Author: Robin Stünzi

Twenty Years of ‘Reflexive’ Migration Studies: Introduction to the Blog Series

31.05.2022 , in ((Reflexive Migration Studies)) , ((No Comments))
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Research about migration has arguably been dominated by a western-, and nation-state-centered perspective. In response, reflexive debates on knowledge production have addressed methodological nationalism and colonial legacies, but also androcentrism, heteronormativity and other problematic features in scientific approaches to human mobility. This blog series aims to take stock of the ...

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La discrimination à l’embauche des descendant·e·s d’immigré·e·s

03.11.2021 , in ((Gestion migratoire)) , ((No Comments))

Au-delà des différences de permis de séjour qui contribuent à créer des hiérarchies de droits entre personnes étrangères, la discrimination demeure un problème bien réel en Suisse. Fondée sur l’attribution de caractéristiques collectives considérées comme innées et statiques, la discrimination peut être basée sur divers facteurs tels que la nationalité, ...

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“Abuse” : a structuring and performative notion in the field of asylum

27.10.2020 , in ((Swiss Asylum Policy and Legislation)) , ((No Comments))
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The notion of abuse is omnipresent in the public debate on asylum. This discursive device has emerged as the inseparable counterpart of asylum both in social and political discourse as well as in the practices of actors implementing asylum law. It is a lens through which the problems and solutions ...

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