Belachew Gebrewold is professor for International Relations and head of the department for Social Policy and Management at the MCI Innsbruck. In his research, he focusses on migration, European-African relations and conflicts in Africa. His scientific publications include Africa and Fortress Europe (Ashgate 2008); Anatomy of Violence (Ashgate 2009); Global Security Triangle (Routledge 2013); Understanding Migrant Decisions (Routledge, 2018); Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Routledge, 2019); Postcolonial African Migration to the West (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). Between 2014 and 2017, he was a member of the Advisory Council on Migration of the Austrian Ministry of the Interior; and in 2017, he joined the Steering Committee for the Preparation of the United Nations Global Compact for Migration. In 2017, he was also a member of the Informal Migration Group of the United Nations Economic Commission in Africa.