Nadine Biehler, M.A.
Global Issues Associate
Areas of Expertise
FocusDevelopment-orientated refugee and migration policy, humanitarian aid in displacement settings and causes of displacement
Working Groups ProjectsShort Curriculum Vitae
Since 2018 Researcher in the project »Migration and Displacement in a Shifting Global Order«
2015–2017 Adviser, Sector Project »Forced Displacement«, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Berlin
2013–2015 Country Manager, Transitional Development Aid, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Berlin
2010–2013 Junior Adviser, Transitional Development Aid, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Liberia
2007–2009 M.A. in Peace Studies and International Politics, Tübingen University (stay abroad at IEP Paris)
SWP Publications
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Permanently Temporary – Syrian Refugees in Jordan
Between pressure to return and blocked integration
SWP Comment 2026/C 44, 27.10.2026, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026C44
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Humanitarian Aid and Development Cooperation: Challenges Beyond Financial Constraints
in: With, Without, Against Washington: Redefining Europe’s Relations With the United StatesContribution to a Research Paper 2026/RP 05, 27.03.2026, 81 Pages, pp. 43–46
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MHPSS – A Resource for Peace
Displacement Situations, Psychosocial Support and the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus
SWP Comment 2026/C 06, 09.02.2026, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026C06
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Mapping African Migration
Insights from UN DESA Data on Patterns, Trends, and Misconceptions
Research Division Global Issues, Working Paper No. 03/2025, 39 Pages -
The Potential of Bilateral Migration Agreements
From Symbolic Politics to Practical Implementation
SWP Comment 2024/C 47, 10.10.2024, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024C47
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Forced Displacement: Prerequisites for a More Feminist Approach to Humanitarian Aid and Development Cooperation
in: Feminist Foreign and Development Policy in PracticeContribution to a Research Paper 2024/RP 09, 21.06.2024, 81 Pages, pp. 65–69
External publications
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African migration: focusing on Europe misses the point – most people move within the continent
in: The Conversation Africa, 29.01.2026 -
Integrating refugees: Lessons from Germany since 2015–16
Worldbank background paper to the World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies, April 2023, 48 pages -
Bridging the gap between EU Migration and Development Policies
Towards an updated policy coherence for development approach
in: Policy Brief November 2023, Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), 10 Pages