Migrant
Knowledge

Network and blog for scholarship at the intersection of migration and knowledge studies

Meet our Network

Philipp Strobl

Assistant Professor

Germany

| forced migration

| transit

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Kai Johann Willms

Doctoral Candidate

Germany

| experts

| identity and belonging

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Martin Bemmann

Lecturer

Germany

| environment

| experts

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Jawad Daheur

Postdoctoral Researcher

France

| environment

| identity and belonging

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Andrea Westermann

Guest Scholar

Switzerland

| environment

| political culture

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Wim Coudenys

Professor for Russian History and Culture

Belgium

| archive and memory

| translation

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Recent Articles

Finding suitable teaching materials to prepare Jewish children and youth for their new lives in Palestine after having survived the Holocaust presented a unique set of challenges.

Some Challenges for Knowledge Transfer in Jewish Displaced Persons Camps after World War II

Apr 15, 2021

Matthias Springborn

Using oral history, the author explores how a Polish Jewish family "used knowledge as a strategy not merely to survive but to build a new life" in what turned out to be a highly contingent transit process.

Knowledge as a Strategy on the Migratory Routes of Polish Jewish Survivors after World War II

Mar 29, 2021

Anna Cichopek-Gajraj

Migration strategies and state regulative measures exist in a dialectical relationship. The author looks at state efforts to control emigration from the Habsburg monarchy and the efforts of migration facilitators to satisfy demand for passage to South America.

Where is the Migration Innovation? The Habsburg State vs. Facilitators of Migration

Mar 8, 2021

Ulf Brunnbauer

Migrant Knowledge

Writing knowledge into the history of migration
and migration into the history of knowledge

Notices and Tips

Two calls and five reading tips related to this blog's central themes: migrants' knowledge, knowledge about migrants, and migrating knowledge.