Mobiliar Center for Resilience

The Mobiliar Center for Resilience at the University of Fribourg focuses on key issues relating to the sustainability of society and the economy. It supports inter- and transdisciplinary research projects that develop practical solutions to strengthen resilience in Switzerland. To this end, the cluster brings together the skills of researchers from a variety of disciplines.  

Our mission

PROJECT

Click. Sleep. Repeat.

How resilient people balance media use and sleep

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PROJECT

Resilience of the Swiss Firm Network

Analyzing how interlocking directorates cope with crises

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PROJECT

The Making of Resilience in Organisations, Work and Society

The Role of Professional Associations

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Publication (latest)

Shafer, N., & Berthele, R. (2025). "Verhandlungssprache ist Deutsch, in der Regel Schweizer Mundart”: Einblicke in das Debattieren auf Schweizerdeutsch im Kantonsrat Schwyz. Linguistik Online, 138(6), 129–151. 

Berthele, R. (2025). Doing politics in the other language: Sentiment and subjectivity in Swiss political debates. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1–18. 

Berthele, R., & Shafer, N. (2025). “Yes, I understood that in German: wishy-washy!” Political polarization and the foreign language effect. International Journal of Bilingualism. Advance online publication. 

A partnership with la Mobilière Cooperative.