integration
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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Rassismus ist grundsätzlich strukturell angelegt. Das zeigt eine neue Studie des Schweizerischen Forums für Migrations- und Bevölkerungsstudien (SFM) im Auftrag der Fachstelle für Rassismusbekämpfung (FRB). Sie legt dar, für welche Personen und in welcher Form struktureller Rassismus in verschiedenen Lebensbereichen vorkommt. Doch was bedeuten diese Ergebnisse für die Institutionen in
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During a crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic, there seems to be an instinctive turn towards sanctuary and roots. In 2020, repatriation flights and exceptions from travel restrictions allowed particular categories of travelers to return home. But our ideas about sanctuary are also restrictive, implicitly leaning on often racialized assumptions about
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During the 90th minute of the 2018 World Cup, when there was a draw between Switzerland and Serbia, Xherdan Shaqiri scored for Switzerland. Emotions ran high as Shaqiri celebrated his goal with a gesture indicating a double eagle, similar to that gestured by another player Granit Xhaka earlier in the ...
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Recent research focuses on how immigrants, refugees, and their descendants fare in school and in the labor market. While most of these studies point towards a disadvantage for non-natives, less is known about how these people deal with this discrimination and become agents of their own destinies. It may therefore
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