Migrants and Expats: The Swiss Migration and Mobility Nexus

✍ Scribed by Ilka Steiner, Philippe Wanner

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 336
• Series: IMISCOE Research Series
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This open access book provides insight on current patterns of migration in Switzerland, which fall along a continuum from long-term and permanent to more temporary and fluid. These patterns are shaped by the interplay of legal norms, economic drivers and societal factors. The various dimensions of this Migration-Mobility Nexus are investigated by means of newly collected survey data: the Migration-Mobility Survey.

The book covers different aspects of life in the host country, including the family dimension, the labour market and political participation as well as social integration. The book also takes into account the chronological dimension of migration by considering the migrants’ arrival, their stay, and their expectations regarding return.

Through applying conclusions drawn from the Swiss context to the migration literature on other European and high-income countries, this book contributes to new knowledge on current migration processes in high-income countries. As such it will be a valuable reference work to scholars and students in migration, social scientists and policy makers.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Today’s Migration-Mobility Nexus in Switzerland (Gianni D’Amato, Philippe Wanner, Ilka Steiner)....Pages 3-20
Surveying Migrants in Europe. Experiences of the Swiss Migration-Mobility Survey (Ilka Steiner, Aljoscha Landös)....Pages 21-54
Front Matter ....Pages 55-55
Who Receives More Help? The Role of Employer Support in Migration Processes (Laure Sandoz, Fabian Santi)....Pages 57-81
Who Are the Serial Movers? Sociodemographic Profiles and Reasons to Migrate to Switzerland Among Multiple International Migrants (Jonathan Zufferey)....Pages 83-100
Front Matter ....Pages 101-101
Integration of Recently Arrived Migrants in the Swiss Labour Market – Do the Reasons for Migration Matter? (Philippe Wanner)....Pages 103-122
Employment Trajectories of Recent Immigrants in Switzerland (Elena Vidal-Coso)....Pages 123-159
Does the Recognition of Foreign Credentials Decrease the Risk for Immigrants of Being Mismatched in Education or Skills? (Marco Pecoraro, Philippe Wanner)....Pages 161-186
Front Matter ....Pages 187-187
Immigrants’ Feelings of Attachment to Switzerland: Does the Cantonal Context Matter? (Salomon Bennour, Anita Manatschal)....Pages 189-220
Who Feels Disadvantaged? Reporting Discrimination in Surveys (Daniel Auer, Didier Ruedin)....Pages 221-242
Skill Levels as a Political Resource: Political Practices of Recent Migrants in Switzerland (Metka Hercog)....Pages 243-263
Front Matter ....Pages 265-265
How Transnational are Migrants in Switzerland? An Analysis of the Migration-Mobility-Transnationality Nexus (Eric Crettaz, Janine Dahinden)....Pages 267-291
Immigrants’ Intentions – Leaning Towards Remigration or Naturalization? (Ilka Steiner)....Pages 293-314
Front Matter ....Pages 315-315
Conclusions (Philippe Wanner, Ilka Steiner)....Pages 317-328

✦ Subjects

Social Sciences; Migration; Population Economics; Sociology, general