26.03.2025 , in ((Vulnerabilization of Migrant Workers During Crises))
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Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Liala Consoli, Jan-Erik Refle e 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 ((Esperienze))
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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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04.07.2024 , in ((Ukrainian Refugees))
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Oksana Ovsiiuk
Existing research assesses positively the introduction of the private accommodation system for Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland. This system effectively reduced the pressure on state structures during the peak period of their arrival from Ukraine. Host families, however, played a much greater role in the lives of Ukrainians than simply providing
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28.05.2024 , in ((Voting Rights for Non-Nationals))
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Matteo Gianni
Les débats autour du droit de vote des résident·e·s étranger·ère·s en Suisse et ailleurs sont courants. Plusieurs pays, tels que la Nouvelle-Zélande, le Chili, la Belgique ou les Pays-Bas, accordent aux non-citoyen·ne·s le droit de vote local et souvent l’éligibilité. En Suisse, la forte présence de résident·e·s exclu·e·s des droits
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08.05.2024 , in ((Voting Rights for Non-Nationals))
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Oliver Strijbis
Nach Luxemburg ist die Schweiz das europäische Land mit dem höchsten Ausländeranteil. Da die Schweiz nicht Teil der Europäischen Union ist, kennt sie bis auf wenige kantonale und kommunale Ausnahmen kein Wahlrecht für ausländische Personen. Die Folge davon ist, dass etwa ein Viertel der Bevölkerung in der Schweiz von den
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