June 20 - World Refugee Day  [20.06.20]

The dramatic increase in migration worldwide underlines the need for cross-border solutions and more effective political dialogue. Especially, the countries closest to North Africa and the Middle East have to cope with large flows of migrants. This population influx can pose significant health challenges, particularly in times of pandemics.

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However, many common assumptions and concerns about migration and health could not been confirmed by research, as reviewed in the renowned Lancet journal. Werner Bartens sheds light on some of these aspects in his article published in Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Several scientists at the University of Hohenheim do research on migration and related effects. Current work focusses for instance on:

  1. Shen, Simiao and Jin, Zhangfeng and Prettner, Klaus, The Retirement Migration Puzzle in China (2020). Available at SSRN: ssrn.com/abstract=3526088 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3526088
  2. Humboldt-Reloaded Projekt "Der UN-Migration Pact in alternative and mainstream media, 2020
  3. The European Union's approach to the migration crisis - an ethical analysis in the context of the reception of refugees (Bachelor Thesis at the Chair of Catholic theology and business ethics, 2019)
  4. Stroebele-Benschop, N., Depa J., Gyngell, F., Müller, A., Eleraky, L., Hilzendegen, C. (2018). Migration Background Influences Consumption Patterns Based on Dietary Recommendations of Food Bank Users in Germany. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 20(6), pp. 1387-1395. doi: 10.1007/s10903-018-0734-5


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