Gwendolyn Gillieron
I am driven by questions about social cohesion, migration and a sense of belonging.
Knowledge character
Designer
Perspective
from space
through the microscope
My research
I am exploring the question of how people are welcomed into a new community. When are they accepted as part of it without question? Which hierarchies and discourses make them different? How do political measures affect their life trajectories and their integration? What strategies do they develop to overcome obstacles? I am less interested in statistical data and more in people’s stories and concrete experiences – in other words, how people act and why.
Hobbies
My life
Title
Dr.
Networks
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Soziologie
Migreval
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie
Research group "Biography and Society" ISA
Awards
Gwendolyn Gillieron has answered the following questions:
11/25/2024
How can we better integrate unaccompanied minor asylum seekers?
To ensure that unaccompanied minors (UMAs) receive proper support, it is essential that they continue to be looked after beyond the age of 18. After all, you don’t simply become independent and an adult just because you’ve turned 18.
11/5/2024
To what extent do language lessons help with the integration of migrants?
There are countries such as Switzerland, which regard language as a prerequisite for integration. Then there are countries such as Canada, where language is part of the integration process. There, it is not language that is the key to integration, but work.