Gerda Heck
Biographic Data
| ID | 1433335 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerda Heck |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerda |
| FAMILY NAME | Heck |
| SIGNATURE | HECK G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sociology, Egyptology, and Anthropology, The American University in Cairo Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, New Cairo, Egypt |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Refugee Health Inclusion
This commentary examines how structural constraints shape health access in refugee camps. It stems from a recent workshop on refugee health and reflects an interdisciplinary, policy‐focused dialogue. We argue that humanitarian aid alone is insufficient. Instead, long‐term, rights‐based approaches are needed. Donor dependency, legal exclusion and geopolitical dynamics undermine access to care. These challenges create artificial divides between cam…
Externalising Migration Controls through Development Programs in Egypt
Since the turn of the millennium, development aid has become more and more entangled with border externalization policies by political entities, such as the European Union. Responding to the increased arrival of refugees in 2015, the European Union formed the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF), earmarking 3.4 billion Euros to fight “the root causes of irregular migration”on the African Continent. Within the scope of the EUTF, Egypt receives m…
The Multilayered Migration Regime in Turkey
Against the background of the research project on “De-and Re-stabilizations of the European Border Regime”, analyzing the recent political attempts by the EU and its member states to regain control over its borders and the movements of migration after the so-called “European refugee crisis” in 2015, this article discusses Turkey’s role and position within international migration flows and the EU-driven border regime. Reflecting on the recent hist…
Neue Vielfalt in der urbanen Stadtgesellschaft
Neue Vielfalt in der Urbanen Stadtgesellschaft
The Multilayered Migration Regime in Turkey
Against the background of the research project on “De-and Re-stabilizations of the European Border Regime”, analyzing the recent political attempts by the EU and its member states to regain control over its borders and the movements of migration after the so-called “European refugee crisis” in 2015, this article discusses Turkey’s role and position within international migration flows and the EU-driven border regime. Reflecting on the recent hist…
Externalising Migration Controls through Development Programs in Egypt
Since the turn of the millennium, development aid has become more and more entangled with border externalization policies by political entities, such as the European Union. Responding to the increased arrival of refugees in 2015, the European Union formed the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF), earmarking 3.4 billion Euros to fight “the root causes of irregular migration”on the African Continent. Within the scope of the EUTF, Egypt receives m…
Neue Vielfalt in der urbanen Stadtgesellschaft
Neue Vielfalt in der Urbanen Stadtgesellschaft
The Multilayered Migration Regime in Turkey
Against the background of the research project on “De-and Re-stabilizations of the European Border Regime”, analyzing the recent political attempts by the EU and its member states to regain control over its borders and the movements of migration after the so-called “European refugee crisis” in 2015, this article discusses Turkey’s role and position within international migration flows and the EU-driven border regime. Reflecting on the recent hist…
Refugee Health Inclusion
This commentary examines how structural constraints shape health access in refugee camps. It stems from a recent workshop on refugee health and reflects an interdisciplinary, policy‐focused dialogue. We argue that humanitarian aid alone is insufficient. Instead, long‐term, rights‐based approaches are needed. Donor dependency, legal exclusion and geopolitical dynamics undermine access to care. These challenges create artificial divides between cam…
Externalising Migration Controls through Development Programs in Egypt
Since the turn of the millennium, development aid has become more and more entangled with border externalization policies by political entities, such as the European Union. Responding to the increased arrival of refugees in 2015, the European Union formed the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF), earmarking 3.4 billion Euros to fight “the root causes of irregular migration”on the African Continent. Within the scope of the EUTF, Egypt receives m…
Political science (4 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (3 works) · Cities and towns (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Espaces publics (2 works) · Europe (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (2 works)