Transnationality

Mau, Steffen; Büttner, Sebastian M.

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-88199-7_18

Cited by 18 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Nevertheless, migration has increased tremendously due to factors such as economic globalisation and cultural internationalisation, both fed by learning processes that transcend national borders (Brooks & Waters, 2011). In Europe, contemporary migration flows mainly lead from East to West to escape higher unemployment and lower wages; however, among developed countries mainly highly skilled people opt for short-term or mid-term migration (Mau & Büttner, 2010).…”

Section: Social and Spatial Mobility And Selection Processesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Its underlying ideas and rationales (Papatsiba, 2006), conditions (Rodríquez González et al, 2011) and professional outcomes (Bracht et al, 2006) have been investigated. Further, analyses of the socio-economic status of mobile citizens in general and mobile students in particular find that mobility is highly correlated with social background variables (see Pineda et al, 2008;Souto-Otero, 2008;Mau & Büttner, 2010;Brooks & Waters, 2011;Finger, 2011;Lörz & Krawietz, 2011).…”

Section: Mobility On the Rise?mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The Bologna Process's Model of Mobility in Europe: The Relationship of its Spatial and Social Dimensions

Powell

Finger

2013

European Educational Research Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Cross-border mobility is among the pillars of internationality in higher education. Understood as central to educational and economic growth for individuals and societies, mobility also should facilitate social cohesion. Yet those who can afford spatial mobility are unevenly distributed; elites benefit in far greater measure. Policymakers in Europe aim to bolster the competitiveness and attractiveness of European higher education, especially through enhanced mobility of students and staff. Extending beyond the successes of Erasmus, the Bologna process defines a new model of mobility in higher education to foster spatial mobility, but how is the social selectivity of spatial mobility addressed? Based on a theory-guided content analysis of official Bologna policy documents, the authors examine the principles and standards of mobility. Which dimensions of mobility are mentioned in these declarations and communiqués from 1998 to 2012? To what extent are spatial mobility's social significance and selection processes reflected? The authors find that the dimensions, benefits and effects of spatial mobility have been mainly taken for granted, and both its social selectivity and its effects on social mobility understated. However, if the Bologna process is to facilitate social inclusion, inequalities must be addressed. The authors argue that if the 47 signatory countries to the Bologna process simply follow the principles espoused in this model, considerable disparities in participation in international exchange are likely to persist, reproducing social reproduction of dis/advantages.

show abstract

Section: Social and Spatial Mobility And Selection Processesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Mobility On the Rise?mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Bologna Process's Model of Mobility in Europe: The Relationship of its Spatial and Social Dimensions

Powell

Finger

2013

European Educational Research Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…However, current studies suggest that Germans have more experience with migration than is often assumed. Just over an eighth of all Germans have spent more than 3 months abroad, roughly 15% of them in the USA, 8% in France and 8% in Great Britain (Mau and Büttner 2010). With 70% of these people, their stay abroad was limited to a single country.…”

Section: Empirical Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Skilled German Migrants and Their Motives for Migration Within Europe

Verwiebe¹,

Mau

Seidel

et al. 2010

Int. Migration & Integration

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

German migration within Europe has so far received little attention from researchers. This is especially true of migrants with intermediate qualifications (vocational training, technical school, master craftsman's certificate). The present contribution is devoted to this phenomenon and examines the reasons why people belonging to this particular group migrate. To do this we pick up on central theoretical arguments in migration research, on the basis of which we examine the relevance of economic and social factors for Germans who migrate within Europe. It emerges that, empirically, for Germans with intermediate qualifications, economic factors are crucial. In particular, unemployment, low or falling wages, as well as poor working conditions in Germany constitute important push factors, while job offers, higher wages and better working conditions in the destination countries constitute the main pull factors. In comparison, social networks are less important factors in migration, since only in a few cases did the interviewees have solid contacts abroad. The empirical results of the study are based on the analysis of available population statistics and 40 problem-centred, biographical interviews

show abstract

“…It is also a result of intellectual developments, discourses and assumptions surrounding the nature of 'good' and 'prospective' development, which go beyond pure economic effects and reasoning. Moreover, in a world as interconnected and interdependent as contemporary global modernity, there is no reason why ideas, interests, experiences, perceptions and expectations should mainly structure themselves into discrete spatial layers as implied by multi-level governance perspectives (Appadurai 1997;Delanty and Rumford 2005;Urry 2007;Mau and Büttner 2010). Hence, instead of presupposing fixed actor identities and interests within various spatial layers and even in opposition to one another, an analysis of regionalization in contemporary Europe should instead focus on the common social context being shared by actors, organizations, groups and other social entities across space (cf.…”

Section: Sub-national Regions and Regionalism In The 'Age' Of Globalimentioning

confidence: 99%

The ‘World-Cultural’ Constitution of Regions: Sub-national Regional Mobilization from a World Society Perspective

Büttner

2015

Journal of Contemporary European Studies

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Processes of regionalization are mainly conceived as bottom-up processes of political and economic mobilization-often even as counter-movements to alienating forces of globalization. In marked contrast to this conventional view, this paper argues that sub-national regions are constitutively shaped by and embedded in a wider social context. This external institutional context encourages the 'reflexive resurgence' and 'staging' of regional identities in terms of most contemporary notions of development, such as innovation, cohesion, competitiveness, sustainability, and so forth. Starting from a macro-phenomenological research perspective (in the tradition of the world society theory proposed by John W. Meyer and colleagues) this paper sketches six major analytical perspectives to account for the massive 'world-cultural' regional mobilization currently seen in Europe. It is emphasized that relatively universal ('world-cultural') models and practices of regional mobilization are crucial in determining the current shape of European regions. This has particularly been encouraged by the EU Cohesion Policy, which specifies, reinforces and accelerates the diffusion of highly rationalized models of regional development throughout EU territory.

show abstract

Transnationality

Cited by 18 publications

References 22 publications

The Bologna Process's Model of Mobility in Europe: The Relationship of its Spatial and Social Dimensions

The Bologna Process's Model of Mobility in Europe: The Relationship of its Spatial and Social Dimensions

Skilled German Migrants and Their Motives for Migration Within Europe

The ‘World-Cultural’ Constitution of Regions: Sub-national Regional Mobilization from a World Society Perspective

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About