Matthias D Witte

Biographic Data

ID101010
NAMEMatthias D Witte
GIVEN NAMESMatthias D
FAMILY NAMEWitte
SIGNATUREWITTE M D
AFFILIATIONSJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz
ORCID0000-0002-2764-1399
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT3
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • Fluchtmigration und Generationenbeziehungen

    Open AccessChristian Armbrüster, Filiz D Yeşilbaş et al.ARTICLEDiskurs Kindheits- und…2024

    Leseprobe-----Bibliographie: Armbrüster, Christian/Yeşilbaş, Filiz D./Witte, Matthias D.: Fluchtmigration und Generationenbeziehungen: Eine qualitative Studie zur adoleszenten Transformation elterlicher Flucht- und Remigrationserfahrungen am Beispiel der Kinder der „DDR-Kinder aus Namibia“, Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung / Discourse. Journal of Childhood and Adolescence Research, 4-2023, S. 585-590. https://doi.org/10.3224/diskurs.v18i4.0…

  • Refugees across the generations. Generational relations between the 'GDR children of Namibia' and their children

    C Schmitt, Matthias D WitteARTICLENew Community2021References: 6

    This article represents the first ever analysis of the generational relations of an otherwise largely neglected group – the ‘GDR children of Namibia’ and their children. The ‘GDR children of Namibia’ are a group of 430 people who were removed from Namibian refugee camps between 1979 and 1989 and taken to the German Democratic Republic (GDR) as part of a solidarity pact between the South-West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) and the Socialist …

  • An analysis of metaphors in the biographies of the 'GDR children of Namibia

    Karin Müller, Yvonne Niekrenz et al.ARTICLEAfrican Studies2020References: 20

    Metaphors are linguistically dense images that transfer terms from their original usage to a different context and describe actions and objects beyond their literal meaning. This article uses Rudolf Schmitt's metaphor analysis (2017) to gain insight into the experiences of the so-called GDR children of Namibia. This term refers to a group of approximately 430 people who, as part of a solidarity project between the South West Africa People's Organ…

  • You are special

    C Schmitt, Matthias D WitteARTICLEEthnic and Racial Studies2018Cited by: 4References: 9

    The article analyses a historical case of politically induced flight. The so-called German Democratic Republic (GDR) children from Namibia are about 430 people brought to the GDR between 1979 and 1989. They came from Namibian refugee camps and were part of a solidarity project between South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) and the GDR. They were educated to become the Namibian elite once the country had been liberated. Their stay was to…

  • Inside We Learn, outside We Explore the World – Children’s Perception of a Weekly Outdoor Day in German Primary Schools

    Open AccessChristian Armbrüster, Robert Gräfe et al.ARTICLEJournal of Education and Human…2016

    Journal of Anthropology and Archaeology is a peer-reviewed international journal, which publishes original papers promoting theoretical, methodological and empirical developments in the discipline of socio-cultural anthropology

  • Pfadfinden Weltweit

    Matthias D WitteBOOKPfadfinden Weltweit2015

  • Pfadfinden Weltweit

    Matthias D WitteBOOKPfadfinden Weltweit2015

  • Jugendprotest und transnationale Öffentlichkeit

    Open AccessArne Schäfer, Matthias D WitteCHAPTERTransnationalität und Öffentlichkei…2014

  • Aufwachsen Zwischen Traditions- und Zukunftsorientierung

    Fachtagung Pfadfinden Wolfshausen, Matthias D Witte et al.BOOKAufwachsen Zwischen Traditions-…2013

  • Aufwachsen zwischen Traditions- und Zukunftsorientierung

    Matthias D Witte, Yvonne NiekrenzBOOKAufwachsen Zwischen Traditions-…2013

  • Growing Up Transnationally between SWAPO and GDR—A Biographical Ethnographic Study on Namibian Refugee Children

    Matthias D Witte, Kathrin Klein-Zimmer et al.ARTICLETransnational Social Review2013

    (2013). Growing Up Transnationally between SWAPO and GDR—A Biographical Ethnographic Study on Namibian Refugee Children. Transnational Social Review: Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. M-28-M-33

  • Pfadfinden

    Open AccessFachtagung Pfadfinden Wolfshausen, Eckart Conze et al.BOOKPfadfinden2012

    Das Pfadfinden als Erziehungs- und Bildungsidee ist über 100 Jahre alt und heute in mehr als 200 Ländern verbreitet. Knoten knüpfen, Feuer machen, ein Zeltdorf errichten, den Wald erkunden, auf Fahrt gehen – Kinder und Jugendliche auf der ganzen Welt gestalten ihre Freizeit mit und bei den Pfadfindern. Die pädagogischen Grundkonzepte und historischen Wandlungsprozesse dieser weltumspannenden Bewegung wurden jedoch bislang von der Forschung kaum b…

  • Pfadfinden

    Eckart Conze, Matthias D WitteBOOKPfadfinden2012