18.11.2025 , in ((International Academic Mobility))
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Thais França
In “Grande Sertão: Veredas,” the “sertão” is a dry, harsh land crossed by vital streams called “veredas.” My path through European academia as a Brazilian scholar has followed a pattern of marginalization, where my knowledge, language, and presence were constantly contested, interrupted by rare, nourishing collaborations. To change academia built
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20.11.2024 , in ((Discrimination))
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Didier Ruedin
Discrimination is difficult to notice, as it often takes place in everyday situations, such as during job applications or apartment searches. To test this, we ran an online experiment that transformed decision-making into a game-like experience to capture the behavior of ordinary people. What we found striking was that people’s
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23.11.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Janine Dahinden
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, problematic past legacies emerged from the intersection of mobility and gender/sexuality regimes. By diving into these continuities, I examine two compelling case studies – domestic caregivers and sex workers. These cases allow me to study how a global, but also a national, crisis of care emerged
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14.06.2023 , in ((Structural Racism))
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Meriam Mastour
Une étude du Forum suisse pour l’étude des migrations et de la population (SFM) démontre qu’il existe en Suisse un racisme structurel (systémique). L’étude définit le racisme structurel comme un système social qui reproduit des inégalités. Voyons comment les institutions politiques et médiatiques suisses participent à ces inégalités en restreignant
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07.06.2023 , in ((Structural Racism))
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Gina Vega
Die Beratungsstellen für Rassismusopfer sind mit vielfältigen Diskriminierungsvorfällen konfrontiert, welche in historisch gewachsene gesellschaftliche Strukturen eingebettet sind und Ungleichheiten legitimieren und reproduzieren. Diese manifestieren sich in ideologischen Einstellungen und oft unbewussten Haltungen sowie institutionalisierten Ausschlussmechanismen, die Menschen auf verschiedenste Weise benachteiligen. Rassismus ist ein mehrdimensionales Konstrukt, das sich systematisch und
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