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 purpose of the SNyMS is 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.

Vulnerability

The group “vulnerability” was the second sub-group created by association members. It aims at fostering exchange among interested members on research, related doctrine and jurisprudence on the notion of vulnerability, its development and use in Read More ...

Facts instead of myths

In collaboration with the Swiss Refugee Council (SFH/OSAR) a blogproject was started on the 7 th October 2015, with the ambition to destroy or rectify public myths about asylum in short articles of about one Read More ...

Asylum

The group “asylum” was the first sub-group created by association members. The working group on asylum aims at addressing questions related to the widely debated topic of asylum and forced migration, in Switzerland and elsewhere. Read More ...

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Swiss Network of young Migration Scholars

About us

Vulnerability

Facts instead of myths

Asylum