Concept of the Conference

The MeDiMi Project

MeDiMi is an interdisciplinary research group funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). We study discursive practices in migration-related conflicts. Our focus is on actors who advocate for the inclusion of migrants and, explicitly or implicitly, mobilize human rights: as a legal argument, a moral-political claim, or a maxim of (professional) ethics. Combining legal analysis, social-science research, and cultural studies, we develop a practice theory of human rights that is centered on the concept of humanrightization.

Concept of the Conference

With our second multidisciplinary conference, we aim to present and discuss empirical and conceptual findings after four years of research. We are seeking dialogue with other researchers across established communities and disciplinary boundaries. We invite researchers at all career stages and of all backgrounds – from undergraduate and doctoral students to senior academics and independent activist-researchers – to join us in exploring legal, political, and everyday struggles over the human rights of migrants in today’s societies.

The Call for Papers for the conference can be found here.