About

The purpose of this website, Migrant Knowledge, is to foster and disseminate research at the nexus of migration and knowledge studies. It was conceived and is edited by the current director of the German Historical Institute, Simone Lässig, as part of her efforts to establish migration and mobility and the history of knowledge as key research foci of the institute. Migrating people—social actors with agency—are the main focus. Thus “migrant knowledge.” At the same time, there is room for interesting work on knowledge about migrants, especially if such research helps us to understand migrant knowledge. The focus here is mainly historical, but Migrant Knowledge embraces perspectives from other disciplines as well.

Migrant Knowledge comprises two main areas, a research network and a blog. The network is coordinated by the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI). The website and blog are edited by staff in both Washington and Berkeley.