Conflict-Induced Displacement and Socio-Economic Resilience: Learning From Neglected Conflicts in Cameroon and Myanmar
International Research Cluster 2023/24 - Final Conference
28.-29.11.2024 | International House, University of Cologne (Kringsweg 6, 50931 Cologne)
Program
Thursday 28.11.24 – CONFERENCE DAY 1 (hybrid)
8:45 – 9:00
Registrations
09:00 – 09:30
Workshop Opening
Michaela Pelican and Thilo Zimmermann, University of Cologne
09:30 – 11:00
Panel 1
Changing Livelihood Strategies and Economic Resource Dynamics of Persons Internally Displaced by the Anglophone Conflict in Cameroon
Moderation: Roland Balgah, University of Bamenda
Speakers: Michaela Pelican, University of Cologne; Efeutlancha Forji Angelus and Nembot Kengne Elie, University of Bamenda; Nele Wolter, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
Discussant: Gertrud Buchenrieder, University of the Bundeswehr Munich (online)
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
Film Screening by Mélanie Simons, University of Cologne
11:30 – 13:00
Panel 2
The Socio-Economic Integration of Migrants and Refugees from Myanmar Living in the Border Region
Moderation: Bhanubhatra Kaan Jittiang, Chulalongkorn University
Speakers: Naruemon Thabchumpon, Chulalongkorn University; Simon Becker, University of Cologne: Su Myat Thwe, University of Cologne / Chulalongkorn University
Discussant: Wolfram Schaffar, University of Passau
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch break
14:30 – 16:00
Panel 3
Addressing Crises through Education and Art Initiatives
Moderation: Michaela Pelican, University of Cologne
Speakers: Chelsea Mah Tibi, University of Erfurt; Naruemon Thabchumpon, Chulalongkorn University; Nina Knops, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD); Anselm Feldmann, Katholischer Akademischer Ausländerdienst (KAAD)
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00
Panel 4
Setting up and Implementing Global Sustainability Strategies (GSS) at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
Moderation: Thilo Zimmermann, University of Cologne – Erasmus+ BRIGHTS Handbook on International Sustainability Strategies for Universities; Experiences with international DAAD projects
18:00 – 19:00
Break and finger food
19:00-20:30
Concert
Music and Displacement
Moderation: Madita Teusen, University of Cologne
Contributions: The Black Choir Cologne; Chelsea Mah Tibi; Emilia Casanova and Madita Teusen
Friday, 29.11.24 – CONFERENCE DAY 2 (hybrid)
09:30 – 11:00
Roundtable 5
Civil society and NGO initiatives
Moderation: Javier Revilla Diez, University of Cologne
Speakers: Kim Schumann, Swisspeace; Francis Zau Tu, Asia Justice and Rights; Nyein Chan May, German Solidarity with Myanmar Democracy; Majid Lenz, Stiftung Asienhaus
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
Film Screening by Francis Zau Tu, Asia Justice and Rights
11:30 – 13:00
Panel 6
Remittance Channels in the Context of Violent Conflicts: The Example of Burmese Refugees in Thailand
Moderation: Stefan Collignon, Chulalongkorn University
Speakers: Anna Sobiech, University of Cologne
Akkanut Wantanasombut, Chulalongkorn University
Discussant: Koji Kubo, Gakushuin University (online)
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch break
14:30 – 15:30
Roundtable 7
Conflict Models and Political Outlook
Moderation: Anna Sobiech, University of Cologne
Speakers: Stefan Collignon, Chulalongkorn University; Roland Balgah, University of Bamenda; Michaela Pelican, University of Cologne; Bhanubahtra Kaan Jittiang, Chulalongkorn University
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:00
General discussion 8
Way forward
Moderation: Naruemon Thabchumpon, Chulalongkorn University; Javier Revilla Diez, University of Cologne; Thilo Zimmermann, University of Cologne
17:00
Closing remarks
Michaela Pelican and Thilo Zimmermann, University of Cologne
