pm<br>Friday &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8am-1pm<br>&nbsp;</h3> <p>The <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/library">ABI library</a> hosts one of the largest and best-sorted collections in Germany – with a particular focus on social, cultural and political developments in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. The collection focuses in particular on the institute’s main areas of work and research. It also includes key works in the social sciences, economics, religious studies, and philosophy, as well as numerous works from the countries themselves.&nbsp;</p> <p>The library has a bright, quiet reading room and is open to the public. During the lecture period, it is possible to check out books and media over the weekend.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newstype field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">News Type: </div> <div class="field__item">General News</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden clearfix"> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/abi" hreflang="und">ABI</a></li> </ul> </div> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:52:35 +0000 jl 132873 at https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/news/new-video-peace-and-conflict-postcolonial-africa <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">New Video: Peace and Conflict in Postcolonial Africa</span> <div class="field field--name-field-datum field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2026-10-22T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">22.10.2026</time> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rs</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-10-21T11:08:26+02:00" title="Wednesday, 21. October 2026 - 11:08" class="datetime">Wed, 21.10.2026 - 11:08</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-inhaltsbild field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy> <div data-b-token="b-a69bb7860b2" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Thumbnail Peace and Conflict in Postcolonial Africa, Portraits of featured scholars and practitioners." decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy img-fluid" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2026-10/africa_video_thumbnail.jpg?h=97c79c76&amp;itok=y1nwLafe" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="938" height="527"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Colonial legacies and peacebuilding in Africa</h2> <p>Colonial legacies continue to shape conflicts across Africa, even today. However, their lasting impacts are often overlooked or dismissed in dominant narratives. This new video titled “Peace and Conflict in Postcolonial Africa” foregrounds the perspectives of African scholars and practitioners and showcases the diversity of approaches to understanding and addressing conflict in different African contexts.</p> <p>The video features contributions from ABI staff member <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/mitarbeiterinnen/jamila-hamidu">Jamila Hamidu</a>, who shares insights into gender relations and feminism, as well as Dr. David Ngendo-Tshimba, Dr. Alexandre Hatungimana, Dr. Daniella Niteka, and the Bana Group, which presents peace-building practices in Sudan.</p> <p>The video’s post-production was carried out by a team led by Aseye Tamakloe, a film director from Ghana, lecturer at the University of Media, Arts &amp; Communication (UniMAC) in Accra, and PhD candidate at the University of Ghana. In 2025, she visited the Africa Centre for Transregional Research (ACT) and the Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute (ABI) in connection with her documentary<a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/events/documentary-when-women-speak-womens-movement-postcolonial-ghana"> „When Women Speak“</a>, which she directed.</p> <p>The video was produced in collaboration with the Africa Centre for Transregional Reseach (ACT) and is part of a series featured in the <a href="https://rewritingpeaceandconflict.net/">Virtual Encyclopaedia "Rewriting Peace and Conflict"</a> of the <a href="https://www.postcolonial-hierarchies.net/">Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict</a> network. The series explores postcolonial dynamics of peace and conflict in Africa, Asia, and Latin America through interviews with researchers and practitioners working on regional topics. All videos are available on the <a href="https://rewritingpeaceandconflict.net/videos/">website of the Virtual Encyclopaedia</a>.</p> <h3>Watch the video:</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--video paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-video-embed-field field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"><iframe src="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DYqoDpFnUfk0&amp;max_width=854&amp;max_height=480&amp;hash=PXXRb3tVQr-GdB-v5cvZKcusb3rvdVl5dOk9h5FuLjg" width="854" height="480" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="Peace and Conflict in Postcolonial Africa"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newstype field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">News Type: </div> <div class="field__item">Contributions in Media</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden clearfix"> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/postcolonial-hierarchies-peace-and-conflict" hreflang="und">Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace and Conflict</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/video" hreflang="und">Video</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/science-communication" hreflang="en">Science Communication</a></li> </ul> </div> Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:08:26 +0000 rs 132872 at https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/news/andreas-mehler-zur-aufarbeitung-deutscher-kolonialverbrechen <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Andreas Mehler on Germany's Colonial Past and the Struggle for Recognition</span> <div class="field field--name-field-datum