Christina Mittmasser
Biographic Data
| ID | 933276 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christina Mittmasser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christina |
| FAMILY NAME | Mittmasser |
| SIGNATURE | MITTMASSER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | nccr – on the move |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3474-5487 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“We have to take care of ourselves. No one else will”: Lessons from essential workers
[Kein Abstract verfügbar]
Beyond victimhood: The agency of migrant domestic workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the livelihoods of migrant domestic workers (MDWs), many of whom were undocumented and informally employed. In Switzerland, media portrayals of these women as destitute victims exposed them to social risks. This article challenges such representations by emphasising their varied experiences and social positions. Based on 49 interviews with MDWs in four Swiss cantons, we discuss how intersecting structural v…
This big shadow that we need to turn into light' - How labour intermediaries moralise commodified domestic care work
Domestic care workers have long been largely invisible in labour statistics and in public and policy debates. The emergence of digital labour intermediaries has exposed domestic care workers to a new, but problematic, individual visibility: to find jobs and customers, they must create digital public profiles with personal information. Accordingly, scholars emphasise that this individualised visibility poses risks to privacy and security of domest…
Spatial Mobility Capital: A Valuable Resource for the Social Mobility of Border-Crossing Migrant Entrepreneurs
Spatial mobility is considered a valuable resource for social mobility. Yet, we still have an insufficient understanding of the extent to which and under what conditions geographical movement across national borders represents an asset for social advancement. Addressing this research gap, we offer a theoretical contribution to the fields of transnationalism, migration/mobility, and social geography. We focus on 86 cross-border migrant entrepreneu…
Transnational migrant entrepreneurs: Understanding their dependencies, fragilities, and alternatives
Recent research highlights that the activities of migrant entrepreneurs increasingly extend beyond national borders, thus making them relevant actors of globalization. Nevertheless, the socio-spatial conditions that frame their cross-border activities are still poorly understood. The aim of this article is twofold: first, we apply the lens of ‘globalization from below’ to study small-scale transnational migrant entrepreneurs (TMEs), thereby provi…
Because you've lived in different places all your life” – How mobility trajectories create cross-border entrepreneurial opportunities for migrants in Switzerland
The activities of migrant entrepreneurs increasingly extend beyond national borders as they travel and move goods between countries. Yet, research still portrays a static and homogeneous picture of the phenomenon which disregards complex biographies, evolving along multiple places over time, and cross-border activities beyond the origin and destination country. In response, this article uses a time-geographic and biographic approach which allows …
Migrant Counterspaces: Challenging Labour Market Exclusion through Collective Action
Recent debates in migration studies and labour geographies emphasise the need to acknowledge migrants’ agency and their ability to challenge regulatory migration regimes and precarious working relations. Contributing to this literature, this article examines the activities of a migrant-run organisation in Switzerland in its collective response to labour market barriers mobilised by the state, employers, and society at large. Building on ethnograp…
Because you've lived in different places all your life” – How mobility trajectories create cross-border entrepreneurial opportunities for migrants in Switzerland
The activities of migrant entrepreneurs increasingly extend beyond national borders as they travel and move goods between countries. Yet, research still portrays a static and homogeneous picture of the phenomenon which disregards complex biographies, evolving along multiple places over time, and cross-border activities beyond the origin and destination country. In response, this article uses a time-geographic and biographic approach which allows …
Transnational migrant entrepreneurs: Understanding their dependencies, fragilities, and alternatives
Recent research highlights that the activities of migrant entrepreneurs increasingly extend beyond national borders, thus making them relevant actors of globalization. Nevertheless, the socio-spatial conditions that frame their cross-border activities are still poorly understood. The aim of this article is twofold: first, we apply the lens of ‘globalization from below’ to study small-scale transnational migrant entrepreneurs (TMEs), thereby provi…
Spatial Mobility Capital: A Valuable Resource for the Social Mobility of Border-Crossing Migrant Entrepreneurs
Spatial mobility is considered a valuable resource for social mobility. Yet, we still have an insufficient understanding of the extent to which and under what conditions geographical movement across national borders represents an asset for social advancement. Addressing this research gap, we offer a theoretical contribution to the fields of transnationalism, migration/mobility, and social geography. We focus on 86 cross-border migrant entrepreneu…
Migrant Counterspaces: Challenging Labour Market Exclusion through Collective Action
Recent debates in migration studies and labour geographies emphasise the need to acknowledge migrants’ agency and their ability to challenge regulatory migration regimes and precarious working relations. Contributing to this literature, this article examines the activities of a migrant-run organisation in Switzerland in its collective response to labour market barriers mobilised by the state, employers, and society at large. Building on ethnograp…
Spatial Mobility Capital: A Valuable Resource for the Social Mobility of Border-Crossing Migrant Entrepreneurs
Spatial mobility is considered a valuable resource for social mobility. Yet, we still have an insufficient understanding of the extent to which and under what conditions geographical movement across national borders represents an asset for social advancement. Addressing this research gap, we offer a theoretical contribution to the fields of transnationalism, migration/mobility, and social geography. We focus on 86 cross-border migrant entrepreneu…
Transnational migrant entrepreneurs: Understanding their dependencies, fragilities, and alternatives
Recent research highlights that the activities of migrant entrepreneurs increasingly extend beyond national borders, thus making them relevant actors of globalization. Nevertheless, the socio-spatial conditions that frame their cross-border activities are still poorly understood. The aim of this article is twofold: first, we apply the lens of ‘globalization from below’ to study small-scale transnational migrant entrepreneurs (TMEs), thereby provi…
Because you've lived in different places all your life” – How mobility trajectories create cross-border entrepreneurial opportunities for migrants in Switzerland
The activities of migrant entrepreneurs increasingly extend beyond national borders as they travel and move goods between countries. Yet, research still portrays a static and homogeneous picture of the phenomenon which disregards complex biographies, evolving along multiple places over time, and cross-border activities beyond the origin and destination country. In response, this article uses a time-geographic and biographic approach which allows …
This big shadow that we need to turn into light' - How labour intermediaries moralise commodified domestic care work
Domestic care workers have long been largely invisible in labour statistics and in public and policy debates. The emergence of digital labour intermediaries has exposed domestic care workers to a new, but problematic, individual visibility: to find jobs and customers, they must create digital public profiles with personal information. Accordingly, scholars emphasise that this individualised visibility poses risks to privacy and security of domest…
“We have to take care of ourselves. No one else will”: Lessons from essential workers
[Kein Abstract verfügbar]
Beyond victimhood: The agency of migrant domestic workers during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the livelihoods of migrant domestic workers (MDWs), many of whom were undocumented and informally employed. In Switzerland, media portrayals of these women as destitute victims exposed them to social risks. This article challenges such representations by emphasising their varied experiences and social positions. Based on 49 interviews with MDWs in four Swiss cantons, we discuss how intersecting structural v…
Migration and Labor Dynamics (5 works) · Business (3 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (3 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economic geography (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Geography (2 works)