14.05.2025 , in ((Under the Volcano))
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Gianni D’Amato
As Italy navigates a period of rising nationalism and the influence of a far-right government, a mid-20th-century concept has regained attention. Edward Banfield’s notion of “amoral familism”—a social pattern characterized by strong familial loyalty alongside limited trust in wider society—was originally used to interpret the persistent underdevelopment of a rural
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26.03.2025 , in ((Vulnerabilization of Migrant Workers During Crises))
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Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Liala Consoli, Jan-Erik Refle and Yves Jackson
The COVID-19 pandemic hit undocumented migrant workers, a population already living in precarious and particularly hard circumstances. Often overlooked and misunderstood, their lives remain largely invisible with limited data available to illustrate their struggles, especially in times of crisis. In Geneva, Switzerland, many grappled to cope with losing their jobs,
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04.09.2024 , in ((Experiences))
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Jinjin Zhang
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
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30.05.2024 , in ((Voting Rights for Non-Nationals))
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Anita Manatschal
Die Positionen für oder gegen das Stimmrecht für Ausländer*innen sind im öffentlichen Diskurs parteipolitisch abgesteckt. Doch was sagt die Wissenschaft zu einem möglichen Nutzen des Stimmrechts für die Integration zugewanderter Personen? Die Suche nach einer Antwort gestaltet sich, wie in den Sozialwissenschaften üblich, komplex, führt jedoch zu einem nuancierten und
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30.04.2024 , in ((Voting Rights for Non-Nationals))
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Rosita Fibbi and Zaira Esposito
En 2024, la question de la participation politique des résident⸱e⸱s étranger⸱ère⸱s est à nouveau d’actualité à Genève et à Bâle-Ville. Ces deux cantons urbains présentent nombre de parallélismes. Le dynamisme de leur tissu économique s’accompagne d’une proportion élevée de résident⸱e⸱s sans passeport suisse qui atteignent respectivement 41% et 38% de
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