Clara Schmitz-Pranghe
Key expertise
Forced migration, non-state armed actors.
(Academic) education / CV:
Diploma in Regional Sciences of Latin America (2006)
Clara graduated in Regional Sciences of Latin America, a course of studies which combines political science, economics, Ibero–American history and Spanish. In her thesis, she examined the structural change of violence in the post-conflict context of Central America analyzing Central American youth gangs. At BICC, her research focuses on the nexus between conflict and migration and the role of diaspora organizations in peace processes. Currently, she conducts research on return and reintegration as well as on local integration of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
She has conducted field research in Peru, Germany and Thailand and Uganda (summer 2017).
Recent Publications:
- Müller-Koné, M., Schmitz-Pranghe, C., & Schetter, C. (2017, May). Flucht und Binnenvertreibung in Asien: Ansatzpunkte für und Grenzen der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (BICC Working Paper series No. 2/2017). Bonn: BICC.
- von Boemcken, M., Ashkenazi, M., & Schmitz-Pranghe, C. (2011, December). Commercial Security and Development: Findings from Timor-Leste, Liberia and Peru (Brief series No. 45). Bonn: BICC.
- Schmitz-Pranghe, C. (2011). “Central American Youth Gangs – A Transnational Social Conflict"
- Warnecke, A., & Schmitz-Pranghe, C. (2011). "Diasporaengagement für Entwicklung und Frieden. Handlungsspielräume und Kapazitäten der äthiopischen Diaspora in Deutschland."
- Warnecke, A., & Schmitz-Pranghe, C. (2010, April). Diasporas and Peace: A Comparative Assessment of Somali and Ethiopian communities in Europe (Brief series No. 42). Bonn: BICC.
- Schmitz-Pranghe, C. (2010). Modes and Potential of Diaspora Engagement in Eritrea
- Höhne, M., Feyissa, D., Abdile, M., & Schmitz-Pranghe, C. (2010). Differentiating the Diaspora: Reflections on diasporic engagement ‘for peace’ in the Horn of Africa
- Schmitz-Pranghe, C., & Vollmer, R. (Eds.). (2009, April). Migration and Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Security-Migration Nexus II (Brief series No. 39). Bonn: BICC.
Projects:
- Protected rather than protracted—Strengthening refugees and peace
- African migrant organizations (MO) in North Rhine-Westphalia – Forms of organization and activities
- Commercial provision of security in development countries
- The Security-Migration Nexus - Challenges and Opportunities of African Migration to EU Countries
- Forced migration