field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2026-10-19T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">19.10.2026</time> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>jl</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-10-19T14:53:54+02:00" title="Monday, 19. October 2026 - 14:53" class="datetime">Mon, 19.10.2026 - 14:53</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-inhaltsbild field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy> <div data-b-token="b-b9be4344052" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Portrait von Andreas Mehler und Logo der Deutschen Welle." decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy img-fluid" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2026-10/header_mehler_dw.png?h=d1cb525d&amp;itok=YM-hkEmI" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="938" height="527"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Namibia and Germany's Colonial Legacy</h2> <p>How is Germany confronting the legacy of its colonial rule? In an interview with Deutsche Welle, <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/institutsleitung-mitarbeiterinnen/andreas-mehler">Andreas Mehler</a>, Director of the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute (ABI), reflects on the ongoing debate over Germany’s colonial past and the responsibilities that come with acknowledging historical atrocities. A central issue is the demand for the German Bundestag to formally recognise the genocide committed against the Ovaherero and Nama in what is now Namibia. In the early twentieth century, German colonial forces waged a war of extermination against the Ovaherero, Nama, Damara and San. Shark Island, where the German colonial administration operated a concentration camp, remains a stark reminder of the violence and brutality of colonial rule.</p> <p>Mehler takes a critical view of the proposed reconciliation agreement between Germany and Namibia, which the two governments have been negotiating since 2021. The agreement envisages 1.1 billion EUR in reconstruction and development assistance over 30 years, but has yet to be signed. Mehler describes the German government’s approach as a form of “checkbook diplomacy”, warning against an approach that places financial commitments at the centre of reconciliation without adequately addressing demands for recognition and reparations.</p> <p>Mehler also highlights the challenges surrounding the restitution of colonial-era cultural artefacts and human remains. Beyond the return of objects and remains, he stresses the importance of a broader engagement with colonial history in public spaces. He hopes that a constructive debate on memorial sites will emerge and that many more places will actively engage with Germany’s colonial past.</p> <p>Read the full article on the <a href="https://www.dw.com/de/deutschland-und-der-kolonialismus-wo-bleibt-die-aufarbeitung/a-79672893">Deutsche Welle website</a> (German).&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newstype field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">News Type: </div> <div class="field__item">Contributions in Media</div> </div> Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:50:08 +0000 jl 132869 at https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/news/neue-iqas-ausgabe-youth-movements-against-authoritarianism-asia-part-ii <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">New IQAS Issue: Youth Move­ments against Authoritarianism in Asia, Part II</span> <div class="field field--name-field-datum field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2026-10-13T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">13.10.2026</time> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>jl</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-08-24T14:45:31+02:00" title="Monday, 24. August 2026 - 14:45" class="datetime">Mon, 24.08.2026 - 14:45</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-inhaltsbild field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy> <div data-b-token="b-c7b00130a97" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Coverbild der IQAS-Ausgabe und Logo des IQAS." decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy img-fluid" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2026-08/header_iqas_57_1.png?h=d1cb525d&amp;itok=Oos0R-RJ" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="938" height="527"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2><strong>International Quarterly for Asian Studies, Vol. 57 No. 2</strong><br><strong>&nbsp;</strong></h2> <p>This issue titled "<strong>Youth Move­ments against Authoritarianism in Asia, Part II</strong>" is the second part of a double issue edited by ABI staff members <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/staff/anas-ansar" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="677f42d3-a600-41a9-aada-30a01693a0a7" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Anas Ansar</a> and <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/staff/teresa-jopson" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="6e07be69-a069-4a51-a4ed-dd9100666c3f" data-entity-substitution="canonical">Teresa Jopson</a> in cooperation with the Heinrich Boell Foundation. It is tightly connected to the project "<a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/projects/youth-activism-against-authoritarianism-asia">From Campus to Confrontation: Youth Activism against Authoritarianism in Asia</a><strong>"</strong> which was realized at the ABI from March to November 2025. The issue is a product of an <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/news/authors-workshop-youth-movements-against-authoritarianism-asia">author's workshop</a> carried out as part of the project. In total, 24 participants attended, including contributors from 10 Asian countries.&nbsp;</p> <p>Asia is home to approximately one billion youth aged 10 to 24 years – 60% of the world's young people. In recent years, the frequency with which students and the youth have been at the forefront of political and social movements across Asia has captured the world’s attention. Movements such as the pan-Asian "Milk Tea Alliance", the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, and the 2024 student and youth uprising in Bangladesh and Nepal signal a new wave of youth activism which reshape the political landscape across Asia.