How might migration shape Germany in 2050? On June 26, Migration Matters, DeZIM, and Futurium will bring together young people and older adults for an intergenerational discussion about the future of migration. We are currently looking for participants, particularly young people aged 16–19, school classes, and youth groups.
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Migration is often understood as a straightforward journey from one place to another — but the reality is far more complex. At the “Rethinking Complex Migration” conference in Toronto, researchers and practitioners explored how storytelling, film, and participatory methods can deepen our understanding of migration and generate new forms of knowledge. Our colleague Bernadette Klausberger shares key reflections from a roundtable on creative approaches to migration research.
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In late January 2026, Migration Matters joined researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in Antalya, Turkey, for the GAPs Final Conference, a two-day international event examining the politics, practices, and lived realities of return migration.
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Members of the Migration Matters team joined the “Climate Change-Induced Migration” conference at Evangelische Akademie Loccum to explore how climate change shapes human mobility — and how better storytelling and communication can deepen public understanding of this complex relationship.
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In February 2024, we conducted a media training aimed at amplifying the voices of forcibly displaced people in the media. Organized by the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC), this event brought together 20 CSOs from around the world to develop new communication and advocacy tools.
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Migration Matters together with CERC Migration led an interactive session on multimedia storytelling and alternative modes of knowledge production at the 20th annual IMISCOE conference in July 2023.
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We were invited by the German Federal Foreign Office to present at the 13th International Diplomats Programme. Our presentation focused on Germany as an immigration country and Migration Matters in addressing polarizing migration narratives.
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Bernadette Klausberger from the Migration Matters team will be a speaker in the “Migration and mobility narratives in the arts” roundtable on May 11. The panel “considers how a creative producer could construct messages of immigrants and immigration that are humanistic, pluralistic, respectful, reliable and thought provoking while also encouraging audiences to embrace critical lenses”.
Read MoreWhy do we need better, more nuanced information on migration? Because of negative and implicit bias. It’s pervasive, and it’s normal. We founded Migration Matters to counteract the misinformation on immigrants and refugees that we encounter on a daily basis.
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