Publications and projects according to DDC
Publications
Publications and projects according to DDC 320: Politics
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Dufresne, Alexandra,
2020.
Amid Covid-19, Switzerland should heed calls to host trapped refugees.
SWI swissinfo.ch.
Available from: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/opinion_amid-covid-19--switzerland-should-heed-calls-to-host-trapped-refugees/45714878
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Dufresne, Alexandra,
2020.
If Trump does suspend all immigration, US democracy - and the economy - will suffer for decades.
The Independent.
Available from: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-immigration-ban-coronavirus-visas-us-economy-democracy-a9478791.html
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Hartwell, Christopher A.,
2020.
Shooting for the tsars : heterogeneous political volatility and institutional change in Russia.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
34(4), pp. 706-724.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2020.1732939
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Dufresne, Alexandra,
2020.
Pandemic response should include immigration reboot.
Law360.
Available from: https://www.law360.com/immigration/articles/1261672/pandemic-response-should-include-immigration-reboot
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Gerber, Michael; Ebnöther, Christoph,
2020.
Überschätzter Lobby-Einfluss in der Wandelhalle.
Medienwoche.
Available from: https://medienwoche.ch/2020/01/23/ueberschaetzter-lobby-einfluss-in-der-wandelhalle/
Projects
Projects according to DDC 320: Politics
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Mobility, community participation, and health of persons with disabilities in Switzerland (MOBILE)
Background and Rationale Persons with disabilities face inequalities in their everyday life due to the inability to participate in community activities and access places. Many of these inequalities are based on environmental restrictions. Mobility is an important prerequisite of community participation and health of ...
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Beyond Coalitions: Small States in Climate Negotiations (BeCoSS Climate)
Small states are often taken to be rule-takers rather than rule-makers in international affairs. Yet, small states can punch above their weight, notably when working through coalitions. While coalitions are key to understanding multilateral negotiations such as those on climate change, they mask important ...
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Fair living and working conditions for sex workers in Zurich
Background In social work research, vulnerability and resilience are not understood exclusively as individual characteristics of a person, but rather the living conditions and structures that lead to particular or increased vulnerability. As far as the living conditions of sex workers are concerned, there is a ...
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SwissSTES - Swiss Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage Action Plan and Implementation
Substituting fossil fuels with renewable energies will not be feasible without a massive expansion of seasonal energy storage. Seasonal thermal energy storage (STES) can make a significant contribution here. To date, the importance of STES for improving security of supply has been overlooked, although it has a great ...
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SWEET-reFuel.ch
To comply with the timeline of Swiss net-zero targets, an accelerated market development of sustainable fuels and platform chemicals (SFPC) is necessary. While first-generation technology is available to initiate a ramp-up the production of those substances, this is not the case for policies, laws, regulations, and ...