Somali refugees in Switzerland: strategies of exile and policy responses

Author(s) : Joëlle Moret, Simone Baglioni, Denise Efionayi-Mäder

Source : https://libra.unine.ch/handle/123456789/18084

“This study describes the profile of the Somali population living in Switzerland, as well as highlights their migration histories and trajectories. The analysis is complemented by a detailed insight into the living conditions and asylum policies in Switzerland and other host countries along the route. The aim of this double-layer analysis (micro and meso levels) is to provide a detailed understanding of the motives that prompt Somali refugees to undertake secondary movements from a first country of asylum in the search of better conditions in another one. This study is part of a wide-ranging, multi-sited project focusing on the secondary movements of Somali refugees in eight countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe.”

Keywords: Somalis, migration routes, diasporas, SFM Studies, asylum policy, living conditions, transit migration