Switzerland
Soziale Arbeit im Migrationsbereich kennt zahlreiche Ausprägungen und beinhaltet eine Vielzahl an Herausforderungen. Professionelle der Sozialen Arbeit finden sich dabei oft in komplexen rechtlichen Situation wieder. Ein aktuelles Beispiel ist das Zusammenspiel zwischen Sozialhilfebezug und Migrationsrecht, das zunehmend von Restriktionen geprägt ist und dessen Entwicklung aufmerksam beobachtet werden sollte. Professionelle
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Crises are characterized by a serious threat, accompanied by high levels of uncertainty and an urgent need for action. The current pandemic has created such a context of fundamental uncertainty in which the ability to interpret the signs and anticipate future events in order to fully maintain the scope of
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The COVID-19 outbreak has emphasized more than ever the question of how researchers can avoid reproducing the problematic and racialized representation of the “migrant” resulting from states’ efforts to prevent certain people’s mobilities. Recognizing how the national-scale perspective shapes and restricts our thinking, and starting by not differentiating between migrants
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The world has been confronted by not only the coronavirus pandemic, but also a surge of national(ist) responses to it. By closing their borders and introducing a travel ban for the Schengen Area, European countries have retreated into national fortresses that nonetheless remain highly unequal internally, prioritizing their own citizens’
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The immobility caused by the current coronavirus crisis affects migrant entrepreneurs in Switzerland who depend on transnational connections for their businesses. Their reactions to the outbreak highlight their vulnerable position, but also their creativity and the importance of supportive networks for building resilience. In recent years, transnational entrepreneurs have been
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