Restrictions on academic freedom persecution and armed conflict have forced many scholars into
exile. So far the professional trajectories of these scholars and their contributions to
knowledge exchange have not been studied comprehensively. The contributors to this volume
address the situations and networks of scholars in exile the challenges they face in their
host countries and the opportunities they use. These issues are highly relevant to discussions
about the moral economies of higher education institutions and support programs. Although the
contributions largely focus on Germany as a host country they also offer telling examples of
forced mobility in the Global South including both contemporary and historical perspectives.
