03.06.2021 , in ((Society))
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Selina Reusser e Katrin Sontag
Die internationale Mobilität führt dazu, dass ein wachsender Anteil der Wohnbevölkerung in Europa kein Wahlrecht hat. Dieser Blogbeitrag stellt europäische Initiativen vor, die sich angesichts dieses demokratischen Defizits für inklusivere politische Rechte einsetzen. So fand etwa am 26. April 2021 der erste internationale «Tag für das Wahlrecht für alle» statt,
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19.03.2020 , in ((COVID-19 + Mobility, Practices))
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Lorenzo Piccoli e Jelena Dzankic
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency, but it also has the potential to impact on many other elements of European societies beyond health services. Jelena Dzankic and Lorenzo Piccoli write on the effect the outbreak is having on the uses and meanings of citizenship. The rapid spread of
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11.03.2020 , in ((Social Cohesion Beyond Nation State))
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Alois Stutzer
Many problems in society can only be successfully addressed if its members are willing to cooperate, even if decisions go against their individual or group-specific short-term interests. This cooperation requires a certain level of cohesion among the members of society. Social cohesion can, therefore, be seen as one of the
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20.02.2020 , in ((Social Cohesion Beyond Nation State))
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Anita Manatschal e Katrin Sontag
“Social cohesion is threatened in Western democracies in times of mobility and migration.” Such concerns are raised both privately and publicly and often linked to fears of a crisis of the nation state. Yet, what is meant by social cohesion in the first place? If defined as connectedness between individuals,
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04.02.2020 , in ((Sanctuary Cities))
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Bea Schwager
Der Gemeinderat der Stadt Zürich hat am 31. Oktober 2018 dem Stadtrat eine Motion zur Ausarbeitung der “Züri City Card” überwiesen. Nun muss der Stadtrat innert zwei Jahren eine Vorlage ausarbeiten, mit der die städtische Identitätskarte für alle Stadtbewohner*innen eingeführt werden könnte. In diesem Blogbeitrag gehe ich auf die Entstehung
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