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Counter-Narratives of Crisis: What Frontline Actors Learned from COVID-19

Andrea Friedli — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:23:42 +0000

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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Integration Dispensation: Why Immigrants Face Stronger Social Norms

Stefan Manser-Egli — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:29:39 +0000

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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Qui sont les personnes étrangères arrivées récemment en Suisse et comment vivent-elles ?

Philippe Wanner — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:30:43 +0000

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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From Arrival to Belonging: Insights from Eight Years of the Migration-Mobility Survey

Inka Sayed — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 11:21:32 +0000

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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Building Lives in Uncertainty: Ukrainian Refugees in Switzerland

Valeriia Hett — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:36:38 +0000

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

Vestin Hategekimana — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:30:46 +0000

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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Sex Work and Migration Policy: An Ongoing Entanglement

Lisa Stalder — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:16:12 +0000

Sex work is recognized as legitimate work in Switzerland. However, this recognition is increasingly being questioned. In a position paper, the women of the Swiss Center Party portray particularly migrant sex workers as victims. Among other demands, they call for clients to be required to check the residence status of

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Sexarbeit und Migrationspolitik: eine anhaltende Verflechtung

Lisa Stalder — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:30:15 +0000

Sexarbeit gilt in der Schweiz als Arbeit. Doch das wird hinterfragt. In einem Positionspapier stellen die Frauen der Mitte Partei insbesondere migrantische Sexarbeitende als Opfer dar. Sie wollen unter anderem Freier dazu verpflichten, den Aufenthaltsstatus von Sexarbeitenden zu kontrollieren. Sexarbeit und Migrationspolitik sind seit den 1990er Jahren eng verflochten. Auch

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Migrant Women in Times of Crisis: Vulnerability and Agency Among Domestic Workers

Emma Gauttier — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:11:07 +0000

Due to a lack of professional recognition and an often precarious legal status, migrant domestic workers were especially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Many faced job losses and financial hardships almost overnight. Moreover, support measures were not adapted to their needs and reinforced the longstanding failure to acknowledge the work

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Precarious Work in Switzerland: Experiences of Crises of a Hospitality Worker

Livia Tomás — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 08:30:34 +0000

Low wages, limited access to social protection and benefits, temporary or seasonal labor contracts, and employment through recruitment agencies or subcontractors are all defining characteristics of precarious work. The COVID-19 pandemic – marked by constant uncertainty and rapid change – has exacerbated precarious working conditions for many, especially for migrants.

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