Gendered Organizational Perspectives on Human Security of Refugees in Germany

This research analyses in how far the pressure on Germany’s refugee regime affects the multilayered human security situation in refugee accommodations and its implications on gender. It closely examines the impact of factual, political and legal changes in Germany’s refugee regime since 2015 upon the organizational field of public administrations and non-governmental organizations. Through empirical fieldwork in two municipalities including six organizational case studies, the research sheds light upon organizational perceptions and solutions for gender related security aspects along the human security dimensions economy, environment, food, health, personal, community and political rights. It argues that a thorough analysis of the interplay between organizational behavior and the institutionalization of political debates provides important insights on the attention given to specific needs of women, men, girls and boys as well as their intersection with other indicators creating vulnerability (such as health, age, sexual orientation, religion, and socio-economic status). The qualitative research project combines current debates in refugee studies with theoretical concepts from organizational sociology, gender studies and policy research.