Swiss Citizens Choose to Emigrate: What Are the Policy Implications?

in a nutshell #18
Aldina Camenisch and Walter Leimgruber
July 2020

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Swiss citizens emigrate mainly for personal and professional development reasons, on a temporary basis.
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The knowledge and connections of these people represent an important resource for a globally connected country such as Switzerland.
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75% of Swiss nationals living abroad have dual citizenship, which raises new issues in the area of political participation.
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Identifying as Swiss should not be a matter of territorial location, but rather of forming part of a worldwide network.