The urban left between 1910 and 2020: from workers to civil servants
In the 38th issue of Social Change in Switzerland, Baptiste Antoniazza and his colleagues trace the changing profile of left-wing elected officials in Switzerland's four largest cities since 1910.
Turbulent times: Personal Networks and Social Identities of Swiss Young Adults (IdNet)
Studying and teaching inequalities - Farewell lecture by Prof. Michel Oris
On 17 April 2024, Prof. Michel Oris gave his farewell lecture at the University of Geneva in front of a packed audience with more than 50 people standing. It was not actually a farewell to research for Michel Oris, as he is joining the Spanish Research Council in Madrid.
Our career path has an impact on our health, happiness and productivity
In today's unstable and insecure working environment, developing and maintaining sustainable careers has become a major concern.
Employment and well-being after plant closures in Switzerland
How does the closure of a factory affect the employment and well-being of displaced workers?
Unfolding of involuntary career changes: A longitudinal, plural, and idiographic perspective
The cost of incompressible expenditure accentuates inequalities
The cost of incompressible expenditure accentuates inequalities
Press release - Progressive municipalities and health inequalities - a Swiss paradox?
Progressive municipalities and health inequalities - a Swiss paradox?
To the researchers' surprise, inequalities in health based on social status are greater in economically progressive locations in Switzerland.