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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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Vulnerabilization of Migrant Workers During Crises

Claudine Burton-Jeangros — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:39:24 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic hit undocumented migrant workers, a population already living in precarious and particularly hard circumstances. Often overlooked and misunderstood, their lives remain largely invisible with limited data available to illustrate their struggles, especially in times of crisis. In Geneva, Switzerland, many grappled to cope with losing their jobs,

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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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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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Between Market Power and Labor Rights

Kristina Schüpbach — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:03:55 +0000

Switzerland’s seasonal worker statute – abolished in 2002, tied residence permits to employers. According to theory, such regulation gives employers greater bargaining power in wage-setting and could lower wages. Strengthening immigrants’ social and economic rights through the Agreement on the Free Movement of People (AFMP) may have helped reduce the

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We Know a Lot About Ukrainian Refugees

Didier Ruedin — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:30:52 +0000

Russia’s ‘22 invasion of Ukraine has led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with millions of Ukrainians seeking refuge abroad. While international efforts have tried to support the displaced, the scale of migration presents many challenges for host countries. In this context, many social scientists have sought to analyze the situation.

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Is It Still Worth Arguing Over the Concept of “Climate Refugee”?

Cyprien Fluzin — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:13:26 +0000

Refugee lawyers have long contested the popular use of the term “climate refugee.” What could seem like legal nitpicking has the merit of highlighting major differences in legal categories. It also reveals international law’s current inability to offer adequate systematic solutions to forced cross-border displacement caused by climate change. Nonetheless,

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Struktureller Rassismus: Jetzt sind die Institutionen gefordert

Marianne Helfer — Wed, 31 May 2023 11:00:47 +0000

Rassismus ist grundsätzlich strukturell angelegt. Das zeigt eine neue Studie des Schweizerischen Forums für Migrations- und Bevölkerungsstudien (SFM) im Auftrag der Fachstelle für Rassismusbekämpfung (FRB). Sie legt dar, für welche Personen und in welcher Form struktureller Rassismus in verschiedenen Lebensbereichen vorkommt. Doch was bedeuten diese Ergebnisse für die Institutionen in

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Discriminating News Content – a Mostly Systemic Issue

Annik Dubied — Wed, 24 May 2023 07:30:27 +0000

Most Swiss journalists display a strong willingness not to produce news stories that discriminate. So, why are stories that reproduce or strengthen harmful stereotypes nevertheless published on a regular basis? When looking at the issue of discrimination in media content from a systemic standpoint, it seems essential to raise awareness

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Forum Theater as a Site for Qualitative Research

Doris Niragire Nirere — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 07:30:31 +0000

Theater of the Oppressed (TO) was developed in the 1960s by Brazilian director, activist, and later politician, Augusto Boal as a participative platform, stemming from a long tradition making theatre a part of the democratic exercise of social and political commentary and engagement. Often used in social work, it is

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