30.04.2024 , in ((Voting Rights for Non-Nationals))
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Rosita Fibbi and Zaira Esposito
En 2024, la question de la participation politique des résident⸱e⸱s étranger⸱ère⸱s est à nouveau d’actualité à Genève et à Bâle-Ville. Ces deux cantons urbains présentent nombre de parallélismes. Le dynamisme de leur tissu économique s’accompagne d’une proportion élevée de résident⸱e⸱s sans passeport suisse qui atteignent respectivement 41% et 38% de
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24.04.2024 , in ((Voting Rights for Non-Nationals))
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Zaira Esposito and Rosita Fibbi
Die Frage der politischen Partizipation von ausländischen Einwohner*innen in Genf und Basel-Stadt ist wieder aktuell. Die beiden städtischen Kantone weisen zahlreiche Parallelen auf. Ihr dynamisches wirtschaftliches Umfeld geht einher mit einem hohen Anteil an Bewohner*innen ohne Schweizer Pass, die im Jahr 2023 jeweils 41% bzw. 38% der Wohnbevölkerung ausmachten. In
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05.09.2023 , in ((Europe on the Brink))
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Gianni D’Amato
Putin’s war in Ukraine, as well as in Sub-Saharan Africa and various operational theaters in the Middle East, has the potential to severely shake the consensus in Western societies. While the Ukrainian conflict underscores Russia’s imperialistic approach, Western societies remain divided over providing assistance to Ukraine and other theaters due
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08.02.2023 , in ((Racism in International Migration))
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Eloise Thompson
During a crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic, there seems to be an instinctive turn towards sanctuary and roots. In 2020, repatriation flights and exceptions from travel restrictions allowed particular categories of travelers to return home. But our ideas about sanctuary are also restrictive, implicitly leaning on often racialized assumptions about
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01.02.2023 , in ((Racism in International Migration))
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Carol Pierre
Migration policies restricting the entry of ‘foreigners’ to the UK have historically been hailed by the right wing, as protecting both the financial and social security of its citizens, in addition to protecting the cultural heritage of the nation-state. When critiquing these policies, the left wing has had a tendency
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