Crash course for new parliamentarians
Dominik Hangartner presented external pageIPLcall_made research in a two-day seminar fo newly elected members of the Swiss National Council. The seminar was organized to equip new parliamentarians with scientific expertise in key policy areas.
European Support for Asylum Seekers Proves Surprisingly Durable
external pageNew researchcall_made from external pageIPLcall_made shows that European support for asylum seekers remained remarkably stable across the Syrian (2015–16) and Ukrainian (2022) refugee protection crises. Learn more about the results Downloadhere (PDF, 2.6 MB)vertical_align_bottom.
Latsis Symposium 2023: Tackling Online Hate Speech and Strengthening Public Discourse
We are organizing the Latsis Symposium 2023 which will take place from Sep. 6- 8 and connect scientists, online news platforms and civil society actors. Join us and register external pageherecall_made.
Restricting Refugees' Employment Opportunities
In a joint external pagestudycall_made with KOF, we show that restricting labor market access for refugees reduces their earnings and employment. Learn more about the results in our Downloadresearch brief (German) (PDF, 523 KB)vertical_align_bottom.
Public Discourse Foundation
Together with external pagealliance Fcall_made we set up Switzerland’s first foundation for online public discourse. The external pagePublic Discourse Foundationcall_made will take an in-depth look at hate speech and its impact on democracy.
Do Immigrants Move to Welfare?
A external pagenew studycall_made finds limited evidence that immigrants engage in 'welfare migration' in Switzerland. Find out more about the results in our Downloadresearch brief (PDF, 198 KB)vertical_align_bottom.
Online Hate Speech
In a external pagenew studycall_made we provide experimental evidence for which counterspeech strategies can reduce racist online hate speech. Find out more about the result here.
Raymond Boudon Award
Dominik Hangartner received the external pageRaymond Boudon Award for Early Career Achievementcall_made. The award has been established to promote rigorous standards in Sociology and to recognize scholars under age 40 or within ten years after defending their dissertation.