DeZIM Conference 2024

We are delighted about the great interest in participating in this year's conference. Unfortunately, due to the large number of submissions and the associated capacity limits, contrary to our original announcements, participation in the conference will not be possible for guests. Unfortunately, there will be no remaining places available.

However, we would like to invite you to the opening event with a panel discussion: “Solidarity majorities and narratives in post-migrant democracy” on Wednesday, 09.10.2024 from 19:00 - 21:00 at the University of Mannheim. Participation in this event is still possible. You can find the details in the program attached below.

If you would like to participate in the opening event, please contact tagung(at)dezim-institut.de

9 - 11 October, 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.

Contact

For inquiries, please contact Esther Beckey and Andrea Rumpel at tagung(at)dezim-institut.de. 
Research networking offices within the DeZIM research community are also available as points of contact.

Program Committee and Conference Organization

Esther Beckey (DeZIM-I), Zeynep Demir (IKG), Andrea Chagas (MZES), Laura Goßner (IAB), Alexandra Graevskaia (InZentIM), Andrea Rumpel (DeZIM-I)