In a world where state power is tightening its grip, how do we make sense of the desire for mobility? And what does digital nomadism look like in the Global South, especially in a country like China during the COVID-19 era? While the pandemic may feel like a thing of ...
+ Weiterlesen
Italy’s complex history, marked by a century-long fragmentation, a difficult unification, a liberal period followed by 20 years of fascist rule, as well as persisting political and cultural divides, makes it challenging to define a cohesive national identity. Italians historically often felt a stronger connection to their municipalities than to
...
Switzerland’s seasonal worker statute – abolished in 2002, tied residence permits to employers. According to theory, such regulation gives employers greater bargaining power in wage-setting and could lower wages. Strengthening immigrants‘ social and economic rights through the Agreement on the Free Movement of People (AFMP) may have helped reduce the ...
+ Weiterlesen
Existing research assesses positively the introduction of the private accommodation system for Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland. This system effectively reduced the pressure on state structures during the peak period of their arrival from Ukraine. Host families, however, played a much greater role in the lives of Ukrainians than simply providing
...
Die private Unterbringung hat seit dem Ausbruch des Krieges in der Ukraine einen wertvollen Beitrag zur Integration der Geflüchteten in der Schweiz geleistet. Das Modell bietet unter Berücksichtigung verschiedener Rahmenbedingungen hohes Potenzial für alle Geflüchteten. Dabei müssen sowohl die Bedürfnisse der Beteiligten wie auch die kantonalen und kommunalen Strukturen beachtet
...
