discrimination
During the legislative period 2019-2023, 39% of Switzerland’s population had a migration background, yet only 16% of national parliamentarians came from this demographic. This gap is not merely statistical, it is a reflection of structural barriers that determine who gets to participate in shaping the country’s future. Our project on ...
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Due to a lack of professional recognition and an often precarious legal status, migrant domestic workers were especially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Many faced job losses and financial hardships almost overnight. Moreover, support measures were not adapted to their needs and reinforced the longstanding failure to acknowledge the work
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Discrimination is difficult to notice, as it often takes place in everyday situations, such as during job applications or apartment searches. To test this, we ran an online experiment that transformed decision-making into a game-like experience to capture the behavior of ordinary people. What we found striking was that people’s ...
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In der modernen Welt wird das Thema Beteiligung am politischen und gesellschaftlichen Leben immer relevanter. Ein herausragendes Beispiel für das Bestreben, Geflüchtete aktiv und selbstbestimmt in die Gestaltung der Gesellschaft einzubeziehen, ist das “Flüchtlingsparlament” in der Schweiz, das vom National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) ins Leben gerufen wurde. Es zeigt
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During the FIFA 2022 World Cup, Qatar devised several ad hoc migration policies to dramatically curb the total number of visitors in favor of a preferred type of soccer fan: well-off and depoliticized. Profiting from a global state of exception during the COVID-19 pandemic, Doha further refined its mobility regime
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