Integration

Different Ways of Involvement: Migrants‘ Political Participation

21.12.2018 , in ((Blog series, Politik, Skills and Migration)) , ((Keine Kommentare))

Immigration to Switzerland is highly selective and predominantly temporary. This has implications for migrants’ engagement and social inclusion. Residing on a short-term basis affects migrants’ relationship with the environment they live in. Then again, new residents are better educated than ever, which has implications for their ability to act. There ...

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High-Skilled but Unemployed: The Absence of Expat Wives from the Labor Market

13.12.2018 , in ((Blog Serien, Blog series, Politik, Skills and Migration)) , ((Keine Kommentare))

“Knowledge migration” in the Netherlands is a largely male affair. This is especially true for Indian who make up the largest group of “high-skilled” migrants to the country. Under Dutch Law, the partners of knowledge migrants are given a work permit but many of the Indian “expat wives” are unemployed. ...

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Etre ou ne pas être un·e étranger·ère intégré·e?

26.09.2018 , in ((Erfahrung)) , ((Keine Kommentare))

La plupart des narratifs politiques ou médiatiques liés à la migration contiennent l’image d’une boîte de Pandore. Mais pourquoi n’oserions-nous pas une fois convoquer Shakespeare et Cendrillon au débat? Faire partie de la société : véritable moteur d’intégration Si Shakespeare questionne la complexité existentielle et identitaire à travers son fameux « être ...

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Deported to Mexico as Strangers

27.04.2018 , in ((Erfahrung)) , ((Keine Kommentare))

More than 100 000 people were deported from the United States to Mexico in 2017. Some of them have been living in the United States as undocumented immigrants for many years. Some of them do not have family connections in Mexico or speak Spanish. What happens once they arrive in Mexico? A visit to a migrant shelter in Tijuana. ...

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