Migranticization can be understood as those sets of performative practices that ascribe a migratory status to certain people and bodies – labelling them (im)migrants, second-generation migrants, people with migration background, minorities, etc. – and thus (re-)establish a priori difference to non-migrant citizens: regardless of whether the people designated as migrants are citizens of the nation-state […]
This chapter examines Swiss integration policy from an international comparative perspective and assesses its evolution through a historical lens. In line with international trends, a gradual improvement in the social and economic rights of legally resident foreigners can be observed, which facilitated access to the Swiss labour market, family reunification, or social benefits. Resistance towards […]
Sur la base de deux nouvelles enquêtes sur le vieillissement transnational menées dans le cadre du pôle national de recherche sur la migration nccr – on the move, ce chapitre propose une analyse comparative de trois types d’(im)mobilité post-retraite: rester vivre dans son pays de résidence, s’installer à l’étranger, ou vivre au moins trois mois […]
‘Protecting our culture’ has become a common code in Western Europe to deny immigrants full citizenship. The latter is not only understood here as legal rights that come with full status in a polity, but also being recognized symbolically and emotionally as co-citizens. Compared to the 1990s, it became increasingly difficult from the early 2000s […]
Among different categories of “ageing migrants”, two bring into attention the migrants’ parents. The first one – ‘family reunification migrants’ – reflects the administrative treatment of migrants’ ascendancy by migration regimes. The second one – the Zero Generation – highlights the active role of mobile grandparents within transnational families. This chapter stresses a striking contrast […]
With more than a third of Switzerland’s resident population having an immigration background, asylum and immigration policy occupy a central stage in Swiss politics. Originally addressed in a rather narrow manner as a matter of the ‘foreigner’s police’, and regulated by corporatist ties between employer federations, the Unions, and Swiss authorities, migration policy has turned […]
Acculturation attitudes commonly focus on minority and majority attitudes toward minority acculturation. However, because acculturation is a mutual process, not only are members of minority or migrant groups expected to experience acculturation, but members of the majority also are. In this study, I assessed the attitudes of 375 minority and majority students (Mage = 12.67 […]
