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The book series Life Course Research and Social Policies puts the spotlight on life course research.

Critical events and transition periods are part of every life course. Starting university, having your first child, losing your job, retirement, these events can lead to a change in behaviour that directly impacts on our health.

Les auteurs du projet Cause Commune lancent le site internet www.causecommune.ch, qui s’adresse aux représentant·es des communes suisses.

In the 28th issue of the series Social Change in Switzerland, Oliver Hümbelin and his colleagues document how the welfare state changes the distribution of income in Switzerland.

En 1872, l’Université de Genève devient officiellement accessible aux femmes à la suite d’une pétition signée par trente « Genevoises, mères de famille » s’adressant au Grand Conseil.

In the 27th issue of the journal Social Change in Switzerland, Jörg Stolz and Jeremy Senn trace the evolution of religion in Switzerland from 1930 to 2020.

D’abord travailleur social, Jean-Pierre Tabin développe ses compétences de recherche comme chargé de recherche au Centre social protestant de Lausanne et en étudiant la politique sociale à l’Université de Genève puis à celle de Fribourg où il obtient son doctorat.

The 2nd Intergenerational Forum of the causecommune project took place on Saturday 4 September at the Aula of the Collège de la Plaine (Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland) and brought together more than 100 people involved and/or interested in a friend

In Switzerland, about 25% of the people who are entitled to social benefits do not make use of them (health insurance subsidies, supplementary benefits, study grants, etc.).