27.03.2019 , in ((Blog series, Discrimination))
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Lea Portmann e Nenad Stojanović
In view of the upcoming Swiss national parliamentary elections this year, we discuss discrimination by voters against immigrant-origin candidates. Such discrimination in elections poses major challenges to liberal Western democracies and may contribute to the persisting political underrepresentation of the population with a migration background in Switzerland as in many
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26.03.2019 , in ((Blog series, Discrimination))
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Daniel Auer
In terms of its societal functioning, one could argue that Switzerland is a failed state, because we didn’t manage to put merit over prejudice. Every day, we, as a society, are at the same time victims and perpetrators of discrimination. It’s a complex topic, but one thing is for sure:
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25.03.2019 , in ((Blog series, Discrimination, Discrimination))
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Rosita Fibbi
Quinze ans après la toute première recherche suisse en la matière, une nouvelle étude se penche sur la discrimination dans l’accès à une place de travail. Celle-ci compare les chances de jeunes descendants d’immigrés et de jeunes d’origine suisse d’être convoqués à un entretien d’embauche. Les résultats montrent des différences
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25.03.2019 , in ((Blog series, Discrimination))
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Eva Zschirnt
Im Jahr 2018 hatten mehr als ein Drittel der Schweizer Wohnbevölkerung über 15 Jahre einen Migrationshintergrund, die meisten davon sind Einwanderer*innen der ersten Generation. Oft zeigt sich dieser Migrationshintergrund im Namen. Allerdings gibt es bisher nur wenig Daten, in wie fern sich solch ein ausländisch klingender Name auf die Chancengleichheit
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22.03.2019 , in ((Blog series, Discrimination, Esperienze))
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Didier Ruedin
This post offers insights into the first national field experiment on ethnic discrimination in the housing market. Financed by the Swiss Office for Housing and the nccr – on the move, we examined to what extent one’s name affects the likelihood to be invited to view an apartment. We covered
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