Practices
What counts as a crisis, and who gets to decide? And how do you build a database around a concept that researchers themselves cannot agree on? These were some of the questions behind the development of CrisisMigRef, a database developed during the final phase of nccr – on the move ...
+ Read moreReturn – the departure of migrants back to their countries of origin, whether voluntarily or by force – is back at the top of the political agenda in Switzerland and Europe. But what do we actually mean when we talk about it? Often treated as a simple outcome, it is ...
+ Read moreFinding a place to live in Delhi is not just about budget or location. For many Muslim residents, it involves navigating refusals from landlords, exclusion by housing societies, and coded language that signals who is—and is not—welcome. What appears as individual choice in the housing market is often shaped by ...
+ Read moreMigration has long been a recurring subject in cinema. From wartime displacement to contemporary border crossings, films keep returning to stories of departure, arrival, loss, aspiration, and belonging. Yet we still know surprisingly little about how migration is represented in films. Think about classic works such as “Casablanca” and “The ...
+ Read moreSi les normes et les attentes sociales façonnent nos vies à tou·te·s, elles ne s’appliquent pas de la même manière à chacun·e. Une nouvelle étude montre que les migrant·e·s en Suisse sont soumis·es à des normes plus strictes que le reste de la société, notamment en matière d’engagement social local et ...
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