Labour Geography
Our research group is interested in better understanding patterns of socio-spatial inequality in labour, migration and gender.
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Making the invisible visible
Karin Schwiter's interview with the DIZH Public Data Lab explains the data gaps in statistics on employment situations and why her work in this project highlights these gaps.
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The Downside of Part-Time Work
UZH labor geographer Karin Schwiter has been awarded one of the coveted ERC Advanced Grants from the European Research Council. Over the next five years, she plans to study the problem of underemployment in Switzerland, the UK and the Netherlands.
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Geography of suffering – body maps express what words cannot
There are still no effective treatments for Long Covid. Health geographer Maaret Jokela-Pansini has developed an innovative tool together with patients and shows how social sciences can deepen our understanding of the disease.
Upcoming events
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24.9.2025, 10:30: Bridge Over Troubled Water: Working realities on carework platforms in Geneva
Khaoula Ettarfi, Department of Geography; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: K-22
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14.10.2025, 16:00: Forests of Refuge: Decolonizing Environmental Governance in the Amazonian Guiana Shield
Dr Y. Ariadne Collins, University of St. Andrews, Scotland; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H79
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28.10.2025, 16:00: Geopolitical rivalry and the renegotiation of globalization
Prof Seth Schindler, The University of Manchester, UK; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H79