How imagery and media coverage influence our empathy for strangers
Footage of 12 boys trapped in a cave system in Thailand has inundated our screens in recent days.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2018
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Page 5 - News tagged with asylum seeker
No, asylum seekers are not a 'burden' for European economies: study
Does the arrival of asylum seekers lead to a deterioration in the economic performance and public finances of the European countries that host them? The answer is no, according to economists from the CNRS, Clermont-Auvergne ...
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Jun 20, 2018
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Switzerland launches program to test AI for refugee integration
Switzerland is embracing innovation in its response to the global refugee crisis, becoming the first country to place asylum seekers in different parts of the country using artificial intelligence.
Social Sciences
May 30, 2018
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Dispersing refugees around a country puts them at an immediate disadvantage – why this matters for integration
The estimated number of people worldwide displaced by conflict and violence reached an unprecedented 68.9m at the end of 2017.
Social Sciences
May 9, 2018
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Data shows migration more strongly linked to aspiration than desperation
A new global analysis of intentions to migrate suggests that individuals preparing to move abroad are more likely to do so out of aspiration for a better life, economic opportunities and development of skills, rather than ...
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Apr 17, 2018
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The same psychological mechanism explains violence among Muslim and Western extremists
Why do some Westerners attack Muslim minorities and asylum seekers and why do some Muslims support and engage in terror against the West? New research suggests that the reasons for such extreme behaviour might be the same ...
Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2018
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An algorithm for refugee resettlement could boost employment and integration
The global refugee crisis has ignited debate in nearly every country that has seen an influx of refugees and asylum seekers. In most countries, the conversation surrounding refugees has tended to focus on whether or not they ...
Social Sciences
Jan 18, 2018
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Smartphone app lets user 'walk a mile in a refugee's shoes'
The United Nations helped launch a smartphone app Tuesday that allows users to "walk a mile in a refugee's shoes" by simulating the daily struggles of a fictional Rohingya Muslim who was forced to flee her home.
Software
Apr 25, 2017
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Syrian refugees invent app for Germany's bureaucracy maze
Interminable queues, impenetrable paperwork, unpronounceable German words—the hurdles for any newcomer to Europe's top economy can be daunting but now there's an app for that, says a team of enterprising Syrian refugees.
Internet
Aug 15, 2016
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Shorter asylum procedures reduce unemployment
Although refugees in Switzerland are allowed to take up employment while their asylum application procedure is still pending, a long wait reduces their chances of entering into employment. Researchers supported by the SNSF ...
Social Sciences
Aug 4, 2016
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