Z'Flucht. Zeitschrift für Flucht- und Flüchtlingsforschung

A few hours after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on December 8, 2024, a debate dominated in many European countries: Syrians now had no reason or right to stay in the country, should return to rebuild their country and repatriation and...

In the context of an increasingly restrictive migration regime, questions of participation and agency for individuals with precarious legal status have become particularly urgent. This article examines how different actors relationally enable,...

In recent years, the question of the agency of refugees has become a prevalent topic in forced migration research. However, I identify two gaps in theory and empirical research that I aim to address in this article. Firstly, although empirical...

What does it mean – theoretically, methodologically and ethically – to focus on forced migrants’ agency and care? In this paper, we consider these different dimensions of centering the agency and care of forced migrants and of moving beyond...

Refugee camps are regulated, vulnerability-producing spaces shaped by power asymmetries and institutional control. Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork in German shelters, this article examines how institutional mistrust, structural...

This contribution introduces the concept of un-returnability into migration and refugee studies. Drawing on ethnographic research with long-term tolerated residents (persons who are under temporary suspension of deportation) in Germany, it examines...

This special issue focuses on the relationship between vulnerability and agency in the context of forced migration. In this introduction, we firstly outline the praxeological and application-oriented perspective, and we situate the key terms —...

The mixed-method study InclusiveRE investigates the arrival and inclusion of resettled refugees in Germany. Our theoretical framework refers to inclusion as the structural facilitation of equal participation and critique of intersectional...

Although the shortage of skilled workers represents one of the major economic challenges for politics and society, it should also be noted that the job-related socialization process of refugee immigrants is progressing very slowly and existing...

Refugees usually live in precarious social, economic and health situations. At the same time, they have various resources at their disposal, but these are generally hardly recognized in the host society. In an urban gardening project in a...

Based on an empirical case study in the context of the research project MORE, this article examines integration-based right-to-stay regulations against the backdrop of the effects of return-oriented policies. Beyond the legal framework, the analysis...

The International Migration Conference 2024 in Mexico City brought together scholars, activists, policymakers, and journalists to discuss current challenges, perspectives, and potential solutions in the field of (forced) migration. This conference...

This contribution examines the legal framework and the practice of accommodating refugees in the 16 German federal states (as of May 2025). The overview serves as a knowledge base and can inspire future research.

Current European refugee policy is characterized by efforts towards more effective isolation, increased control and systematic rejection of refugees. In recent years, the media discourse has generated dominant narratives that support this policy....

The field of forced migration research is increasingly conducted in non-urban areas, including small towns and rural communities. The context of rural areas has been identified as a significant factor affecting both the reception and integration of...

This paper explores the lived experiences of refugees in Germany during the Covid-19 crisis. The data were derived from the participatory research project EMPOW, in which refugee community partners developed and implemented a study design together...

The article discusses the challenges to professionalism and self-image faced by social work around identifying special protection needs of refugees after their arrival in Germany. These are further examined using empirical data from a pilot project....

Refugee protection is a joint task of the international community. However, the primary role lies with individual states that host refugees, conduct legal procedures, and fund accommodation. This raises a crucial question: how should the...