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SFM - Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies

The Swiss Forum for Migration and Population Studies (SFM) is a research and training institute at the  University of Neuchâtel . As part of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences the institute offers a master's degree with a unique specialization in  “Migration and Citizenship .” Flyer SFM

SFM in Neuchâtel

 

Partnerships and Collaboration

The SFM actively participates in national and international research programmes. It directs international research projects and represents Switzerland in various European research networks. 

National Center of Competence in Research – The Migration-Mobility Nexus
nccr-onthemove.ch
 

The Center for the Understanding of Social Processes (MAPS)
unine.ch/maps

Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human Rights (SCHR)
skmr.ch
 

International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion: network of scholars
imiscoe.org 
 

 

Recommended Literature

The SFM maintains a documentation centre specialized in topics relevant to migration issues. This collection is unique in Switzerland.

 

Revue suisse de sociologie 42(2): La nouvelle seconde génération (2016), coordonné par Cattacin S,, Fibbi R., Wanner P.   

Van der Brug, Wouter, Gianni D’Amato, Didier Ruedin, and Joost Berkhout. (2015). The Politicisation of Migration. Routledge

     

Fibbi, Rosita et al. (2015). The new second generation: Youth of Turkish and former Yugoslav descent in Zurich and Basel. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.

  Ruedin, Didier and Gianni D'Amato (2014). "Immigrant integration needs to be addressed in the broader context of overall social cohesion",
in: Bilger, Veronika, Sabine Klinglmair and Martin Hofmann (Ed.) 10 Observations on the future of Migration: Costs, Benefits and Policy Responses. International Centre For Migration Policy Development, Vienna.
     

Phillipp Schnell (2014). Educational Mobility of Second-generation Turks: Cross-national Perspectives. Amsterdam University (Open Access)

 

D'Amato, Gianni und Ireneusz P. Karolewski (2014). Bürgerschaft und demokratische Regierbarkeit in Deutschland und Europa (Festschrift für Heinz Kleger). German and European Studies of the Willy Brandt Center. Nomos: Warschau.  

 

News

  • 11th Anniversary Café Secondas Basel: 1. Transnational Seconda-Meeting, 27 and 28 August 2016
    •  Quartiertreffpunkt Breite, Zürcherstrasse 149, 4052 Bâle
    •  Application (here)
    •  Additional information (here)

 

New Publications

  • Fibbi, Rosita et Philipp Schnell (2016). "Unequal Pathways. School-to-Work Trajectories of Children of Turkish and Western- Balkan Origin in Switzerland and Austria." Swiss Journal of Sociology, 42(2), pp. 265-288.
  • Tissot, Florian (2016). "Highly-Skilled Labour Migration in Switzerland: Household Strategies and Professional Careers" Working Paper Series “Gender, Diversity and Migration.” 10, Faculty of Social Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt.
  • Morlok, Michael, Andrea Oswald et Harald Meier, Denise Efionayi-Mäder, Didier Ruedin et Dina Bader, Philippe Wanner (2015). "Les sans-papiers en Suisse en 2015." B,S,S. Volkswirtschaftliche Beratung, en coopération avec le SFM et l'Université de Genève. B,S,S.: Bâle.
  • Fibbi, Rosita and Jasmine Truong (2015). "Parental involvement and educational success in Kosovar families in Switzerland." Comparative Migration Studies, 3(13).
  • Van der Brug, Wouter, Gianni D’Amato, Didier Ruedin, and Joost Berkhout (2015). The Politicisation of Migration. Routledge.