Author: Didier Ruedin
International academic mobility has become integral to contemporary academia and is widely promoted in policy discourses as a driver of mutual understanding, excellence, innovation, knowledge production, and research partnerships. Yet injustices, inequalities, and colonial legacies still shape who can move, under what conditions, and whose knowledge is recognized and valued.
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Since 2014, the nccr – on the move has supported researchers on the move by funding short-term visiting fellowships, fostering international collaborations, and helping early-career scholars join its annual Neuchâtel Graduate Conference of Migration and Mobility Studies (NGC). Over time, the center began prioritizing applicants from the “Global South” to
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A new survey of Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland shows that life under the temporary protection of Status S is anything but passive waiting. Refugees are striving to integrate, learning the local languages, working, and raising children while figuring out how to navigate the Swiss institutions. At the same time, those
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During the legislative period 2019-2023, 39% of Switzerland’s population had a migration background, yet only 16% of national parliamentarians came from this demographic. This gap is not merely statistical, it is a reflection of structural barriers that determine who gets to participate in shaping the country’s future. Our project on ...
+ Read moreDiscrimination is difficult to notice, as it often takes place in everyday situations, such as during job applications or apartment searches. To test this, we ran an online experiment that transformed decision-making into a game-like experience to capture the behavior of ordinary people. What we found striking was that people’s ...
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