When people migrate to Switzerland, their experiences are far from equal. Data from the Migration-Mobility Survey (MMS) show that women are far less likely than men to arrive in the country already employed and are more often moving for family reasons rather than career opportunities. These differences do not disappear
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Au cours des 13 dernières années, la population suisse s’est accrue de près de 1.2 millions de personnes selon l’OFS. Plus de 80% de cette augmentation s’explique par les mouvements migratoires, et 20% seulement par l’excédent des naissances sur les décès. Puisque le débat sur l’initiative « pour une Suisse à
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After eight years, five waves and over 25,000 participants, the Migration-Mobility Survey reached its final round in 2024. Its rich, longitudinal data reveal how foreign nationals in Switzerland build lives here. Moreover, the survey reveals much more than just statistics; it shows what makes life easier or harder for them
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A new survey of Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland shows that life under the temporary protection of Status S is anything but passive waiting. Refugees are striving to integrate, learning the local languages, working, and raising children while figuring out how to navigate the Swiss institutions. At the same time, those
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With the advent of big data, new approaches in migration studies have proliferated. However, they remain predominantly quantitative, focusing heavily on geospatial data and often missing the human stories and complex experiences behind each migration journey. Some researchers take a more narrative and qualitative approach, exploring the stories people construct ...
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