Lectures and Conferences
6 June 2023, International House, University of Cologne
Kick-Off Event of the Cologne International Forum Cluster 2023
“Myanmar Refugees and Human Security Challenges in Thailand” by Bhanubhatra Kaan Jittiang
14 December 2023, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
International Migrants Day Conference “Exploring Pathways for Migrant Inclusion”
Panel 4: Neglected Conflicts and Displacement, chaired by Naruemon Thabchumpon
- Michaela Pelican and Roland Balgah: “Displacement in Cameroon”
- Bhanubhatra Kaan Jittiang: “Thailand’s National Screening Mechanism”
23 April 2024, International House, University of Cologne
Cologne International Forum: SALON Public Lecture
Simon Becker, Su Myat Thwe, Javier Revilla Diez:
“Myanmar’s Conflict-Induced Displacement and Livelihoods Situation of Post-Coup Displaced Communities in Mae Sot”
28 -29 November, International House, University of Cologne
Final Conference: Conflict-Induced Displacement and Socio-Economic Resilience: Learning From Neglected Conflicts in Cameroon and Myanmar
Teaching
Winter semester 2023/24
MA course on “Conflict-Induced Displacement”, jointly taught at the University of Cologne with contributions by all sub-projects
Course Description
This seminar provides insights into the ongoing work of the International Research Cluster “Conflict-Induced Displacement and Socio-Economic Resilience: Learning From Neglected Conflicts in Cameroon and Myanmar“ (https://cif.uni-koeln.de/projects/international-research-cluster-2023-michaela-pelican). The cluster involves researchers across different countries (Cameroon, Thailand, Germany) and disciplines (anthropology, economics, geography, political science, sociology), who jointly study the economic strategies of persons displaced by the Anglophone Conflict in Cameroon and the military coup in Myanmar. Besides academic analyses, the cluster engages with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relevant to the cases under study and reflects on how Institutions of Higher Education can contribute to their implementation.
The seminar talks to Masters Students with an interest in conflict, migration, livelihood, economic integration, remittances and development, and who are open to engaging with different disciplinary and regional perspectives. The seminar will include guest lectures by several members of the research cluster which will be coupled with corresponding anthropological perspectives. Students will acquire a basic understanding of the conflicts in Cameroon and Myanmar, as well as the theoretical concepts and research methods used to study the economic strategies of the persons displaced from these conflict regions.
13-31 August 2023
Cologne Summer School on Migration
- Lecture by Bhanubhatra Kaan Jittiang: “Urban Space and Refugee Asylum: Looking from Non-Signatory Countries”
- Lecture by Naruemon Thabchumpon: “Cross-border Migration, Refugee People and Geo-Politics in Ethnic Controlled Areas”
- Keynote Lecture by Michaela Pelican: “South-South / South-North Migration: Changing Trajectories and Migration Regimes”
- Workshop by Michaela Pelican: “Researching South-South Migration: Qualitative Methods and Ethical Challenges”
Additional Activities
- Cologne International Forum: SALON Film Screening, 29 June 2023, International House, University of Cologne: “The Ice Cream Sellers” by Sohel Rahman
- Film screening organized by Su Myat Thwe at the Cologne Summer School on Migration, August 2023: “Our Turn” directed by Na Gyi. A film by Burmese artists in exile showing the military’s brutality and conflict-induced displacement in the post 2021 context.
- Research Stays and University Partner Visits
- Monthly virtual meetings within the Research Cluster
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chulalongkorn University and University of Chiang Mai