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About Us

The Swiss Network of Young Migration Scholars (SNyMS) is a non-profit association founded in Berne on 14 August 2014 that brings together young migration scholars from different scientific disciplines, universities and language regions in Switzerland. It is also open to academic staff and professionals, to institutions and private persons with a special affiliation to the migration field in Switzerland.

The purposes of the SNyMS are to

  • provide a platform for cooperation, discussion and exchange for Migration Scholars

  • disseminate information and share opportunities regarding Migration Studies Research

  • organize gatherings for academics within the Migration Studies Research

  • function as a public resource on Migration Studies Research.

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SNyMS General Assembly &
Keynote Speech of Barbara von Rütte

The SNyMS Annual General Assembly will take place on Monday, 21 October 2024, 16:30, at the University of Bern and online. For more information, see here.

 

Following the General Assembly, at 17:00, Barbara von Rütte will deliver

a keynote speech entitled

'The Right to Have Rights? The Right to Citizenship in a Migration Context.'

For more information, see here.

 

Afterwards, the registered guests are invited to enjoy an apéro in Bern.

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2024 SNyMS Writing Retreat!

Focus on your writing project and push it in two days as much as possible in a supportive and constructive atmosphere with other migration scholars.

 

Active members of SNyMS are warmly invited to

take part in the 2024 SNyMS Writing Retreat that will take place on

8-10 November 2024 in the beautiful Kloster Mariazell near Rapperswill-Jona.

Registration is now closed.

More information: here

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Get our book!

Asile et abus // Asyl und Missbrauch
Regards pluridisciplinaires sur un discours dominant

Published by Anne-Cécile Leyvraz, Raphaël Rey, Damian Rosset, Robin Stünzi

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Our Projects

Projects are one of the core businesses of this Network as they create opportunities for our members to mingle, brainstorm, exchange, research and propose creative solutions. They enable young researchers to work together with a team of people from different backgrounds.

Members are welcome to join existing projects at any time or start new ones.

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Tandem

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Writing Retreat

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Writing Mornings

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Ciné-Migration

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Other Projects

Upcoming Events

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