16.11.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Maurice Stierl
As Covid-19 emerged globally, the pandemic was seized as an opportunity to experiment with forms of hygienic-sanitary containment and deterrence, often targeting vulnerable mobile populations. While the virus did not “respect” borders, borders multiplied, both on land and at sea. Yet, despite varied attempts, the Mediterranean Sea could not be
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08.11.2023 , in ((Migration-Mobility Survey '22))
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Manon Trémouille
La Suisse, comme de nombreux pays industrialisés, fait face à une diminution progressive du nombre d’enfants au sein de la population possédant la nationalité Suisse, ce qui impacte sa structure démographique et accroît le vieillissement. A l’inverse, de par un nombre d’enfants moyen plus élevé, les femmes étrangères freinent ce
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12.10.2023 , in ((A Switzerland of 10 Million))
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Sean Mueller
Vorhersagen des Bundesamtes für Statistik sehen uns auf eine Schweiz mit 10 Millionen Einwohner*innen zusteuern. Allerdings werden sich diese sehr ungleich über das Staatsgebiet verteilen: Bestehende Ballungsräume werden noch grösser, periphere Gebiete relativ und zum Teil auch absolut gesehen gar kleiner. Mit ein Faktor für diese zunehmende territoriale Ungleichheit ist
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05.04.2023 , in ((Creative Knowledge Transfer))
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Laure Sandoz and Nicolas Yazgi
Switzerland has a high foreign population but a restrictive admission policy for non-European nationals, leading to a multi-speed system where some have more opportunities than others. During the participatory theater event “Welcome to Heimatland!” participants got to play the role of migrants arriving in a fictional country and trying to
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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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