</p> <p>By drawing on diverse disciplinary approaches and case studies, the collection of articles in this issue traces the evolving nature of these youth mobilizations and develops a nuanced understanding of resistance from below. Taken together, they demonstrate that youth movements are neither ephemeral moments of generational dissent nor isolated national phenomena. Rather, they are politically consequential and increasingly interconnected forms of collective action that challenge entrenched structures of power while reimagining alternative political futures.</p> <p><a href="https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/iqas/issue/view/1741">Find the new issue here (Open Access).</a><br>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Selected articles</h3> <div class="article_title item"> <p><a href="https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/iqas/article/view/28450">Cartographies of Dissent: Youth Activist Spaces and Transnational Solidarity Navigating Authoritarianism in East Asia</a><br><em>Oscar Truong</em><br><a href="https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/iqas/article/view/28249">(Re)Imagining Resistance: Study Circles, Reading and the Politics of Belonging on a University Campus in India</a><br><em>Vidyasagar Sharma</em><br>&nbsp;</p> </div> <p><strong>IQAS (International Quarterly for Asian Studies) </strong>has been Germany's leading academic journal on Asia since 1970. It provides a forum for multidisciplinary research on current and historical topics relevant to politics, economics and society in contemporary Asia. It seeks to make the results of social science research on Asia known to a broader public discourse about Asia. The contributions are intended for a public aware that the world's regions and cultures have always been interlinked and, thus, need to be understood in relation to one another. The journal appears quarterly or semi-annually as a double issue in print and an open-access version. The journal is published by the ABI.&nbsp;</p> <p>All issues are available open access on the <a href="https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/iqas/index">website of IQAS</a>.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newstype field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">News Type: </div> <div class="field__item">General News</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden clearfix"> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/taxonomy/term/195011" hreflang="und">IQAS</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/asia" hreflang="en">Asia</a></li> </ul> </div> Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:28:56 +0000 rs 132867 at https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/news/tim-glawion-development-central-african-republic <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Tim Glawion on Development in the Central African Republic</span> <div class="field field--name-field-datum field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2026-10-12T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">12.10.2026</time> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>jl</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-10-12T14:06:36+02:00" title="Monday, 12. October 2026 - 14:06" class="datetime">Mon, 12.10.2026 - 14:06</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-inhaltsbild field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy> <div data-b-token="b-5b2129c2f30" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Logo von Surplus und Portrait von Tim Glawion" decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy img-fluid" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2026-10/header_glawion_surplus_1.png?h=d1cb525d&amp;itok=As9u_Kbk" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="938" height="527"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Integrating people into the global economy, not just resources</h2> <p>The Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world. Today, its GDP per capita is roughly at the same level as it was when the country gained independence 65 years ago. In his interview with <em>Surplus Magazin</em>, <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/staff/tim-glawion">Tim Glawion</a> explains why international development efforts and the local economy have so far remained largely disconnected.</p> <p>Around 80 percent of the population works in agriculture. For Glawion, subsistence farming is therefore not simply a transitional stage, but an important foundation that needs to be strengthened first. At the same time, he emphasizes the need for public goods such as education, healthcare and infrastructure.</p> <p>For Glawion, development should not be measured by GDP alone. What matters is whether people’s living conditions actually improve – for example through greater food security and access to essential public services.</p> <p>Read the full interview with Tim Glawion on the <a href="https://www.surplusmagazin.de/zentralafrikanische-republik-wirtschafts-wachstum-armut-entwicklung/"><em>Surplus</em> website</a> (German + Paywall).