Labour Geography
Our research group is interested in better understanding patterns of socio-spatial inequality in labour, migration and gender.
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Summer Retreat for Labour Theory and Research
From 20 to 24 July 2026, we’re hosting a Summer Retreat for Labour Theory and Research in Morschach. Please do join us for a week of intense discussions and enjoying the mountains.
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Tiefe Pensen, lange Arbeitstage in der Reinigungsbranche
Reta Barfuss im Interview mit dem DIZH Public Data Lab über ihr Forschungsprojekt zur Unterbeschäftigung: wenn man trotz mehreren Jobs und langen Arbeitstagen nicht auf genügend bezahlte Stunden kommt!
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Von prekärer Arbeit und unsichtbaren Menschen
Merlin Hebecker im Interview mit dem DIZH Public Data Lab über seinen Weg von Bonn über Bogotá, São Paulo nach Zürich und sein Doktorat über prekäre Arbeit.
Upcoming events
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10.3.2026, 16:00: Contesting social infrastructures: Resistance to the ‘speculative city’ in London
Dr Amy Horton, Associate Professor in Economic Geography, Department of Geography, University College London; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H 79
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28.4.2026, 16:00: "Then We Would No Longer Feel at Ease" – Negotiations in a Parent Café in the context of Integration Dispositif
Dr Oxana Ivanova-Chessex, Zurich University of Teacher Education & Lalitha Chamakalayil (Dipl.-Psych.), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H 92
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12.5.2026, 16:00: ‘Racial capitalism’: A framing for understanding our terrifying times?
Prof Gargi Bhattacharyya, University College London; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H 92