exclusion
‘Integration’ and ‘social cohesion’ have various meanings in public, academic and political debates. While both terms generally remain ambiguous, ‘integration’ becomes a distinctive reality when used by state officials who grant or deny rights. By reviewing recent developments in Swiss migration law, this blog post discusses critically the underlying ideas
...
“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,
...
Imagine living in a confined space, without a feeling of being “home” and being controlled by institutional actors. With this in mind, three filmmakers tackled the theme of encampment. They joined our recent discussion after the first “On the Mov(i)e” event, sharing their reflections on the conceptualization of encampment and ...
+ Read moreEine besonders wichtige Feststellung zur Migrationspolitik (und -forschung) ist der Umstand, dass sie stets an die Vergegenwärtigung von politischen, sozialen und ökonomischen Entwicklungslinien gebunden ist. Nicht in vacuo, im luftleeren Raum, kann sie begriffen werden, sondern einzig vor dem Hintergrund gesellschaftlicher Konfliktlagen und kollidierender Interessen, die in modernen Industriestaaten zumeist ...
+ Read moreFamily reunification, a phenomenon often studied in developed countries, is necessary to guarantee the right to family life for refugees. Based on interviews of refugees living in São Paulo, my study highlights the different strategies refugees adopt in selecting a family member to join them in Brazil through the reunification ...
+ Read more