Globalised Minds, Roots in the City: Urban Upper-middle Classes in Europe (IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series) - Softcover

Book 29 of 38: IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change

Andreotti, Alberta; Le Galès, Patrick; Moreno-Fuentes, Francisco Javier

 
9781444334852: Globalised Minds, Roots in the City: Urban Upper-middle Classes in Europe (IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series)
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ISBN 10: 1444334859 ISBN 13: 9781444334852
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015

Synopsis

Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies. 

  • Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries
  • Features an innovative combination of approaches, methods, and techniques in its analyses of European post-national societies
  • Reveals how segments of Europe’s  urban population are adopting “exit” or “partial exit” strategies in respect to the nation state
  • Utilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalization and mobility studies, and spatial class analysis
  • Includes in depth interviews, social networking techniques, and classic questions of political representation and values

 

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About the Author

Alberta Andreotti is Research Fellow in Economic Sociology at the Department of Sociology at the University of Milan-Bicocca and Associate member of the “Cities Are Back in Town” research group, based at Sciences Po, Paris.

Patrick Le Galès is CNRS Research Professor of Politics and Sociology at Sciences Po Paris, Centre d’études Européennes and Co-Chair of the “Cities Are Back in Town” research group.

Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes is Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Goods and Policies (IPP-CSIC).

From the Back Cover

In the era of increasing urban globalisation, are European cities keeping pace? Or are contemporary European cities and societies remaining firmly rooted within a national context in spite of the inexorable pressures of transnational influences? Globalised Minds, Roots in the City explores the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies. Utilising empirical evidence garnered from business professionals and managers from Lyon, Madrid, Milan, and Paris, the authors present a wealth of new insights to contribute to current debates on the emergence of a transnational bourgeoisie. Their findings reveal how the majority of European managers remain profoundly embedded and territorialised in their cities and neighborhoods―whatever their level of transnational mobility. They also show how these groups are simultaneously becoming more cosmopolitan and more locally rooted. Globalised Minds, Roots in the City offers timely insights into the current state of Europe’s cities and societies―and the seemingly paradoxical development of a European and transnational urban middle class.

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In the era of increasing urban globalisation, are European cities keeping pace? Or are contemporary European cities and societies remaining firmly rooted within a national context in spite of the inexorable pressures of transnational influences? Globalised Minds, Roots in the City explores the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies. Utilising empirical evidence garnered from business professionals and managers from Lyon, Madrid, Milan, and Paris, the authors present a wealth of new insights to contribute to current debates on the emergence of a transnational bourgeoisie. Their findings reveal how the majority of European managers remain profoundly embedded and territorialised in their cities and neighborhoods—whatever their level of transnational mobility. They also show how these groups are simultaneously becoming more cosmopolitan and more locally rooted. Globalised Minds, Roots in the City offers timely insights into the current state of Europe’s cities and societies—and the seemingly paradoxical development of a European and transnational urban middle class.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1444334859
ISBN 13 
9781444334852
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
264

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