Switzerland
The COVID-19 pandemic intensified existing precarities and created new ones. While some people received state support, many others, especially those with fragile living and working conditions, fell through the cracks. NGOs and civil society initiatives tried to step in to fill those gaps. But what did that mean? During the
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While social norms and expectations shape all our lives, they do not apply to everyone in the same way. A new study shows that migrants in Switzerland are held to higher standards than the rest of society, for example, with regard to local social engagement and compliance with the legal ...
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Au cours des 13 dernières années, la population suisse s’est accrue de près de 1.2 millions de personnes selon l’OFS. Plus de 80% de cette augmentation s’explique par les mouvements migratoires, et 20% seulement par l’excédent des naissances sur les décès. Puisque le débat sur l’initiative « pour une Suisse à
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After eight years, five waves and over 25,000 participants, the Migration-Mobility Survey reached its final round in 2024. Its rich, longitudinal data reveal how foreign nationals in Switzerland build lives here. Moreover, the survey reveals much more than just statistics; it shows what makes life easier or harder for them
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A new survey of Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland shows that life under the temporary protection of Status S is anything but passive waiting. Refugees are striving to integrate, learning the local languages, working, and raising children while figuring out how to navigate the Swiss institutions. At the same time, those
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