Territory, Diversity and Migration

The Centre of Excellence for Territory, Diversity and Migration unites research and teaching staff from the School of Social Work of the HES-SO Valais Wallis. Its aim is to strengthen specific skills related to issues associated with Territory, Diversity and Migration in the field of social work
The Centre of Excellence for Territory, Diversity and Migration unites research and teaching staff from the School of Social Work of the HES-SO Valais Wallis. Its aim is to strengthen specific skills related to issues associated with Territory, Diversity and Migration in the field of social work, by addressing them from a multidisciplinary perspective, through different methodological approaches provided above all by the social and human sciences.
This centre is concerned with territory as an area inhabited by individuals of all profiles and as a living space made up of practices, norms, representations and imaginary. It is interested in migration in its various forms and with social and cultural diversity in a broad sense. It deals with movement and contemporary socio-cultural dynamics in the realms of social work.
The work carried out by this centre focuses on the following themes:
It has four objectives:
Examples of projects carried out: migration in mountain areas, law and migration, law and migration, asylum in mountain areas, asylum and social work, death and migration, transnational families, citizen participation, youth and rural areas, digital technology and social work, and local development policies.