Politics
You might think that most people have misperceptions about immigration. Yet many false beliefs are merely low-confidence guesses, rather than firmly held views. New Swiss survey evidence shows that this distinction has important implications for understanding public opinion and for the quality of democratic debate. Public debate is quick to ...
+ Read moreThe European Commission has proposed letting member states drop the “connection requirement” from the “safe third country” concept in asylum cases. This seemingly technical tweak marks a major shift toward an “(un)safe fourth country” approach that some countries have repeatedly tried, and failed. Across Europe, governments are increasingly distancing themselves ...
+ Read moreUnder the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum, bilateral migration agreements are revived with strings attached. Once formed by national interests, they must now respect EU rules on migration management and uphold the principle of sincere cooperation. Because the solidarity mechanism now includes Member States’ special ties with third ...
+ Read moreSex work is recognized as legitimate work in Switzerland. However, this recognition is increasingly being questioned. In a position paper, the women of the Swiss Center Party portray particularly migrant sex workers as victims. Among other demands, they call for clients to be required to check the residence status of ...
+ Read moreSexarbeit gilt in der Schweiz als Arbeit. Doch das wird hinterfragt. In einem Positionspapier stellen die Frauen der Mitte Partei insbesondere migrantische Sexarbeitende als Opfer dar. Sie wollen unter anderem Freier dazu verpflichten, den Aufenthaltsstatus von Sexarbeitenden zu kontrollieren. Sexarbeit und Migrationspolitik sind seit den 1990er Jahren eng verflochten. Auch ...
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