By analysing how “high-skilled migration” is socially constructed at the intersection of labour market, governance and societal dynamics, this project contributes to understanding the mechanisms of a dual regime of unwanted “migration” and desirable “mobility” in Switzerland. By showing diversity within Switzerland and through a comparative international perspective, our project highlights the fluid distinction between migration and mobility. It shows that patterns of inclusion and exclusion not only change according to class, gender, race, religion, and status, but also according to economic, political and social contexts. The focus on migration intermediaries points to the importance of a multi-scalar perspective that analyses the perspective of social actors but also includes meso and macro dynamics.
