Privileged Mobilities
Professional Migration, Geo-Social Media, and a New Global Middle Class
«This is an interesting study of current global mobilities, both because of its empirical data and because of its detailed examination of a newly emerged phenomenon. It will have considerable appeal across various academic disciplines and fields in the social sciences.»
(European Journal of Communication 32/5 2017)»
As corporations ramp up «workforce globalization», social entrepreneurs use online digital platforms to create offline social events where foreigners can meet face-to-face. Through ethnographic study, Erika Polson illustrates how, as a new generation of expatriates uses location technologies to create mobile «places,» a new global middle class is emerging. Les mer
As corporations ramp up «workforce globalization», social entrepreneurs use online digital platforms to create offline social events where foreigners can meet face-to-face. Through ethnographic study, Erika Polson illustrates how, as a new generation of expatriates uses location technologies to create mobile «places,» a new global middle class is emerging.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 196
- ISBN
- 9781433130274
- Utgivelsesår
- 2016
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Om forfatteren
Erika Polson (PhD, The Pennsylvania State University) is an assistant professor in the Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies at the University of Denver. Her work has appeared in publications including Media, Culture & Society; Communication, Culture & Critique; New Media & Society, and the International Communication Gazette.
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«This is an interesting study of current global mobilities, both because of its empirical data and because of its detailed examination of a newly emerged phenomenon. It will have considerable appeal across various academic disciplines and fields in the social sciences.»
(European Journal of Communication 32/5 2017)»