Our Working Paper Series is a useful outlet for sharing preliminary findings and ideas. The Series is ideally suited for NCCR researchers who want to elicit constructive feedback before submitting their work for publication in internal peer-reviewed journals and books. Revised versions of our Working Papers have appeared in international journals and edited volumes. Papers […]
Existing research highlights instrumental factors in intentions to apply for citizenship, specifically the security of status that prevents involuntary return. Although we acknowledge the relevance of instrumental factors such as status security, we focus on the importance of soft factors of belonging as predictors of intentions to naturalize. We argue that different (political, emotional, social) […]
Scholarly inquiry into the intersections of migration, mobility, and crisis has mainly focused on international migration. The scope of this scholarship underscores the continuing influence of methodological nationalism in the field. We argue for a broader exploration of mobility (and immobility) perspectives. Accordingly, we embrace an encompassing understanding of crises as particular events and structural […]
Within the past few years, pandemics like HIV/AIDS, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2 have become common worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic, which broke out recently, profoundly impacted the world. As part of containing this pandemic, lockdowns which put a moratorium on human mobility and associational life became a dominant measure. Yet these mobilities and associational life are the […]
This document presents a framework for studying narratives of crises and their influence on attitudes, behaviour, and policies of migration and human mobility. The framework emphasizes four axes: time, space, narratives, and crises. Data from a media analysis of claims in newspaper articles in nine European countries provides an empirical basis to illustrate potential research […]
Theoretically, this article proposes that concerns of ‘welfare migration’ have shaped the EU free movement regime as a system of differential rights. This system was institutionalised in Directive 2004/38 in the context of Eastern Enlargements, and it gives different residence and social rights to EU citizens depending on their socioeconomic status. Whereas workers have unquestioned […]
While much of the literature focuses on the factors influencing naturalization outcomes, far less studies have investigated the will to acquire new citizenship. However, unlike naturalization, which, once acquired, is a fixed status, intention is subject to change, evolve, or be translated into action. Thus, studying the evolution of naturalization intentions provides a first overview […]
This literature review summarizes findings from 63 articles published between 2001 and 2020 that study discretion of frontline workers at migration control. The results demonstrate that discretionary practices in various migration control situations (e.g., border zones, migration agencies, courts, public welfare services, and detention centers) are widespread but share common patterns. Frontline workers’ racialized prejudices […]
Safe Country Policies have been a central tool used by states to restrict access to asylum. Despite the salience of such policies for both host states and people seeking protection, we lack a coherent conceptualization of the different types of Safe Country Policies and systematic information on their adoption in all world regions. Aiming to […]
The hastily announced lockdown in March 2020 by the Indian government precipitated a wave of uncertainty and fear among urban residents living in auto-constructed settlements. In subsequent weeks, images poured in of people undertaking arduous journeys across hundreds of miles to try and get back to their native villages – a process that was dubbed […]
Many migrant women in New York City face structural discrimination and administrative hurdles that complicate their access to safe and well-paid labor. Worker cooperatives have been shown to reduce the precarity and economic exclusion of marginalized groups. However, although much is known about worker cooperatives’ economic potential for improving workers’ lives, other social effects remain […]
