Equal Partnerships team

Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg, Research on Migration, Displacement, and Integration (MFI)

MFI is dedicated to research and teaching on current topics of migration, displacement and integration at the various policy levels: global/international, regional, national and local. Our team forms part of national and international research networks, provides policy advice and engages in knowledge transfer to policy makers and the media. Located at the Institute for Political Science, MFI connects the topics of migration and human rights, with the Equal Partnerships project hosted by the Centre for Human Rights Erlangen-Nürnberg (CHREN).

Prof. Dr. Petra Bendel
Research on Migration, Displacement, and Integration (MFI), Centre for Human Rights Erlangen- Nuremberg (CHREN), Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Professor of Political Science & Head of Research Department – Project lead Equal Partnerships
Dr. Janina Stürner-Siovitz
Research on Migration, Displacement, and Integration (MFI), Centre for Human Rights Erlangen- Nuremberg (CHREN), Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Postdoc – Project lead Equal Partnerships
Lasse Juhl Morthorst
Research on Migration, Displacement, and Integration (MFI), Centre for Human Rights Erlangen- Nuremberg (CHREN), Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Research Fellow – Equal Partnerships project

United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa)

UCLG Africa is the umbrella organization and the united voice and representative of local governments in Africa. Established as the African section of the world organization United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), UCLG Africa now boasts a membership of 44 national associations of local governments from all regions of Africa, as well as 2000 cities that have more than 100,000 inhabitants. As such, the organization represents nearly 350 million African citizens. Its headquarters are in the city of Rabat in Morocco, where it enjoys diplomatic status as a Pan-African International Organization.

Lionel Nzamba Nzamba
Youth and Gender Unit, United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa)
Program Manager

Samuel Hall

Samuel Hall is a social enterprise that conducts research, evaluates programmes, and designs policies in contexts of migration and displacement. Our insights are based on first-hand experience. We have conducted 300+ projects in 60+ countries over 10+ years – including many of the world’s most complex and challenging contexts. Our vast network of local enumerators, researchers and partners means we are not reliant on international travel to continue our work. Where access is impossible, it becomes even more important to gain understanding of conditions on the ground and we employ tried and tested remote collection methods to address knowledge gaps and inform response.

Hervé Nicolle
Samuel Hall
Co-founder and Director of Samuel Hall
Daniel Provost
Samuel Hall
Research Assistant
Devyani Nighoskar
Samuel Hall
Advocacy and Storytelling Officer
Lisa Pfister
Samuel Hall
Research Programmes Coordinator
Pauline Cherunya
Samuel Hall
Senior Project Lead
Serge Hounton
Samuel Hall
Junior Area Coordinator

German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is located in the UN City of Bonn and is one of the world’s leading research institutions and think tanks for global sustainable development. Our work is based on the interplay between research, policy advice and training to build bridges between theory and practice.

Dr. Charles Martin-Shields
Programme on Transformation of Political (Dis)Order, IDOS
Senior Researcher

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