21.03.2023 , in ((COVID-19 + Mobility))
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Yossra Kallali and Silindile Nanzile Mlilo
During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments struggled to respond quickly and efficiently to a changing epidemiological context. To handle crises better, key populations, such as migrants, should be involved in the prevention and intervention strategies. Research on vaccine rollouts in Ethiopia, Tunisia, and South Africa found that civil society groups were
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16.03.2023 , in ((COVID-19 + Mobility))
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Jelena Dzankic, Timothy Jacob-Owens, Lorenzo Piccoli and Didier Ruedin
Avant même le début de la pandémie de COVID-19, les recherches sur les restrictions à la mobilité dans le contexte des urgences de santé publique avaient déjà mis en évidence quelques informations clés. Nous savons, par exemple, que les restrictions de voyage sont motivées par des considérations épidémiologiques, diplomatiques et
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30.11.2022 , in ((COVID-19 + Mobility))
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Jelena Dzankic, Timothy Jacob-Owens, Lorenzo Piccoli and Didier Ruedin
Even before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, research on restrictions to mobility in the context of public health emergencies had already highlighted a few key insights. We know, for example, that travel restrictions are driven by epidemiological, diplomatic and economic considerations; they cause major disruptions; and different communities use
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10.05.2022 , in ((Transnational Ageing))
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Laura Ravazzini and Livia Tomás
Présentant les résultats de six nouveaux projets de recherche suisses, cette série de blogs s’intéresse au vieillissement transnational. Ce phénomène décrit différentes pratiques de personnes de plus de 55 ans qui traversent les frontières nationales, soit physiquement, soit de manière plus « symbolique ». Avec une population vieillissante grandissante en Suisse, le vieillissement
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14.04.2022 , in ((Transnational Ageing))
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Sarah Ludwig-Dehm and Iuna Dones
Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, people have been worried about COVID-19. Older persons (65+) seem to be especially vulnerable, and minorities and migrants have been hit harder by the pandemic than natives. Data shows that older Italian international migrants living in Switzerland have been considerably more worried
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