17.02.2021 , in ((COVID-19 + Early Career Academics, Experiences))
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Kerstin Martel, Acil Abdul Hadi and Monique Raupp
What happens when you are researching a topic that is suddenly suspended and prone to alter fundamentally in the future? How are the early career prospects of mobility researchers and their sense of purpose when getting “stuck” and isolated in an unfamiliar place? While the “new normal” and its implications
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28.01.2021 , in ((COVID-19 + Mobility))
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Marie-Eve Bélanger and Sandra Lavenex
In COVID times, one of the challenges of the “new normal” has been to communicate the importance of a set of very unusual and stringent rules that populations must follow to contribute to the preservation of their health and public safety. How did the Swiss government and political elites use
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26.01.2021 , in ((Migration and Mobility in 2050))
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Petra Sidler
In 2050, everything is ready for the world of cities. Nation-states are defunct, borders abolished, passports destroyed, and people are nervous: will the world of cities hold its promises? Will the way we move and dwell finally mean the same for everyone? While the world is holding its breath, a
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21.01.2021 , in ((Migration and Mobility in 2050))
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Henrietta Nyamnjoh
Migration is not only a constant of human society but has also greatly contributed to its history. The development of non-restrictive and inclusive migration policies has consistently proven a challenge to many governments. But what lessons could be drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic to improve migration management? In a famous
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22.12.2020 , in ((Migration and Mobility in 2050))
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Joanna Menet
Marketplaces, as basic spaces of exchange in cities, shed light on the multiple everyday mobilities and connections necessary to sustain our living standards. How will our lives look like? Will people manage to avert climate change and distribute resources equally across the planet? 25th of Mai 2050, 2.30 pm At
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