</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newstype field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">News Type: </div> <div class="field__item">Contributions in Media</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden clearfix"> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/central-african-republic-0" hreflang="en">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/development" hreflang="en">Development</a></li> </ul> </div> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:06:36 +0000 jl 132863 at https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/news/new-walter-benjamin-project-anas-ansar-rohingya-between-home-and-exile <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">New Walter Benjamin Project for Anas Ansar on Rohingya Between Home and Exile</span> <div class="field field--name-field-datum field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2026-10-12T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">12.10.2026</time> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>jl</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-10-12T13:58:28+02:00" title="Monday, 12. October 2026 - 13:58" class="datetime">Mon, 12.10.2026 - 13:58</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-inhaltsbild field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy> <div data-b-token="b-68d914ec4b1" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Logo der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) und Foto von Fischerbooten auf dem Fluss Naf, der die Grenze zwischen Bangladesch und Myanmar markiert." decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy img-fluid" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2026-10/header_anas_dfgprojekt.png?h=d1cb525d&amp;itok=OBYqyJgU" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="938" height="527"> </div> </div> <div class="media-caption-wrapper"> © Anas Ansar | ABI </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>For the next two years, <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/mitarbeiterinnen/anas-ansar">Anas Ansar</a> will work on his research project "Between Home and Exile: Rohingya Refugees’ Everyday Practices, Contested Identities and Temporalities in the Bangladesh–Myanmar Borderlands" at ABI.</h2> <p>Anas Ansar investigates how Rohingya refugees carve out their own spaces of resistance in a state of abandonment and negotiate statelessness in a context of prolonged exile. Funded by the <a href="https://Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) through its Walter Benjamin Programme, the project runs from 2026 to 2028 and collaborates with partner institutions in Bangladesh.">German Research Foundation (DFG) through its Walter Benjamin Programme</a>, the project runs from 2026 to 2028, parts of it will be realized in collaboration with partner institutions in Bangladesh. Read more about the project <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/projects/home-exile-rohingya-refugees-everyday-practices-bangladesh-myanmar-borderlands">here</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anas Ansar has worked on and published widely on the matter of borderlands and the Rohingya Experience. His monograph, titled <em>Rohingyas and the Geographies of Precarity in Exile: Everyday Life in Bangladesh and Malaysia</em>, was <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/publications/rohingyas-and-geographies-precarity-exile-everyday-life-bangladesh-and-malaysia">published in 2025</a> with De Gruyter/Brill. Additionally, he published numerous peer-reviewed articles on topics such as <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20563051241228603">digital diaspora activism</a>, <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-01553-w">diaspora identities and political mobilisation</a>, <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41018-021-00104-9">refugee-host community relations,</a> and <a href="https://hasp.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/iqas/article/view/14712">gendered experiences of refugeehood</a>.</p> <p>After Anas Ansar took up a Junior Professorship in Political Science &amp; International Relations at North South University in Bangladesh in October 2025, the ABI is happy to welcome him back in Freiburg.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-paragraphs field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--video paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-video field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-video-embed-field field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"><iframe src="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/media/oembed?url=https%3A//youtu.be/4vt7BsplwBw%3Fsi%3DhRwGNuy6BpCmq_Ru&amp;max_width=854&amp;max_height=480&amp;hash=HNEBThj2hgODCb64-lIWqQzQ53pMNWyi-g_yQlvOKtU" width="854" height="480" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="Research in a Nutshell | Anas Ansar on 'Rohingyas and the Geographies of Precarity in Exile'"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newstype field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">News Type: </div> <div class="field__item">Contributions in Media</div> </div> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:58:28 +0000 jl 132866 at https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/news/fardosa-salah-visits-polmig-and-abi <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Fardosa Salah visits PolMig and ABI</span> <div class="field field--name-field-datum field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2026-10-08T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">08.10.2026</time> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>jl</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-10-08T14:45:54+02:00" title="Thursday, 8. October 2026 - 14:45" class="datetime">Thu, 08.10.2026 - 14:45</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-inhaltsbild field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy> <div data-b-token="b-9f12fc29a3a" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Gruppenfoto mit Jamila Hamidu, Fardosa Salah, Franzisca Zanker and Edwin Mutyenyoka (links nach rechts)" decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy img-fluid" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2026-10/img_1580_0.jpg?h=cc669c38&amp;itok=QWzdmnEF" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="938" height="527"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>From September 28 to October 2, the PolMig team welcomed advisory board member Fardosa Salah to the Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute.</p> <p>As a Research Lead at the Refugee-Led Research Hub in Nairobi, Fardosa Salah brings extensive expertise in refugee advocacy, inclusion, refugee studies, and gender inclusion. During her visit, the PolMig team shared updates on their research and discussed upcoming events.