04.11.2025 , in ((Practices, Society))
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Stefan Manser-Egli and Philipp Lutz
While social norms and expectations shape all our lives, they do not apply to everyone in the same way. A new study shows that migrants in Switzerland are held to higher standards than the rest of society, for example, with regard to local social engagement and compliance with the legal
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19.12.2024 , in ((Politics))
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Maud Bachelet, Philipp Lutz and Frowin Rausis
La Conseil National a fait la une des journaux en septembre 2024 en votant pour la suspension des versements suisses à l’agence de l’ONU pour les réfugié·es palestinien·nes, l’UNRWA. Un mois plus tard, la Knesset israélienne a adopté deux lois visant à compromettre les activités de l’UNRWA en territoires palestiniens
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18.12.2024 , in ((Politics))
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Maud Bachelet, Philipp Lutz and Frowin Rausis
Der Nationalrat sorgte im September 2024 international für Schlagzeilen, als er entschied, die Schweizer Beiträge an das palästinensische Flüchtlingshilfswerk UNRWA auszusetzen. Einen Monat später erliess das israelische Parlament Entscheide, welche der UNRWA das Ausüben ihres Mandats im Gazastreifen und im Westjordanland ab Anfang 2025 faktisch verunmöglichen könnte. Sollte der Ständerat
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17.12.2024 , in ((Politics))
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Maud Bachelet, Philipp Lutz and Frowin Rausis
The Swiss lower chamber made headlines in September 2024 with its vote to suspend Swiss donations to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA. A month later, the Israeli parliament voted to effectively prevent the UN agency from continuing its mandate in Gaza and the West
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21.06.2024 , in ((Politics))
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Philipp Lutz
On this day, 25 years ago, Switzerland signed a bilateral agreement with the European Union to establish the free movement of persons. It is time to look back on how this issue has shaped Swiss politics thus far. The idea of the free movement of persons as reciprocal mobility rights
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