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MIGRATION AS A FUTURE POTENTIAL

The project offers a framework to exchange and present forward-thinking ideas on one of the currently most charged socio-politically topics: migration and the possibilities for human mobility. A series of Future Labs will provide a structured space to move beyond the ‘mode connu’ in current migration debates, combining new inputs and data from migration research and practice with creative methods from future studies, AI-powered tooand art. By applying the theory and innovative practices of Futures Studies, researchers, artists, politicians and citizens will explore what human mobility could look like 20, 40, or even 80 years from now. This process invites a rethinking of today’s assumptions and opens space for new strategies to meaningfully shape and manage migration in a changing world. To share perspectives and learn from approaches in different regions of the world, each Future Lab will stimulate and inspire the next one in a travelling series across four continents.

Advanced Digital Technologies will be utilized comparably, serving as a tool to foster interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research partnerships, and generating new knowledge about the future of migration.

A growing image collection of ‚future imaginaries‘ will translate the perspectives and motifs discussed into universal, visual languages and create an emotional connection and deeper understanding of migration issues to foster exchange and look above and beyond the challenges of our time and into the future.