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Refugee lawyers have long contested the popular use of the term “climate refugee.” What could seem like legal nitpicking has the merit of highlighting major differences in legal categories. It also reveals international law’s current inability to offer adequate systematic solutions to forced cross-border displacement caused by climate change. Nonetheless,
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During the FIFA 2022 World Cup, Qatar devised several ad hoc migration policies to dramatically curb the total number of visitors in favor of a preferred type of soccer fan: well-off and depoliticized. Profiting from a global state of exception during the COVID-19 pandemic, Doha further refined its mobility regime
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The ongoing invasion of Ukraine has transformed the European landscape of migration, making Ukrainians the largest group of arriving asylum seekers. This group stands out not only for its demographics – comprising predominantly of women, the elderly, and children – but also for its unprecedented transborder mobility. In light of
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Preferential trade agreements (PTAs) are meant to facilitate trade between countries. Yet, beneath the surface of these economic treaties lies a lesser-known dimension that extends beyond trade – the intricate regulation of international migration. A new dataset produced by researchers from the nccr – on the move based on these ...
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Switzerland has a high foreign population but a restrictive admission policy for non-European nationals, leading to a multi-speed system where some have more opportunities than others. During the participatory theater event “Welcome to Heimatland!” participants got to play the role of migrants arriving in a fictional country and trying to
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