is a researcher and lecturer in the Department of Political Science, University of Freiburg, and currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies. His research focus is on transnational migration, global governance, social movements, regional integration, and non-/post-Western theories of international relations.
Nr. 136 (2015) Artikel Article 98–119 {:en}Democratizing ASEAN through “Alternative Regionalism”? The ASEAN Civil Society Conference and the ASEAN Youth ForumThis article is situated in the literature on the democratization of international institutions. The research puzzle presented is how civil society can increase participation in a regional organization with mostly nondemocratic member states and which has very limited space for non-state political engagement. This increased participation is seen as a building block for democratization, since … von by Stefan Rother
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Nr. 125 (2012) Artikel Article 6–7 {:en}EditorialNovember 2012 will mark the first occasion when the World Social Forum on Migration (WSFM) is held in Asia. Following previous meetings that took place in Europe and Latin America, the 5th WSFM will be convened in Manila, the Philippines, under the theme of “Mobility, Rights and Global Models: Looking for Alternatives”. More than 3,000 … von by Stefan Rother
Nr. 111 (2009) Asien Aktuell 95–107 {:en}„Inside-Outside“ or „Outsiders by choice“? Civil society strategies towards the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Manila„Global governance“ and the „migration and development nexus“ are among the latest buzzwords in academia and policy discourses alike. The 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD), held in October 2008 in Manila, provided an ample litmus test for these concepts. In a way, the GFMD – a new, non-binding forum which was deliberately … von by Stefan Rother