Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 432 g
Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 432 g
Reihe: Studies in Urban and Social Change
ISBN: 978-1-4051-3404-0
Verlag: Wiley
Eurostars and Eurocities: Free Movement and Mobility in an Integrating Europe examines intra-European Union migration in the cities of Amsterdam, London and Brussels. - Based on sixty in-depth interviews of free moving European citizens, and more than five years of ethnographic and documentary research, it uncovers the rarely studied human dimension of European integration
- Examines the mobility, lifestyle and career opportunities created by the borderless society of the European Union, as well as the barriers that still persist
- Analyses the new migration trends, challenges to the welfare state, and forms of urban cosmopolitanism linked to processes of European integration
Zielgruppe
The book will appeal to all general readers interested in the future of Europe. It is recommended for MA and advanced undergraduate courses on the sociology, anthropology or human geography of Europe, theories of European integration, European identity, a
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Series Editors’ Preface.
Preface.
1. FREEDOM-VRIJHEID-LIBERTÉ.
A Management Consultant’s Tale.
2. NEW AMSTERDAM.
A Logistics Manager’s Tale.
3. LONDON CALLS.
A Data Analyst’s Tale.
4. BRUSSELS-BRUSSEL-BRUXELLES.
An Architect’s Tale.
5. MIGRATION.
An Estate Agent’s Tale.
6. MOBILITY (1).
A Social Worker’s Tale.
7. MOBILITY (2).
A Landlady’s Tale.
8. SETTLEMENT.
A Businessman’s Tale.
9. INTEGRATION (1).
A Graphic Designer’s Tale.
10. INTEGRATION (2).
A Media Manager’s Tale.
11. LONDON LOVES.
A City Broker’s Tale.
12. OLD AMSTERDAM.
A Journalist’s Tale.
13. ANOMIE.
An IT Consultant’s Tale.
14. EUROPA.
Postface.
Appendix 1: Summary of interviews.
Appendix 2: A note on methodology.
Notes.
Bibliographical essay.
Index of interviewees.
Index
