WELCOME || my name is Simon A. Peth and I am passionate about making development and migration research visible and relevant for decision makers as well as practitioners. On this site you can learn more about my work, follow my blog, and get in touch with me.
Migration should not be seen as stand-alone theme but it is a very important cross-cutting issue. Human mobility affects different aspects of our lives and is not only the big „migration crisis“ as it is often flagged in the recent public debate and by media. Migration has sometimes very subtle impacts but with very far-reaching negative but also positive consequences. This site features the following topics:
Drivers of Migration
Migration & Development
Labour Migration
Translocal Connectedness of Migrants and Non-Migrants
I am a migration and development expert with over 10 years of research and project experience.
I am a co-author of the Migration for Adaptation Guidebook and research associate at the Trans|Re Project which is based at the University of Bonn. My current research examines the role of international migration on social resilience for translocal family networks.
Peth, S. A. & S. Birtel (2015): Translocal livelihoods and labor migration in Bangladesh – migration decisions in the context of multiple insecurities and a changing environment, In: Mallick, B. & Etzold, B. (Eds.): Environment, Migration and Adaptation. Evidence and Politics of Climate Change in Bangladesh. Dhaka: AHDPH. ISBN: 978-984-91037-9-0
Hornung, M. & S. A. Peth (2014): Alltag im Hier und Dort – Heiratsmigration und translokale Verflechtungen zwischen Thailand und Deutschland, in Südostasien 4(2014).
Steinbrink, M & S. A. Peth (2014): Hier, dort und dazwischen – Translokale Livelihoods in Südafrika, in: Geographische Rundschau 66(11), S.32-38.
Peth, S. A. (2012): Migrationspfade und Arbeitsräume in Bangladesch – Translokale Lebenssicherung in einer sich wandelnden (Um)Welt, unpublished diploma thesis, Bonn, University of Bonn. (→ forthcoming)
Peth, S. A. (2018): Transnational Labour Migration and Lost Remittances in South East Asia: Thai Migrant Workers Returning Home, Rural Futures Southeast Asia Conference – ruralSEA, Bangkok, 01.-02.08.2018.
Peth, S. A. (2017): Strukturelle Segregation und Translokalität thailändischer Arbeitsmigranten in Singapur, Congress: DKG 2017 – Geographentag, Tübingen, 30.09.-05.10.2017.
Peth, S. A. (2017): „Good (wo)men take care“. The gendered mobility and translocal embeddedness of migrants in-between Thailand and Germany, Conference: EuroSEAS 2017, Oxford, 16-18.08.2017.
Peth, S. A. (2017): Strukturelle Segregation und die Vergänglichkeit translokaler Orte Thailändischer Arbeitsmigranten in der Global City Singapur, Conference: AK Geogr. Stadtforschung im Entwicklungskontext, Cologne, 08-09.07.2017.
Peth, S. A. (2016): Living between the village and the global city: Translocal connections and social resilience of Thai migrant workers in Singapore, Workshop: Connecting the Dots, Bonn, 29.09.2016.
Peth, S. A. (2013): Lost in space and fluidity? Gedanken zu den Herausforderungen translokaler Geographien, Workshop: Grundfragen geographischen Arbeitens, Bayreuth, 22.11.2013.
Peth, S. A. (2013): Migration in the age of Climate Change: Moving beyond the geo-determinist agenda, Workshop: Denaturalizing climate change: migration, mobilities and space, Bremen, 01.11.2013
Peth, S. A. (2013): Arbeit im System: Migration und translokale Lebenssicherung in Bangladesch, Deutscher Geographentag 2013, Passau, 22.11.2013.
Peth, S. A. (2013): Doppelt sesshaft oder völlig losgelöst? Arbeitsmigration, Translokalität und soziale Einbettung im ländlichen Bangladesch, Deutscher Geographentag 2013, Passau, 22.11.2013.
Peth, S. A.(2015) Are we all translocal now? Blog: Connecting the spots – Notes on migration and environment from a geographical perspective, Feb. 2015.
Peth, S. A. & C. Sefrin (2008) Wax and Gold – Äthiopien ein Land auf dem Weg in die Zukunft.
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I am very open to discuss with you about all different topics and projects around migration and development issues. Feel free to contact me (peth@posteo.de).
