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Comportements familiaux des populations étrangères en Suisse

Manon Trémouille — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 10:04:33 +0000

La Suisse, comme de nombreux pays industrialisés, fait face à une diminution progressive du nombre d’enfants au sein de la population possédant la nationalité Suisse, ce qui impacte sa structure démographique et accroît le vieillissement. A l’inverse, de par un nombre d’enfants moyen plus élevé, les femmes étrangères freinent ce

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Support for the Settlement of Migrants in Switzerland Matters

Vestin Hategekimana — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:00:33 +0000

The Migration-Mobility Survey allows us to explore the experiences of new migrants settling in Switzerland. This survey includes questions about the assistance they received upon their initial period of arrival. One of the key advantages of the data is that it allows one to distinguish between the role of personal

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Mère ou victime ? Parcours de femme voulant fuir les violences conjugales

Adeline Moussion-Esteve — Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:39:36 +0000

Le thème des violences conjugales attire l’attention sur une figure particulière : celle de la « victime ». Mais à l’échelle de l’expérience individuelle, à quoi correspond cette catégorie ? Les femmes concernées se reconnaissent-elles dans cette figure ? Le parcours de Kahina, une mère voulant quitter son conjoint et refaire sa vie avec

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Immigrant Researching versus Immigration Research

Rama Srinivasan — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 07:30:14 +0000

Integration policies are often perceived in academic works as gatekeeping instruments but, while they can certainly be deployed as such, this framing does not fully represent the variety of immigrant perspectives in my study. My own positionality as an immigrant, applicant for a spousal visa, and a researcher prompted lines

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WQ Dispatch March 2022 – Humanity in Motion

James F. Hollifield — Thu, 12 May 2022 07:30:20 +0000

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to the largest migrations in Europe since the Second World War, James F. Hollifield comments on the European Union’s policy response to this exodus. He calls for a legal and orderly movement of people, highlighting the involved governments’ responsibility in developing and implementing

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Où passer sa retraite ? Mobilité résidentielle transnationale après 60 ans

Liliana Azevedo — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:30:16 +0000

La mobilité résidentielle des retraité·e·s n’est pas un phénomène nouveau. Libérées des contraintes liées à l’emploi, il n’est pas rare que les personnes de plus de 60 ans choisissent de s’établir ailleurs, dans leur pays de résidence ou à l’étranger, de façon permanente ou périodique. Une pluralité de facteurs intervient

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Grandparenting Across Borders: A Form of Transnational Ageing

Mihaela Nedelcu — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 07:30:59 +0000

Grandparenting across borders represents a form of transnational ageing that increasingly concerns seniors regardless of whether or not they have a migration background or previous international mobility experiences. Based on insights from the nccr-on the move’s “Transnational Ageing” study, this blog post highlights the extent of transnational grandparenting practices among

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Families and Mobilities

Roxane Gerber — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 08:30:18 +0000

The decision to be mobile deeply influences one’s life trajectory. Moreover, family and social networks affect and are conversely affected by one’s decision to live abroad. Our blog series on Families + Mobilities has highlighted the plurality of families, nudging us to look beyond the concept of a nuclear family

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(Im)Mobility During Retirement Years: Family as the Main Motivation?

Livia Tomás — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:31:31 +0000

Retirement is a key moment in the life course, and for many people, it is a time to think about relocation. Two ongoing qualitative research projects study the (im)mobility patterns of retirees, who moved to Portugal and Spain at the end of their working lives in Switzerland. In this post,

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“Call Me More!”… During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Laura Ravazzini — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 08:30:07 +0000

The pandemic has been challenging the stability in feelings of happiness and well-being in Switzerland. The wealthy and the young report having suffered relatively more than other population groups. Moreover, one of the essential aspects for well-being is social contact. A good share of the elderly state that they would

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