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Migrant Women in Times of Crisis: Vulnerability and Agency Among Domestic Workers

Christina Mittmasser — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:11:07 +0000

Due to a lack of professional recognition and an often precarious legal status, migrant domestic workers were especially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Many faced job losses and financial hardships almost overnight. Moreover, support measures were not adapted to their needs and reinforced the longstanding failure to acknowledge the work

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Corps et espaces en temps de crises : Perspectives féministes

Christina Mittmasser — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:52:32 +0000

Des crises multiples traversent notre époque, de la crise climatique à la pandémie, en passant par la montée des inégalités. Une perspective féministe centrée sur les corps – examinant la façon dont ils sont perçus, traités, contrôlés, mais aussi dont ils agissent, ressentent et se défendent – peut-elle nous aider

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Tentatives collectives des migrant·e·s pour contrer l’exclusion économique

Christina Mittmasser — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:30:02 +0000

De nombreux·ses migrant·e·s peinent à trouver un emploi correspondant à leurs compétences et à leurs aspirations en Suisse. Ils/elles sont contraint·e·s de baisser, de reporter ou de réorienter complètement leurs ambitions professionnelles. Cependant, ces dernières années, les migrant·e·s ont commencé à chercher collectivement à améliorer leur situation et à contester

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Migrants’ Collective Attempts to Counter Economic Exclusion

Christina Mittmasser — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 08:30:49 +0000

Many migrants struggle to find work according to their skills and aspirations in Switzerland. They are forced to downsize, postpone, or completely redirect their professional ambitions. In recent years, however, migrants have started to collectively seek to improve their situations and challenge these exclusionary logics through various initiatives. Migrant-run organizations

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Transnational Entrepreneurs: Between Vulnerability and Solidarity

Christina Mittmasser — Thu, 07 May 2020 07:30:55 +0000

The immobility caused by the current coronavirus crisis affects migrant entrepreneurs in Switzerland who depend on transnational connections for their businesses. Their reactions to the outbreak highlight their vulnerable position, but also their creativity and the importance of supportive networks for building resilience. In recent years, transnational entrepreneurs have been

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Movies of Encampment – A Dialogue About Confined Spaces

Christina Mittmasser — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 08:30:56 +0000

Imagine living in a confined space, without a feeling of being “home” and being controlled by institutional actors. With this in mind, three filmmakers tackled the theme of encampment. They joined our recent discussion after the first “On the Mov(i)e” event, sharing their reflections on the conceptualization of encampment and

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