Asylum: Uncertainty despite protection? Discussing the everyday experiences of refugees in Switzerland and beyond

How does life unfold for people who have gone through the asylum procedure in Switzerland and have been granted protection status? Asylum implies the experience of violence in the past. To a certain extent, violence is the basis or prerequisite for a person being granted asylum. But does asylum promote a state of non-violence or the possibility of recovery from experienced violence? How are experienced safety and solidarity related? And how is safety spatially and socially located?

This event provides insight into the findings of the SNSF project "Violent Safe Havens? Articulations and Repercussions of Violence in Refugee Arrival and Settlement. The project managers will highlight the complex everyday experiences of refugees in Norway and Switzerland and situate the interplay between protection and violence in a broader context.

In a subsequent panel discussion, experts from science, politics and practice, will further elaborate on the relationship between protection and violence, discuss its implications and identify needs and avenues for action. In exchange with the audience, the aim is to show to what extent and by what means each of us can contribute to improving protection and recognition in the everyday lives of refugees and beyond.