The ‘mobile turn’ in human geography, sociology and cultural studies has resulted in a hitherto unparalleled focus on the critical role that mobility plays in conserving and regenerating society and culture. [...]

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Today we recognize that we have a different relationship to media technology—and to information more broadly—than we had even five years ago. We are connected to the news media, to our jobs, and to each other, 24 hours a day. [...]

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The optimism heralded by the end of the Cold War and the idea of an emerging borderless world was soon shadowed by conflicts, wars, terrorism, and new border walls. [...]

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This volume examines self-initiated expatriates (SIEs), the category of highly skilled people whose movement from one country to another is by choice. [...]

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The new ‘mobilities turn’ has become a powerful perspective in social theory. John Urry’s oeuvre has been very influential in the emergence of this new field and has had lasting impacts on many scholars. [...]

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La ville du XXe siècle a été profondément imprégnée par la logique automobile, car la voiture a véritablement révolutionné les possibilités individuelles de déplacement et fortement inspiré aménageurs, urbanistes et architectes, de la grande échelle [...]

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Au cours de la dernière décennie, l’usage du terme mobilité, porté par le mobility turn, s’est progressivement substitué à migration dans la sphère politique et dans la recherche sans que ce glissement conceptuel n’ait réellement fait l’objet d’un qu [...]

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The volume brings numerous scales, types and facets of mobility into conversation with multiple approaches to social justice in order to theorize mobility justice and reimagine social justice as a mobile concept appropriate for analyzing the effects [...]

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We are in the midst of a global climate crisis and experiencing the extreme challenges of urbanization. [...]

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Exploring Networked Urban Mobilities explores different conceptual and theoretical angles between social practices and urban environments, culture, infrastructures, technologies, and the politics of mobility. [...]

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