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In this contribution to the Blog Series “Gender, Skills, Migration” we assess the performance of the nccr – on the move in realizing one of its strategical goals, namely the equal opportunities of its members. Some partial goals, such as gender balance and increased sensitivity, have been achieved, but at
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That if women will, everything will stand still has become obvious over the nearly 30 years which have elapsed since the first national feminist demonstration in Switzerland. What is true of all productive sectors is certainly true of academia. But what role do social stereotypes and individual biases play in
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Bestimmte Vorstellungen von ‘Eigenem’ und ‘Fremdem’ waren schon immer Teil der Schweizer Einwanderungspolitik. Repräsentationen von Migrant*innen sind stark vom Geschlecht geprägt und werden von verschiedenen Akteur*innen mobilisiert, um bestimmte politische Positionen zu untermauern. Wann und unter welchen Umständen änderten sich diese Repräsentationen? Und wie wurde und wird auf die Kategorie
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Biometric databases have become important instruments of migration control in Europe. Yet, little attention has been paid to the role of biometric technologies in implementing expulsions. As a tool for determining the countries responsible for processing asylum applications in Europe, Eurodac (European Dactylographic system) serves the implementation of the Dublin
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In the first part of this blog post, we analyzed why the GCM’s vision of ‘interconnecting’ migration-specific to migration-related policies delivers gains, including more room for negotiated outcomes, while at the same time increasing the risk of watering down human rights protection. This second part evaluates the evolution of institutions ...
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