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  • Publication
    Accès libre
    Islam and gender in the boundary work of young adults in Switzerland
    (2012) ;
    Duemmler, Kerstin
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    In many European countries, cultural and religious diversity is increasingly discussed as being a fundamental problem. This paper addresses this issue by applying the theoretical perspective of boundary work: On behalf of a mixed-method-study with young adults, we explore how public discursive constructions about ‘differences’ are used and interpreted in daily life in order to constitute groups and define the boundaries between them. The data shows that a majority (Swiss and second generation youth of Italian, Spain, French or Portuguese origin) constructs a bright boundary against ‘Muslims’ by mobilizing specific ideas about religious practices and by underpinning them with gender equality arguments. The Muslim minority youth are not able to tackle this boundary because of its bright nature; therefore, they develop individual strategies of repositioning within this stratified boundary system. We argue that in this transnationalized context established forms of domination emerge based on the intersection of religion and gender.
  • Publication
    Accès libre
    Gender Equality as ‘Cultural Stuff’ : Ethnic Boundary Work in a Classroom in Switzerland
    (2010)
    Duemmler Kerstin
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    The idea of boundary work has become a key concept in studies on ethnicity and provides new theoretical insights into the social organisation of cultural difference. People articulate ethnic boundaries in everyday interactions using conceptual distinctions to construct notions of ‘us’ and ‘them’. This study is based on an empirical case study (ethnographic fieldwork, interviews) with young people (16-21 years old) in a Swiss vocational school. The results emphasize how gender relations and the moral imperative of gender equality are the most significant categories to create boundaries between Swiss and Albanian migrants. Our study considers boundary work as relational and thus examines the strategies of both the Swiss majority and the (male) Albanian minority. Results suggest that the boundary itself is seldom contested by either Swiss or Albanians, and we argue that the visibility of the boundary (‘brightness’) is closely linked to larger power relations in society between those groups.
  • Publication
    Accès libre
    Vers une meilleure communication: Coopération avec les réseaux de migrants
    (2009) ; ;
    Loubier, Jean-Christophe
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    Meffre, Véronique
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    Weber, Dominik
  • Publication
    Accès libre
    Integration am Arbeitsplatz in der Schweiz: Probleme und Massnahmen
    Ce rapport est le résultat d’une étude sur l’intégration des travailleuses et des travailleurs migrant/es de la première génération sur les lieux de travail en Suisse. Mettant le doigt sur les problèmes majeurs qui se posent dans ce domaine, il vise également à éclairer les mesures et les solutions que les différents acteurs peuvent mettre en ¦uvre pour soutenir cette intégration. Des recommandations ont ainsi été formulées, qui permettent de donner à l’interculturalité et à l’égalité de traitement la place qu’elles méritent au sein des divers lieux de travail., Der vorliegende Bericht ist das Resultat einer Studie zur Integration von MigrantInnen der ersten Generation am Arbeitsplatz in der Schweiz. Darin wird aufgezeigt, welche Probleme existieren und durch welche Massnahmen und Lösungen die verschiedenen Akteure die Integration der MigrantInnen am Arbeitsplatz unterstützen können. Gleichzeitig werden Empfehlungen präsentiert, wie Interkulturalität und Gleichbehandlung am Arbeitsplatz umgesetzt werden könnte.