RESEARCH AGENDA
Swiss-EU relationship: I am investigating why and how the negotiations between Switzerland and the European Union on the Institutional Framework Agreement failed. I want to explain why the Citizenship Directive and the ‘flanking’ measures became the central points of disagreement. I am interested in defining societal and political actors’ preferences and positions on these issues and analysing the decision-making processes during the negotiations. I conduct qualitative research based on document analysis and interviews.
Citizen's views on migrant's social rights: I have written a paper with Juliana Chueri and Mia Ganderberger (IDHEAP) on the correspondence between political parties’ positions and citizen's views on EU migrants’ entitlements to social benefits in Switzerland. We combine data from an original survey and qualitative case study. The article has been submitted to an European journal.
The impact of migration and social policies on migrant's life-chances: I am conducting research on the impact of the Swiss Federal Act on Foreigners and Integration 2019 on migrant's life chances. The new Act provides that social authorities are obliged to report the names of people who receive benefits to cantonal immigration officials, and that authorities can decide to withhold annual residence permits or downgrade a permanent residence permit. I am investigating the real scope of these measures and the consequences for the affected migrants. A draft proposal has been accepted to be published in the Thematic Issue: Migration – How social policies shape life chances of migrants in socialpolicy.ch (ISSN: 2297-8224).