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Syrian Refugee Return: Views from the Ground in Jordan

Nelly Müller — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:52:27 +0000

After the Assad regime fell in December 2024, several European governments swiftly announced they would suspend asylum processing for Syrians. Yet, the pressure for refugee returns had existed well before the regime’s fall. In Jordan, local NGOs highlight ongoing concerns about who is responsible for ensuring that refugee returns are

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Post-Assad Syria: What Lies Ahead for Syrian Refugees in Europe?

Robin Stünzi — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:01:53 +0000

With the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, statements concerning the fate of Syrian asylum seekers and refugees in Europe have proliferated. Beyond these heated reactions, the regime’s collapse raises critical sociological, legal, and political questions that scientific research could help address. In an optimistic scenario for Syria, will Syrian refugees

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Living the Securitized Border: Testimonies from the Central Mediterranean Sea

Anna Marino — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:30:48 +0000

Europe’s borders are not just distant physical barriers but powerful forces shaping how we perceive and manage migration across the continent. “Thinking Outside the Border,” an illustrated booklet launched by doctoral researcher Anna Marino, focuses on this reality. Created with the activist Simone Gavazzi and illustrator Arianna Sisani, the project

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Mobility and Immobility in International Migration Trajectories

Ibrahim Soysüren — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:47:33 +0000

The definition of migration has been subject to long conceptual discussions throughout history. Studies that investigate human migrations crossing national borders have failed to adequately account for the notion of mobility. One of the central objectives of the nccr – on the move is to explore the interconnectedness of migration

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Behind the EU Pact on Asylum: A Geography of Protection

Etienne Piguet — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:35:34 +0000

European asylum policy still has a long way to go to better address protection challenges. The EU’s new Pact on Asylum has been created to manage some of the existing imbalances by assisting countries receiving more seekers with relocations, financial aid, or taking responsibility for applicants and easing their pressure.

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Benefits of the Private Accommodation System for Ukrainian Refugees in Switzerland

Oksana Ovsiiuk — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 13:45:09 +0000

Existing research assesses positively the introduction of the private accommodation system for Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland. This system effectively reduced the pressure on state structures during the peak period of their arrival from Ukraine. Host families, however, played a much greater role in the lives of Ukrainians than simply providing

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Pitfalls of Refugee Private Housing: The Ukrainian Case in Romania

Mihaela Nedelcu — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:42:14 +0000

The massive arrival of Ukrainian refugees in Romania after February 2022 required rapid housing solutions in a country with few institutionalized structures to receive migrants seeking protection. In response to this situation, the state authorities relied on private hosts by launching a special program called “50/20.” Interviews with refugees, hosted

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Avoir son mot à dire sur les décisions qui déterminent sa vie

Vincent Bürgy — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 08:08:26 +0000

La participation effective des personnes réfugiées dans les processus les concernant n’est plus une vague idée, mais se concrétise désormais à différents niveaux. Toutefois, malgré les avancées, telles que la création d’une équipe de réfugiés au sein du HCR, l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés et la reconnaissance de

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Das Flüchtlingsparlament Schweiz als Beispiel für aktive Beteiligung

Andi Geu — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:41:09 +0000

In der modernen Welt wird das Thema Beteiligung am politischen und gesellschaftlichen Leben immer relevanter. Ein herausragendes Beispiel für das Bestreben, Geflüchtete aktiv und selbstbestimmt in die Gestaltung der Gesellschaft einzubeziehen, ist das “Flüchtlingsparlament” in der Schweiz, das vom National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) ins Leben gerufen wurde. Es zeigt

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Lives on Hold: How Do Refugees From Ukraine See Their Future?

Fiona Mubi — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 14:20:49 +0000

What are the profiles and socio-economic conditions of refugees from Ukraine in Switzerland? What are their intentions regarding return? A survey by UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, in cooperation with the State Secretariat for Migration and Ipsos SA Switzerland, provides answers to these questions. UNHCR, the State Secretariat for Migration

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