Refugee-Led Organisations and their Voice in Global Migration Governance

Refugee-Led Organisations and their voice in Global Migration Governance

Julius Ntobuah, Sweden/Stockholm
Host: Matthias Otten & Lea Volmari 

When: April 28th, 18.00 – 19.30
Zoom: Meeting ID: 679 1373 8447 | Password: 2026
https://th-koeln.zoom-x.de/s/67913738447
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This lecture focuses on refugee-led governance and political agency at the intersection of displacement and disability. Refugees with disabilities face unique and often overlooked challenges, including barriers to healthcare, education, employment, and protection, alongside heightened risks of violence, exploitation, and social exclusion.

At the same time, refugees with disabilities navigate a political environment shaped by conflicting developments. On the one hand, restrictive state-centered migration policies, rising anti-refugee rhetoric, and processes of securitization limit opportunities for political participation. On the other hand, a global shift toward meaningful participation, combined with funding constraints in humanitarian systems, has increased attention to community-centered and refugee-led approaches. In this context, refugee-led organizations (RLOs) have gained recognition as relevant stakeholders while actively claiming their rights to political agency and decision-making power.

The lecture explores multiple arenas of political engagement, including organizational leadership, network-building, and participation in advisory and consultative bodies.

Dieser Einzeltermin ist Teil der DGSA ISA Ringvorlesung Sommersemester 2026
 

Inventing the Future –

Soziale Arbeit im Umbruch

Wirtschaftliche, soziale und ökologische Krisen auf der ganzen Welt verändern die Bedeutung und die Aufgabenbereiche der Sozialen Arbeit. Armut, Klimakatastrophen, Umweltzerstörung, Populismus und Rassismus, unzureichende Gesundheitsversorgung, prekäre internationale Menschenrechtslage und Zwangsmigration aufgrund von Kriegen und Konflikten führen zu tiefgreifenden sozialen Veränderungen.

Diese Online-Ringvorlesung, die von mehreren Hochschulen und der Fachgruppe Internationale Soziale Arbeit der DGSA organisiert wird, präsentiert aktuelle Projekte, Beiträge und Debatten aus verschiedenen Regionen weltweit. Sie bietet Einblicke in die vielfältigen Ansätze und kritischen Diskurse, die die Sozialarbeit heute prägen.

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Economic, social, and ecological crises around the world are reshaping the scope and responsibilities of social work. Poverty, climate emergencies, environmental degradation, populism and racism, inadequate healthcare, precarious international human rights, and forced migration due to wars and conflicts are driving profound social change.

This English-language online lecture series, organized by several universities and the International Social Work Section of the DGSA, presents current projects, contributions, and debates from different regions worldwide. It offers insights into the diverse approaches and critical discourses shaping social work today.