Racist Simultaneity: Empirical and Conceptual Perspectives on Intermigrant Racism

How does racism manifest within and between migrant communities? How is it connected to racism in the dominant society? And where do forms of solidarity emerge that transcend these experiences? A DeZIM Talk on intermigrant racism.

When? Tuesday, November 10, 2026 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where? DeZIM_Saal, Mauerstrasse 76, 10117 Berlin

Racism in Germany is usually framed as a relationship between the dominant society and migrants. At the same time, authoritarian, far-right, and fundamentalist movements are becoming more visible within migrant communities as well, including Turkish far-right extremism. For Kurds, Alevis, Yazidis, Armenians, and other groups who are marginalized within communities with ties to Turkey, these developments are intertwined. This gives rise to a coexistence of various forms of racism, the effects of which vary depending on the context and the people involved. In public debates as well as in research, these experiences have so far remained largely invisible or have been dismissed as conflicts among migrants.

This is where the research project “Intermigrant Racism and Solidarity” comes in. Using communities with ties to Turkey as a case study, it examines how racism operates within and between migrant groups, how it is linked to racism in the dominant society, and where solidarity emerges across these experiences. The research is based on in-depth interviews and focus groups with people who identify, among other things, as Kurdish, Alevi, Yazidi, Armenian, Pontic Greek, Aramaic, Jewish, or queer—each bringing their own historical, political, and transnational experiences to the discussion.

The DeZIM Talk “Racist Simultaneity. Empirical and Conceptual Perspectives on Intermigrant Racism” presents key findings from the project and discusses them from the perspectives of academia, civil society, and politics. The focus is on the question of what it means to make these experiences visible and what consequences their empirical analysis has for research and racism monitoring, for civil society and educational work, for politics, and for the protection of those affected.

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