21.03.2023 , in ((COVID-19 + Mobility))
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Yossra Kallali and Silindile Nanzile Mlilo
During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments struggled to respond quickly and efficiently to a changing epidemiological context. To handle crises better, key populations, such as migrants, should be involved in the prevention and intervention strategies. Research on vaccine rollouts in Ethiopia, Tunisia, and South Africa found that civil society groups were
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11.11.2021 , in ((Politics))
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Petra Sidler
Von der Einführung des Frauenstimmrechts 1971 profitierten nur drei Viertel aller Frauen in der Schweiz, nämlich jene mit schweizerischer Staatsangehörigkeit. Dass politische Teilhabe in der Schweiz in der Regel an die Staatsangehörigkeit gebunden ist, schafft ein Demokratiedefizit. An der diesjährigen Frauensession setzte sich die Kommission für Einwohner*innenstimmrecht deshalb für eine
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09.11.2021 , in ((Gestion migratoire))
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Laure Sandoz and Nicolas Yazgi
Les textes de cette série de blog sur la gestion migratoire ont été écrits dans le cadre d’un événement du Théâtre de la Connaissance qui s’est tenu à l’Université de Neuchâtel du 17 au 19 septembre 2021. Les participant·e·s étaient invité·e·s à se plonger dans une expérience immersive au cours
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18.03.2021 , in ((COVID-19 + Early Career Academics))
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Leslie Ader
The COVID-19 pandemic has made a large impact on global society, but one group has been affected by it substantially – that is, university students and junior scholars. Prospective academics around the world are having to deal with numerous obstacles from physical limitations to mental ones. A wave of students
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14.05.2020 , in ((COVID-19 + Mobility))
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Bridget Anderson
The COVID-19 outbreak has emphasized more than ever the question of how researchers can avoid reproducing the problematic and racialized representation of the “migrant” resulting from states’ efforts to prevent certain people’s mobilities. Recognizing how the national-scale perspective shapes and restricts our thinking, and starting by not differentiating between migrants
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