Migration leads to conflicts and conflicts lead to migration. Both causalities appear to be intuitively comprehensible and are integrated into day-to-day discourse. Nevertheless, the connection between these two phenomena is more complex than it initially seems and it runs the risk of being manipulated for political purposes.
This issue therefore outlines the interactions between migration and peacebuilding from various perspectives. All articles are from NGO member organizations. The authors present creative approaches that show how people torn between migration and conflict are supported, emphasizing how peacebuilding is a key tool for dealing with migration.
In the last article of the «Dossiers» section, we also provide a brief overview of developments in the state’s foreign policy on migration.
I would also like to take this opportunity to say goodbye to Sidonia Gabriel as the Project Director of KOFF and at the same time give a warm welcome to Anna Leissing as her successor. We would like to extend our thanks to Sidonia Gabriel for her work and wish her all the best for the future. We also wish Anna Leissing every success as she takes up her new position.
This is the first KOFF magazine that I am overseeing as the new editor. I am looking forward to working with the team and to many more exciting issues with a diverse range of articles.
Amélie Lustenberger, editor
