New TRAFIG study \ Protracted displacement in Greece and Italy
Whereas attention to protracted displacement in developing countries has increased in international discourse, only few attempts have been made to link this debate to that on migrants’ marginalisation and exclusion in Europe. Based on research in Greece and in Italy TRAFIG working paper 9 shows that forced migrants experience conditions of protracted displacement in southern Europe that are shaped by migration, asylum and reception policies. » more
New publication \ “Prisons as spaces to prevent radicalisation?”
BICC Working Paper 5\2021 examines the challenges and needs associated with preventing radicalisation in prisons in North Rhine-Westphalia. The results are based on interviews conducted by the project team at BICC in 2021 with actors working in prevention in and outside of the justice system in North Rhine-Westphalia. » more
BICC Annual Report 2021 \ From Conversion to Conflict research
As of 15 September 2021, BICC's new name is Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies. Against this background, the Annual Report 2021 depicts the advances of the peace and conflict research institute and its growing expertise in research and policy advice. » more
Peace- and Statebuilding in Afghanistan \ Partial Success or Predictable Failure?
On 19 October 2021, 18:00–19:30 hrs Käte-Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research and Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC), in cooperation Institute for Development and Peace (INEF), will jointly organize a Käte Hamburger Dialogue on Peace- and Statebuilding in Afghanistan (online). » more
Statement by the editors of the Peace Report / After the failure in Afghanistan: Lessons learned for the new German federal government
The leading German peace research institutes made a public statement addressed to the future German government and the Bundestag in which they summed up the twenty-year mission of the German armed forces, analysing the mistakes made and giving clear recommendations for action. » more
Press Release
Neue Publikation \ Bericht 2021 zum Stand der Extremismusforschung (28 September 2021)
New TRAFIG publication \ Now more than ever: Afghans in Pakistan need more mobility and durable solutions to stay (3 September 2021)
Neue Publikation \ Ausstiegsarbeit mit Rückkehrerinnen und Rückkehrern aus dschihadistischen Gruppen in Deutschland (16 August 2021, in German)
New Publications
BICC in the Media
Rüstungsexportgenehmigungen sind schwere Hypothek für neue Regierung. Interview with Markus Bayer, NDR, 17 January (in German)
Söldner in Syrien - Krieg der Schattenarmeen. Interview with Prof. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, ZDF, 11 January (in German)
Prof. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder zum Ukraine-Konflikt. Interview with Prof. Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, Phoenix, 5 January (in German)
Wie eine Kampfdrohne zum Verkaufsschlager wurde. Interview with Max Mutschler, Neues Deutschland, 16 December (in German)
