Author: Ibrahim Soysüren

Endless Waiting: S-Permit Holders in the Limbo of Permanent Temporariness

10.09.2025 , in ((Gestion migratoire, Ukrainian Refugees)) , ((No Comments))
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In 2022, Switzerland decided to grant the S permit to Ukrainian nationals fleeing the war. 66,000 Ukrainians continued to live in the country with this status in 2024, according to the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM). While it gives them safety and generous rights, the permit must be renewed ...

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Mobility and Immobility in International Migration Trajectories

24.10.2024 , in ((Crises and (Im)mobility Regimes)) , ((No Comments))

The definition of migration has been subject to long conceptual discussions throughout history. Studies that investigate human migrations crossing national borders have failed to adequately account for the notion of mobility. One of the central objectives of the nccr – on the move is to explore the interconnectedness of migration ...

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Technologies for Expulsion: the Use of the Eurodac Database by Switzerland

10.05.2019 , in ((Politics, Schengen/Dublin)) , ((No Comments))
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Biometric databases have become important instruments of migration control in Europe. Yet, little attention has been paid to the role of biometric technologies in implementing expulsions. As a tool for determining the countries responsible for processing asylum applications in Europe, Eurodac (European Dactylographic system) serves the implementation of the Dublin ...

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