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The Problems of Protection: Lessons from Migrant Vulnerability

Bridget Anderson — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:18:00 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic showed we are all vulnerable in a crisis, but also that crisis can deepen inequality. The virus infected (and continues to infect) regardless of race, class and passport, and this is precisely what exposes race, class, and passport as the inequality-producing mechanisms they are. Migrants – or

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Radical Right Populism’s Strategies for Success and the Road Ahead

Anna Marino — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0000

Populist radical right parties have gained support in Europe using convincing messaging based on nationalism, nativism, and promises of returning to a “better” past. They have seemed to leverage people’s frustrations with the current challenges by offering simple solutions: a stronger state, traditional values, and security from perceived threats. This

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Germany’s Populist Right-Wing Party’s Decade of Success

Valentina Tonino — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 08:30:56 +0000

The Alternative for Germany (AfD), founded in February 2013, began as a Eurosceptic movement and later expanded to challenge immigration policies. In just a decade, the AfD has gained popularity across all federal states by securing significant votes in regional, national, and European elections among all age groups. Initially dismissed

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Shifting Dikes: The Dutch Political Transformation Under Geert Wilders

Lisa Johan — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:30:09 +0000

The political landscape of the Netherlands underwent a drastic change in 2023. After 11 years, the longest-standing prime minister, Mark Rutte, left a power vacuum that would reshape Dutch politics. Geert Wilders, long considered a political outsider, emerged as the winner of the elections held in 2023. But how did

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The Siren’s Song: Iberian Variations of the Populist Radical Right Script

Sara de Athouguia Filipe — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:52:03 +0000

With a widespread rise of populist radical right (PRR) parties, Vox in Spain and Chega in Portugal have adapted the anti-immigration and anti-establishment narrative to address country-specific issues like national unity and economic inequality. The focus on these issues accounts for programmatic singularities that, while consistent with a broader PRR

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Italy Setting Trends in the European Radical Right: The Success of Fratelli d’Italia

Anna Marino — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 08:30:36 +0000

Fratelli D’Italia (FdI), Italy’s leading Populist Radical Right (PRR) party, has become a model for far-right movements across Europe following its success in the Italian elections in 2022. The party was extremely successful in presenting itself as a novelty within the context of radical right populism. Its main tenets –

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Finding Joy in the Journey

Carol Pierre — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 08:34:43 +0000

Almost a third of those living in Switzerland were born abroad. “It’s Nice” is a snapshot of the lives of some of these individuals working in small businesses across Zurich. The intention was to move beyond migration statistics and complex integration theories, and simply portray personal stories. It emphasizes the

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Amidst Climate-Induced (Im)Mobility: Field Insights from Jyotirmath, India

Tulika Bourai — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 08:30:11 +0000

As climate disasters intensify in India, little is known about its effects on internal migration in regions like the Himalayas. In Jyotirmath, Uttarakhand, known as India’s “sinking town,” many people choose to stay despite ongoing disasters. Their decisions are shaped by deep cultural ties, economic struggles, and environmental pressures that

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Implicit Racial Bias Affects Risk Preferences

Didier Ruedin — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:30:06 +0000

Discrimination is difficult to notice, as it often takes place in everyday situations, such as during job applications or apartment searches. To test this, we ran an online experiment that transformed decision-making into a game-like experience to capture the behavior of ordinary people. What we found striking was that people’s

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The Quiet Strength of Japan’s Friendship Associations in Supporting Immigrants

Brandon Bodenstein — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:07:51 +0000

As Japan grapples with labor shortages and a rapidly aging population, its peri-urban cities increasingly rely on immigrants. Yet, without a cohesive national immigration policy, grassroots organizations like International Friendship Associations (IFAs) quietly provide the only community support for many immigrants. Offering services such as language education and legal guidance,

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