</p> <p>Prior to her visit to the Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institute, Fardosa Salah attended the conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies (NWFF) in Hildesheim, together with members of the PolMig team.</p> <p>For more information on PolMig’s research and work, visit the <a href="https://www.polmig.eu/">PolMig website.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newstype field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">News Type: </div> <div class="field__item">Contributions in Media</div> </div> Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:45:54 +0000 jl 132864 at https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/news/energiewende-peru-aktueller-stand-und-perspektiven <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Energy Transition in Peru: Current Status and Perspectives</span> <div class="field field--name-field-datum field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2026-10-08T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">08.10.2026</time> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rs</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-10-08T13:10:20+02:00" title="Thursday, 8. October 2026 - 13:10" class="datetime">Thu, 08.10.2026 - 13:10</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-inhaltsbild field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy> <div data-b-token="b-fcd4e906036" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Logo der Informationsstelle Peru und Portrait von Fabricio Rodríguez." decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy img-fluid" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2026-10/header_rodriguez_informationsstelleperu.png?h=d1cb525d&amp;itok=jfSHOaai" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="938" height="527"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>How can Peru’s energy transition be structured in a way that is not only environmentally sustainable but also socially just?</h2> <p>The new leaflet InfoBlatt No. 14 “<a href="https://www.infostelle-peru.de/downloads/infoblatt-14-energiewende-in-peru-aktueller-stand-und-perspektiven/">Energy Transition in Peru - Current Status and Perspectives</a>“ by <em>Informationsstelle Peru</em> sheds light on the potential and the challenges of the Peruvian energy transition.</p> <p>In addition to the development of renewable energy in Peru, the focus is on issues of energy access, the participation of local and indigenous communities, and the unequal distribution of environmental and economic costs and benefits. A contribution on “Green Energy and Decoloniality” also places the energy transition within the context of historical power relations and colonial structures of global energy supply, and examines the conditions under which renewable energy can contribute to the democratization of energy supply.</p> <p>This leaflet was produced with editorial input from ABI staff member <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/staff/fabricio-rodriguez">Fabricio Rodríguez</a> as part of the BMFTR-funded research network “<a href="https://www.postcolonial-hierarchies.net/">Postcolonial Hierarchies in Peace &amp; Conflict</a>”. It is only available in German.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newstype field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">News Type: </div> <div class="field__item">Contributions in Media</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden clearfix"> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/energy-politics" hreflang="en">Energy Politics</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/renewable-energy" hreflang="en">Renewable Energy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/latin-america" hreflang="en">Latin America</a></li> </ul> </div> Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:56:03 +0000 rs 132862 at https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/news/6th-conference-german-network-forced-migration-studies-hildesheim <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">6th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies in Hildesheim</span> <div class="field field--name-field-datum field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2026-10-05T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">05.10.2026</time> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>jl</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-10-05T16:33:05+02:00" title="Monday, 5. October 2026 - 16:33" class="datetime">Mon, 05.10.2026 - 16:33</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-inhaltsbild field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy> <div data-b-token="b-e8c0a28dc6f" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Das Logo des Netzwerk Fluchtforschung und Gruppenfoto mit Abi Mitarbeitern: Franzisca Zanker, Edwin Mutyenyoka, Anas Ansar, Jamila Hamidu, Sophia Stille" decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy img-fluid" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2026-10/header_6konferenznff.png?h=d1cb525d&amp;itok=j1Xvb-K-" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="938" height="527"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>At the 6th Conference of the German Network for Forced Migration Studies, Franzisca Zanker was elected Speaker of the Board of the German Network on Forced Migration Studies for the 2026–2028 term, together with Natalie Welfens. Zanker has been an active member of the Network’s Board for the past four years, serving as its Equality Officer, and now takes on a new leadership role as Speaker.</p> <p>The German Network for Forced Migration Studies is a multidisciplinary network of researchers working on forced migration, refuge and asylum. Its aim is to strengthen Forced Migration and Refugee Studies, foster academic exchange and collaboration, and promote dialogue between academia and practice. The Network also supports the transfer of research findings to the wider public and advances the public and practical relevance of research in the field.