14.12.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Sélim Clerc
How are public health and asylum governance connected? During the COVID-19 pandemic, migration authorities took measures to maintain a certain continuity in asylum governance in Switzerland. By studying the pandemic’s impact on the asylum regime, we not only see the importance of uninterrupted movement to it, but we also realize
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05.12.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Francisco Klauser
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the act of breathing air became a central policy focus, tied to people’s ability to move. From wearing mandatory masks to navigating public spaces, the governance of breathing air became an essential part of the management of mobility. What will remain after COVID-19 from this increased
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16.11.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Maurice Stierl
As Covid-19 emerged globally, the pandemic was seized as an opportunity to experiment with forms of hygienic-sanitary containment and deterrence, often targeting vulnerable mobile populations. While the virus did not „respect“ borders, borders multiplied, both on land and at sea. Yet, despite varied attempts, the Mediterranean Sea could not be
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14.11.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime))
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Christin Achermann, Sélim Clerc, Janine Dahinden, Francisco Klauser und Eloise Thompson
Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, authorities deployed a myriad of „exceptional“ measures that severely impacted the possibilities of human movement. States restricted, controlled and monitored people on the move at various social and spatial scales. The emerging „regime of (im)mobility“ turned out to be highly differential and
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05.09.2023 , in ((Europe on the Brink))
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Gianni D’Amato
Putin’s war in Ukraine, as well as in Sub-Saharan Africa and various operational theaters in the Middle East, has the potential to severely shake the consensus in Western societies. While the Ukrainian conflict underscores Russia’s imperialistic approach, Western societies remain divided over providing assistance to Ukraine and other theaters due
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