 
            
            Merlin Flaig
                    Department
                    Transformation of Political (Dis-)order
                
                    Function
                    Researcher
                
                    Specialization
                    Social Science
                
                    Work areas
                    
- Forced Migration and Refugee Studies
- Knowledge cooperation
Vita
| since 08/2020 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Researcher, Research Department "Transformation of political (dis-)order" | 
| 09/2019 – 05/2020 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Participation in the 55th course of the DIE Postgraduate Training Programme, Research Team: Local Governments and the Sustainable Integration of Refugees in Ethiopia | 
| 05/2019 – 08/2019 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Internship at the Academy for International Cooperation (AIZ) in the section "Corporate Competencies" | 
| 04/2017 – 04/2019 | Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg M.A. Social Science | 
| 08/2018 - 10/2018 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitk (DIE) Internship at the Manging Global Governance (MGG) Academy | 
| 01/2018 - 05/2018 | Jawaharlal Nehru University, Neu-Delhi, Indien Master student | 
| 08/2017 – 12/2017 | University of Cape Town, Kapstadt, Südafrika Master student | 
| 10/2013 – 03/2017 | Universität Erfurt B.A. International Relations and Social Science | 
| 08/2015 – 12/2015 | Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru Bachelor student | 
Refereed Publications
Non-refereed Publications
- Martin-Shields, Charles / Merlin Flaig  (2025)
 Displacement and Social Cohesion: Solutions at the local, national, and regional levels
 in: IDOS Jahresbericht - Annual Report 2023-2025, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 33-37
- Martin-Shields, Charles / Merlin Flaig  (2025)
 Vertreibung und Soziale Kohäsion: Lösungen auf lokaler, nationaler und regionaler Ebene
 in: IDOS Jahresbericht - Annual Report 2023-2025, Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), 33-37
- Muhumad, Abdirahman  A. / Merlin Flaig / Jörn Grävingholt  (2023)
 Äthiopien
 in: Jochen Oltmer / Marcel Berlinghoff / Franck Düvell / Ulrike Krause / Andreas Pott (Hrsg.), Report Globale Flucht 2023, Frankfurt am Main: Fischer Taschenbuch, 163-173
- Binkert, Eva / Merlin Flaig / Lukas Frucht et al.  (2021)
 Local governments and the sustainable integration of refugees in Ethiopia
 (Discussion Paper 21/2021)
Opinion Pieces
- Flaig, Merlin / Detlef Müller-Mahn  (2024)
 Shaping equitable partnerships in international collaborative research
 Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 23 September 2024
- Flaig, Merlin / Abis Getachew  (2024)
 How refugee participation can improve policy and research
 Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), The Current Column of 5 February 2024