Anne Koch
Personal Data | CV | Scientific Activities and Internships | Dissertation Topic | Further Research Interests | Stipends and Awards
2. CV
M.A. Human Rights, University College London
B.A. (Hons) Politics and International Relations, University of Kent
M.A. Human Rights, University College London
B.A. (Hons) Politics and International Relations, University of Kent
3. Scientific Activities and Internships
05/2007-08/2008
Hertie School of Governance
Research Assistant
09/2006-03/2007
Peacebuilding, Livelihoods and Partnerships Section, UNHCR Headquarters
Carlo-Schmid Fellow working on internally displaced persons and reintegration strategies
07/2005-08/2005
United Nations Secretary
Intern at the Department for Safety and Security
09/04-12/04
Pester Lloyd, Budapest
Intern, carrying out journalistic and editorial tasks
06/2002-07/2002
German Overseas Institute
Intern
05/2007-08/2008
Hertie School of Governance
Research Assistant
09/2006-03/2007
Peacebuilding, Livelihoods and Partnerships Section, UNHCR Headquarters
Carlo-Schmid Fellow working on internally displaced persons and reintegration strategies
07/2005-08/2005
United Nations Secretary
Intern at the Department for Safety and Security
09/04-12/04
Pester Lloyd, Budapest
Intern, carrying out journalistic and editorial tasks
06/2002-07/2002
German Overseas Institute
Intern
4. Dissertation Topic
"The Politics and Discourse of Return - Investigating the formulation temporary protection schemes and voluntary return programs"
Abstract
My dissertation project is driven by the question what policies aimed at the return of migrants to their home countries tell us about the actors formulating them. Starting out from this overarching interest, I investigate what discursive strategies Western European state actors use to justify migrant return policies, and what political objectives these strategies serve. In a first descriptive step, a comprehensive mapping of return policies in two exemplary country case studies (the United Kingdom and Germany) is carried out. In a second step, I investigate and compare how migrant return policies are justified in specific national arenas, and how these policies relate to and reflect both international norms and national conceptions of membership. This is done through an in-depth analysis of the policy-making processes leading up to and following the establishment of temporary protection schemes and voluntary return programs administered by the International Organization for Migration, paying close attention to these policies’ degree of voluntariness and to the stated motivation of the actors formulating them.
"The Politics and Discourse of Return - Investigating the formulation temporary protection schemes and voluntary return programs"
Abstract
My dissertation project is driven by the question what policies aimed at the return of migrants to their home countries tell us about the actors formulating them. Starting out from this overarching interest, I investigate what discursive strategies Western European state actors use to justify migrant return policies, and what political objectives these strategies serve. In a first descriptive step, a comprehensive mapping of return policies in two exemplary country case studies (the United Kingdom and Germany) is carried out. In a second step, I investigate and compare how migrant return policies are justified in specific national arenas, and how these policies relate to and reflect both international norms and national conceptions of membership. This is done through an in-depth analysis of the policy-making processes leading up to and following the establishment of temporary protection schemes and voluntary return programs administered by the International Organization for Migration, paying close attention to these policies’ degree of voluntariness and to the stated motivation of the actors formulating them.
5. Further Research Interests
Immigration and Integration Policy
Transitional Justice
Human Rights
Immigration and Integration Policy
Transitional Justice
Human Rights
6. Stipends and Awards
PhD scholarship "Settling into Motion", Brucerius-ZEIT-Foundation
09/2008-
Carlo-Schmid Fellowship
09/2006-03/2007
Graduate School Masters Award, University College London
09/2005-09/2006
Keith Lukas Prize, University of Kent
06/2004
PhD scholarship "Settling into Motion", Brucerius-ZEIT-Foundation
09/2008-
Carlo-Schmid Fellowship
09/2006-03/2007
Graduate School Masters Award, University College London
09/2005-09/2006
Keith Lukas Prize, University of Kent
06/2004