</p> <p>The new Board builds on important recent outputs. Former Speaker Christiane Fröhlich highlights the development of the&nbsp;<a href="https://fluchtforschung.net/ethikleitlinien/">Ethics Guidelines for Forced Migration Studies</a> in a participatory process involving network members and people with lived experience of displacement, as well as the establishment of mobility grants for scholars from the Global South to further internationalise the biannual conferences. Most recently, the board created the position &nbsp;of an Accountability Advisor, who advises the network on how to make their work more inclusive and diverse, including the conferences. Together, these initiatives have contributed to a more inclusive, reflective research community.</p> <p>The conference programme also featured several events with contributions from ABI researchers. Among them were the panel “Exploring Refugee Agency, Resistance and Negotiation in South-South Forced Migration Contexts”, chaired by Edwin Mutyenyoka and Sophia Stille, and a roundtable on “Rethinking Solidarities, refugee resistance and agency from the south”, chaired by &nbsp;Jamila Hamidu and Laura Lambert, with Edwin Mutyenyoka and Franzisca Zanker as two of the speakers. Franzisca also co-chaired a workshop on “Ethics in Refugee Research: Reflexivity, Responsibility, Solidarity, and Power”. &nbsp;Finally, Anas Ansar chaired a double panel on “Rohingya Refugees and the Onward Migration in Asia”.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newstype field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">News Type: </div> <div class="field__item">Contributions in Media</div> </div> Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:33:05 +0000 jl 132860 at https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/news/new-abi-working-paper-what-political-agency-migrants <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">New ABI Working Paper: What is the political agency of migrants? </span> <div class="field field--name-field-datum field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2026-09-30T12:00:00Z" class="datetime">30.09.2026</time> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>ct</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-10-01T12:20:42+02:00" title="Thursday, 1. October 2026 - 12:20" class="datetime">Thu, 01.10.2026 - 12:20</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-inhaltsbild field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <div> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item" data-blazy> <div data-b-token="b-94f88247ee2" class="media media--blazy media--image is-b-loading"><img alt="Titelblatt ABI Working Paper Nr. 29" decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy img-fluid" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/default/files/styles/media_image/public/2026-10/screenshot_2026-10-01_121707.png?h=778bc2b4&amp;itok=auY9QjgR" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%201%201'%2F%3E" width="938" height="527"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>ABI Working Paper N° 29: What is the political agency of migrants? Towards a non-Eurocentric framework of understanding</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>By <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/staff/franzisca-zanker">Franzisca Zanker</a><br>&nbsp;</h3> <p>This paper develops a relational, non-Eurocentric conceptualisation of political migrant agency. It argues for a balance-of-stories approach to understanding political agency by considering historically contextualised empirical and everyday experiences of the migrant actors. Connecting this to previous scholarship on migrant agency, the paper unpacks what is political and who is the migrant. It argues that migrants act within heterogeneous, intersectional collectives and that the political emerges not only in formal arenas but also in everyday practices that migrants themselves interpret as meaningful for transformative purposes. Political agency is an intersectional experience that should be self-defined according to (aspirational) transformational intent. Drawing on Afrotheoretical perspectives and relational methods, the paper challenges normative assumptions about political subjectivity and contributes conceptual clarity to the undertheorised field of migrant agency beyond the Global North.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Find the Working Paper here (Download PDF):</p> <p></p><div data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="b27105d3-56f6-44fe-94f5-c28b98f290d1" data-embed-button="medien" data-entity-embed-display="view_mode:media.full" data-langcode="en" data-entity-embed-display-settings="[]" class="embedded-entity"><div> <div class="row media-caption-wrapper"> <div class="col-auto button-area"> <a class="btn btn-primary icon-after pdf" role="button" href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/sites/default/files/2026-10/ABI_WorkingPaper_29_Zanker_Agency.pdf" download>Download <i class="fa-regular fa-file-pdf" aria-hidden="true"></i></a> </div> <div class="col text-area"> <strong>ABI Working Paper N°29 <span>(365.68 KB)</span></strong> <div class="caption-area"> | © Franzisca Zanker | ABI </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>You can find all ABI Working Papers <a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/abi-working-papers">on our website.</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newstype field--type-list-string field--label-inline"> <div class="field__label">News Type: </div> <div class="field__item">General News</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden clearfix"> <ul class="links field__items"> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/abi-working-paper" hreflang="und">ABI Working Paper</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/forced-migration" hreflang="en">(Forced) Migration</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de/en/polmig" hreflang="und">PolMig</a></li> </ul> </div> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:20:42 +0000 ct 132853 at https://www.arnold-bergstraesser.de