12.05.2022 , in ((Europe on the Brink))
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James F. Hollifield
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the largest migrations in Europe since the Second World War, James F. Hollifield comments on the European Union’s policy response to this exodus. He calls for a legal and orderly movement of people, highlighting the involved governments’ responsibility in developing and implementing
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05.05.2022 , in ((Transnational Ageing))
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Irene Blanc
The “Global South” is becoming an increasingly common destination for older people ageing abroad. Older men traveling alone to spend several months a year in countries like Thailand or Brazil tend to be subject to ambiguous social judgment, that is, they are often associated with condemned sexual practices in imaginaries,
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15.12.2021 , in ((Family + Mobility))
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Roxane Gerber
The decision to be mobile deeply influences one’s life trajectory. Moreover, family and social networks affect and are conversely affected by one’s decision to live abroad. Our blog series on Families + Mobilities has highlighted the plurality of families, nudging us to look beyond the concept of a nuclear family
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17.11.2021 , in ((Family + Mobility))
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Ana-Maria Cîrstea
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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16.06.2021 , in ((Social Work))
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Dietrich Choffat
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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