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The pandemic has been challenging the stability in feelings of happiness and well-being in Switzerland. The wealthy and the young report having suffered relatively more than other population groups. Moreover, one of the essential aspects for well-being is social contact. A good share of the elderly state that they would
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La descendance des migrant·e·s coréen·ne·s à la retraite occupe une place importante dans leur vie. Mais quels rôles ces enfants, pour la plupart devenus adultes, joueront dans leur décision du lieu où vivre durant leur vieillesse ? En vue de mieux comprendre le quotidien des migrant·e·s coréen·ne·s à la retraite, notamment
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The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the care and domestic responsibilities of many women during initial and ensuing lockdowns in the UK. As main caregivers, the Romanian women living in London, who participated in my study, relied on their friends and family to cope with this new context, sometimes going as far
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The social realities of elderly persons in Balkan-Swiss families have rarely been studied, in contrast to Italian or Spanish seniors in Switzerland. For the latter, different services are available, from mother-tongue counseling to Mediterranean wards in retirement homes. Due to the specific migration history between the Balkans and the Swiss
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Cette contribution porte un regard critique sur la notion sociojuridique d’intégration réussie. Par une analyse des parcours de candidat·e·s à la naturalisation facilitée par la voie du mariage – sous l’angle de la nouvelle Loi sur la nationalité (nLN) effective depuis 2018 –, je montre les dimensions normatives induites à
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