Are we as researchers doing enough to engage with the public and address issues of social justice? Only extracting knowledge from our research subjects and publishing it in high-impact academic journals does not seem to suffice. The impact of our work could increase by collaborating with the communities and producing
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Theater of the Oppressed (TO) was developed in the 1960s by Brazilian director, activist, and later politician, Augusto Boal as a participative platform, stemming from a long tradition making theatre a part of the democratic exercise of social and political commentary and engagement. Often used in social work, it is
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Switzerland has a high foreign population but a restrictive admission policy for non-European nationals, leading to a multi-speed system where some have more opportunities than others. During the participatory theater event « Welcome to Heimatland! » participants got to play the role of migrants arriving in a fictional country and trying to
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Migration and mobility research is often undertaken with the goal of either producing evidence-based policy-making, providing a more in-depth understanding of migration and mobility to the general wider public, or creating change and having an impact on situations deemed unjust. Yet, how can scientific knowledge be transferred in meaningful ways
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Since the “refugee crisis” in 2015 precipitated the rise of the far right in Europe, debates on the impact of migration on welfare states have raged across the continent. It is hardly surprising, therefore, that EU- and non-EU migrants alike still struggle to access welfare benefits in their European countries ...
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