05.12.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Francisco Klauser
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the act of breathing air became a central policy focus, tied to people’s ability to move. From wearing mandatory masks to navigating public spaces, the governance of breathing air became an essential part of the management of mobility. What will remain after COVID-19 from this increased
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01.12.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Jelena Dzankic
How much has the pandemic changed the governance of citizenship? Which ad hoc responses to the global health crisis have become embedded in ways states allocate rights and obligations to their citizens, and which ones have withered away? The pandemic has opened up a number of avenues to reflect on
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23.11.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Janine Dahinden
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, problematic past legacies emerged from the intersection of mobility and gender/sexuality regimes. By diving into these continuities, I examine two compelling case studies – domestic caregivers and sex workers. These cases allow me to study how a global, but also a national, crisis of care emerged
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16.11.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Maurice Stierl
As Covid-19 emerged globally, the pandemic was seized as an opportunity to experiment with forms of hygienic-sanitary containment and deterrence, often targeting vulnerable mobile populations. While the virus did not „respect“ borders, borders multiplied, both on land and at sea. Yet, despite varied attempts, the Mediterranean Sea could not be
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14.11.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Christin Achermann, Sélim Clerc, Janine Dahinden, Francisco Klauser und Eloise Thompson
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, authorities deployed a myriad of „exceptional“ measures that severely impacted the possibilities of human movement. States restricted, controlled and monitored people on the move at various social and spatial scales. The emerging „regime of (im)mobility“ turned out to be highly differential and
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