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The world has been confronted by not only the coronavirus pandemic, but also a surge of national(ist) responses to it. By closing their borders and introducing a travel ban for the Schengen Area, European countries have retreated into national fortresses that nonetheless remain highly unequal internally, prioritizing their own citizens’
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This blog post looks at activists and projects that support homeless refugees as an example of social cohesion through solidarity that takes place in local or transnational networks. In political and media discourse, there is sometimes a fear of insufficient social cohesion referring to nation states – e.g., the cohesion
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‘Integration’ and ‘social cohesion’ have various meanings in public, academic and political debates. While both terms generally remain ambiguous, ‘integration’ becomes a distinctive reality when used by state officials who grant or deny rights. By reviewing recent developments in Swiss migration law, this blog post discusses critically the underlying ideas
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Imagine living in a confined space, without a feeling of being “home” and being controlled by institutional actors. With this in mind, three filmmakers tackled the theme of encampment. They joined our recent discussion after the first “On the Mov(i)e” event, sharing their reflections on the conceptualization of encampment and ...
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Die Schweiz partizipiert am europäischen Integrationsprozess, wenn auch nicht als Mitglied der Europäischen Union. Dies schafft funktionale Integrationszwänge, wie die Schengen/Dublin-Assoziierung verdeutlicht. Ein gemeinsamer Binnenmarkt und die Reisefreiheit in Europa sind öffentliche Güter, deren Herstellung und Aufrechterhaltung gemeinsame politische Regeln verlangen. Die Nicht-Übernahme der EU-Waffenrichtlinie durch die Schweiz wäre versuchtes
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