This book explores the history of migration in Switzerland from the late nineteenth century to
the present day. It brings together recent scholarship on Switzerland in the field of cultural
and migration studies as well as migration history and combines various research approaches
from postcolonial studies transnational studies border studies and history of knowledge.
Since the late nineteenth century Switzerland has gradually transformed into a migration
society becoming one of the countries in Europe with the highest percentage of migrant
population. While migration has become one of most contentious issues in Swiss public and
political debates the volume also shows how migrants have developed various strategies to deal
with the country¿s discriminatory policies and distinct institutional settings. The authors of
the volume convincingly challenge the view that Switzerland still does not represent a
migration (or even post-migrant) society and substantially contributes to the long overdue
acknowledgement of Switzerland in migration history and studies at the international level.
