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An analysis of West African practices in the use of pro-government militias" examines how the operation of these groups affects violence against civilians. This is the first of a row of SAD-Nexus... » more Wednesday, 27 April 2022 Final TRAFIG conference \ Understanding protracted displacement and peoples’ own responses The phrase “Nothing is more permanent than the temporary” pointedly describes the situation in which many refugees around the world find themselves. The final conference of the EU-funded research project TRAFIG (Transnational Figurations of Displacement) on 3 May 2022 will discuss situations of protracted displacement, coping strategies of refugees and chances for building sustainable futures. » more Monday, 25 April 2022 Dossier \ War in Ukraine In the following dossier, you will find analyses and opinions by BICC researchers and associates. BICC deals with global issues of peace and conflict research such as the mobilisation or demobilisation of violent actors, arms exports and forced displacement. » more War in Eastern Ukraine \ Lessons learned so far from the Ukraine conflict The invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops has triggered the most severe crisis in East–West relations since 1989/90. In a book, recently published in German, BICC researcher Andreas Heinemann-Grüder and his co-authors attempt to draw conclusions for security policy, conflict prevention and crisis management. » more Recommendations to the new Federal government \ Anchor small arms principles in an Arms Export Control Act! Germany is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of small arms and light weapons (SALW). In BICC Policy Brief 1\2022, BICC experts make recommendations for a more binding Federal government's small arms policy. » morePress ReleaseStellungnahme des NRW-Netzwerks Friedens- und Konfliktforschung zur Landtagswahl 2022 (11 May 2022, in German)Wissenschaftliche Beratung ist kein Lobbyimus! \ Friedensforscher fordern in einer Petition die Nachbesserung des Gesetzes zum Lobbyregister (21 March 2022, in German)“Abschlusspublikation \ Radikalisierungsprävention in Nordrhein-Westfalen“ (09 March 2022, in German)Empfehlungen zum Flüchtlingsschutz in Deutschland \ Familie kennt keine Grenzen" (16 February 2022, in German)EventBook presentation and discussion: Die Taliban. Geschichte, Politik, Ideologie. By Conrad Schetter and Katja Mielke, 31 May 2022, 18:00-20:00 hrs (online, in German)Brown Bag Lecture \ Deprovincialising Kurdish Politics: Forced Migration and Activism Across Kurdistan, Turkey and Europe, 24 May 2022, 11:00-12:00 hrs (online)Bonn Science Night: Presentation by Katja Mielke "Leaving the ivory tower—Research in regions of conflict” (in German), Haus der Bildung, 19:00 hrs, 13 May 2022CoRE-NRW-Werkstatt: Zwischen Leugnung, Skepsis und Widerstand: Rechte Klimapolitikdiskurse, 29 April 2022, online (in German)Focus of WorkSmall Arms ControlForced migrationNew PublicationsSchetter, C., & Mielke, K. (2022). Die Taliban. Geschichte, Politik, Ideologie . München: C.H.Beck.Şahin-Mencütek, Z. (2022). The Institutionalization of “Voluntary” Returns in Turkey. Migration and Society: Advances in Research, 5, 43–58.Schetter, C., & Hornidge, A.-K. (2022). Politische Einflussnahme: Wissenschaft ist kein Lobbyismus: Forschung & Lehre.Wisotzki, S., & Mutschler, M. (2022). No common position! European arms export control in crisis. Zeitschrift für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, tba. (2022). CoRE-NRW Netzwerktreffen 2021 Bonn: BICC.Etzold, B., Wagner, M., & Katsiaficas, C. (2022). People First – New Solutions to the Challenge of Displacement: Think7.Kemmerling, B., Schetter, C., & Wirkus, L. (2022). The logics of war and food (in)security. Global Food Security, 33, 100634.Bayer, M., & Mutschler, M. (2022). Aufrüstung der Bundeswehr - Bedarfsorientierte Sicherheitspolitik oder Zwei Prozent-Fetischismus? Hamburg: Greenpeace.Mielke, K. (2022). Calculated Informality in Governing (Non)return: An Evolutionary Governance Perspective. Geopolitics, 1-24.BICC in the MediaOsteuropa-Experte Heinemann-Grüder: China könnte Sicherheitsgarantien für Ukraine geben. Press Release by Kölische Rundschau, 10 May 2022 (in German) Rede von Wladimir Putin zur Militärparade in Russland anlässlich des Kriegsgedenkens am 09.05.22. Comments by Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, Phoenix, 09 May 2022 (in German)Eine realitätsferne Ideologie. Interview with Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, Deutsche Welle, 9 May 2022 (in Russian) Aufrüstung der Bundeswehr. Bedarfsorientierte Sicherheitspolitik für friedliche und nachhaltige Entwicklung. Markus Bayer and Max Mutschler, 17Ziele Blog, 6 May 2022 (in German)"Wir haben Putin mitproduziert": Konfliktforscher über Versäumnisse im Krieg gegen die Ukraine. Interview with Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, MDR Thüringen Podcast, 04 May 2022 (in German) Outlook on the war in Ukraine and possible strategies. Interview with Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, hr-iNFO, 26 April 2022 (in German)Konfliktforscher: Putins Regime wird zerfallen - aber nicht vor Kriegsende. Interview with Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, Focus online, 27 April 2022 (in German)Efforts to identify, trace, account for registered firearms: 1.3m guns to carry unique codes…as NCSALW moves to mark all guns. 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