Privileged Mobilities

Professional Migration, Geo-Social Media, and a New Global Middle Class

Autor*innen

• Erika Polson

Parameter

• 210 Seiten
• 8 Lesestunden

• Sozialwissenschaften

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The book explores how social entrepreneurs leverage online platforms to facilitate in-person gatherings for expatriates, fostering connections among a new global middle class. Through ethnographic research, Erika Polson highlights the role of location technologies in shaping these mobile "places," illustrating the impact of workforce globalization on social interactions and community building among foreigners.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Einband: Hardcover