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From Precarity to Possibility: Toward a Fairer Academic Mobility Regime for Temporary Migrants

27.11.2025 , in ((International Academic Mobility)) , ((No Comments))

Academic mobility, whether short-term or long-term, has long been hailed as a vital driver of knowledge creation and cross-border intellectual exchange. Historically, the movement of scholars fueled innovation and collaboration across nations. Beneath this idealized narrative lies a more complex reality: temporary contracts, job instability, and structural inequalities. These challenges ...

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Reddit Migration Trajectories – Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Migration Research

24.09.2025 , in ((Practices)) , ((No Comments))

With the advent of big data, new approaches in migration studies have proliferated. However, they remain predominantly quantitative, focusing heavily on geospatial data and often missing the human stories and complex experiences behind each migration journey. Some researchers take a more narrative and qualitative approach, exploring the stories people construct ...

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A Future for Ukrainian Refugees in Europe Beyond Temporary Protection

21.09.2023 , in ((Europe on the Brink)) , ((No Comments))

The future of Ukrainian refugees in Europe remains uncertain after the “Temporary Protection” measure adopted by the member states is no longer applicable. A European follow-up arrangement is necessary, which preserves Ukrainian’s freedom of movement and treats them like EU citizens. This would involve continued access to employment, housing, and ...

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How Trade Agreements Shape Switzerland’s Immigration Policy

23.08.2023 , in ((Gestion migratoire)) , ((No Comments))
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Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) are meant to facilitate trade between countries. Yet, beneath the surface of these economic treaties lies a lesser-known dimension that extends beyond trade – the intricate regulation of international migration. A new dataset produced by researchers from the nccr – on the move based on these ...

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