Practices

The EU Pact Embraces Member States’ Special Proximities Towards Selected Migrant Sending Countries

20.08.2025 , in ((Politics, Practices)) , ((No Comments))

Under 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 ...

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Tracking the Movements of Expatriates

21.06.2023 , in ((Practices, What do we mean by…)) , ((2 Comments))
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Globalization and intense global competition for highly-educated workers (expatriates) are drawing attention to their international mobility in OECD countries. However, the collection of international migration data lags behind, resulting in inconsistent and confusing estimates of expatriates worldwide. Tracking the real-time movements of this population has become increasingly challenging, leading to ...

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«Mediterrane Abteilungen» in Schweizer Altersheimen

26.04.2022 , in ((Practices, Transnational Ageing)) , ((No Comments))

Ob gewollt oder nicht – in der Schweiz verbringen viele Menschen ihr Lebensende in einem Altersheim wo sie den Alltag oft als klinisch und eintönig erleben. Initiiert von migrantischen Organisationen, wird in «mediterranen Abteilungen» versucht, herkunftsbezogene Lebenswelten für das transnationale Altern zu schaffen. Diese nehmen je nach historischem, sozialem und ...

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