Dreams to Nightmares
When survivors go ashore European and partner countries, they encounter people who feel the immediate urge to help - but also people full of resentments, anxieties and doubts. Both, optimistic compassion and fearful avoidance are rooted in unconscious convictions and expectations, shaped by different national histories along the Balkan route and in the target countries.
Since 2017, the international DAAD research network "Migration, Trauma in Transition" has been working to make the psychological expertise of scientists available to refugee aid. Clinical and psychological trauma researchers are working with experts from refugee work.
On 1 December 2018, a conference with political...