ABSTRACT Social stratification research on leisure tends to focus on class differences in cultura... more ABSTRACT Social stratification research on leisure tends to focus on class differences in cultural consumption patterns. In this literature, seldom is travelling taken into account as a dependent variable, even if international journeys are exponentially rising worldwide. But how is the experience of travelling sorted across social strata? Do they increase linearly as we move up the social hierarchy, as a reflex of higher income and cultural capital? Or are they more than proportionally an elite prerogative, while the bulk of the population keeps nation-wide travel horizons? And are there societal differences in the association between social class and travelling? In addition, this paper investigates differences in meanings of travels. We thus expand the cultural-sociological debate on the social stratification of cultural tastes to mobility behaviours. Is international travelling a form of ‘omnivorous’ consumption, to use the famous concept of Peterson, for the better off and most educated? Is it meant to incorporate holidays, business and sociability experiences among the upper class, while being more focused and limited in scope among lower classes? Do these differences help characterize class-specific cultural capitals, thus fostering class reproduction? We address both sets of questions – the social stratification of the quantity and quality of mobility experiences – by analysing the distribution of national and international travels across social strata with data from the EUCROSS survey, covering six EU countries (Denmark, Germany, Italy, Romania, Spain and the UK). Preliminary analyses of EUCROSS data suggest that SES is an important predictor of mobility experiences; however, there are differences in motives of travels. Higher SES is associated with more travel for both holidays and professional trips. Furthermore, travelling patterns vary significantly depending on the countries from which they originate.
Nell’ambito della popolazione migrante globale, i cittadini europei che vivono in un altro paese ... more Nell’ambito della popolazione migrante globale, i cittadini europei che vivono in un altro paese dell’UE godono di uno status giuridico eccezionale, in quanto dotati degli stessi diritti dei cittadini nazionali, eccetto il diritto di voto alle elezioni politiche. La domanda che guida questo articolo è: gli europei mobili che risiedono negli Stati dell’Europa meridionale vivono la loro esperienza come cittadini o come migranti? Basandosi su una recente ricerca sul coinvolgimento sociale e politico dei cittadini europei mobili, sia nell’ambito della partecipazione convenzionale, sia nell’ambito della partecipazione non convenzionale, l’articolo propone una comparazione tra le dinamiche di attivazione dei cittadini dell’Europa occidentale (britannici e tedeschi), al cui interno i "life-style movers" sono prevalenti, e dei cittadini dell’Europa orientale (polacchi e romeni), i cui percorsi rientrano nella più tradizionale esperienza migratoria. L’articolo analizza il ruolo delle associazioni di connazionali nella promozione dell’integrazione sociale e politica e nell’attivazione politica, concentrandosi sul ruolo svolto dalle donne nell’ambito delle reti formali ed informali. La femminilizzazione della mobilità è una caratteristica del modello mediterraneo di migrazione, per via delle caratteristiche del mercato del lavoro e per la presenza di coppie miste. Le migranti intracomunitarie si rivelano essere protagoniste anche nell’ambito delle dinamiche di integrazione socio-politica nei paesi di residenza e nella costruzione di network transnazionali.
ABSTRACT Social stratification research on leisure tends to focus on class differences in cultura... more ABSTRACT Social stratification research on leisure tends to focus on class differences in cultural consumption patterns. In this literature, seldom is travelling taken into account as a dependent variable, even if international journeys are exponentially rising worldwide. But how is the experience of travelling sorted across social strata? Do they increase linearly as we move up the social hierarchy, as a reflex of higher income and cultural capital? Or are they more than proportionally an elite prerogative, while the bulk of the population keeps nation-wide travel horizons? And are there societal differences in the association between social class and travelling? In addition, this paper investigates differences in meanings of travels. We thus expand the cultural-sociological debate on the social stratification of cultural tastes to mobility behaviours. Is international travelling a form of ‘omnivorous’ consumption, to use the famous concept of Peterson, for the better off and most educated? Is it meant to incorporate holidays, business and sociability experiences among the upper class, while being more focused and limited in scope among lower classes? Do these differences help characterize class-specific cultural capitals, thus fostering class reproduction? We address both sets of questions – the social stratification of the quantity and quality of mobility experiences – by analysing the distribution of national and international travels across social strata with data from the EUCROSS survey, covering six EU countries (Denmark, Germany, Italy, Romania, Spain and the UK). Preliminary analyses of EUCROSS data suggest that SES is an important predictor of mobility experiences; however, there are differences in motives of travels. Higher SES is associated with more travel for both holidays and professional trips. Furthermore, travelling patterns vary significantly depending on the countries from which they originate.
Nell’ambito della popolazione migrante globale, i cittadini europei che vivono in un altro paese ... more Nell’ambito della popolazione migrante globale, i cittadini europei che vivono in un altro paese dell’UE godono di uno status giuridico eccezionale, in quanto dotati degli stessi diritti dei cittadini nazionali, eccetto il diritto di voto alle elezioni politiche. La domanda che guida questo articolo è: gli europei mobili che risiedono negli Stati dell’Europa meridionale vivono la loro esperienza come cittadini o come migranti? Basandosi su una recente ricerca sul coinvolgimento sociale e politico dei cittadini europei mobili, sia nell’ambito della partecipazione convenzionale, sia nell’ambito della partecipazione non convenzionale, l’articolo propone una comparazione tra le dinamiche di attivazione dei cittadini dell’Europa occidentale (britannici e tedeschi), al cui interno i "life-style movers" sono prevalenti, e dei cittadini dell’Europa orientale (polacchi e romeni), i cui percorsi rientrano nella più tradizionale esperienza migratoria. L’articolo analizza il ruolo delle associazioni di connazionali nella promozione dell’integrazione sociale e politica e nell’attivazione politica, concentrandosi sul ruolo svolto dalle donne nell’ambito delle reti formali ed informali. La femminilizzazione della mobilità è una caratteristica del modello mediterraneo di migrazione, per via delle caratteristiche del mercato del lavoro e per la presenza di coppie miste. Le migranti intracomunitarie si rivelano essere protagoniste anche nell’ambito delle dinamiche di integrazione socio-politica nei paesi di residenza e nella costruzione di network transnazionali.
Everyday Europe: Social Transnationalism in an Unsettled Continent, 2019
Drawing on unique research and rich data on cross-border practices, this book offers an empirical... more Drawing on unique research and rich data on cross-border practices, this book offers an empirically-based view on Europeans’ interconnections in everyday life. It looks at the ways in which EU residents have been getting closer across national frontiers: in their everyday experiences of foreign countries – work, travel, personal networks – but also their knowledge, consumption of foreign products, and attitudes towards foreign culture.
These evolving European dimensions have been enabled by the EU-backed legal opening to transnational economic and cultural transactions, while also differing according to national contexts. The book considers how people reconcile their increasing cross-border interconnections and a politically separating Europe of nation states and national interests.
Ettore Recchi is Professor of Sociology at Sciences Po, France, and a member of the Observatoire ... more Ettore Recchi is Professor of Sociology at Sciences Po, France, and a member of the Observatoire Sociologique du Changement. He has taught at the University of Chieti-Pescara, the University of Florence, the European University Institute and the University of Michigan. His main research interests are mobilities (in their different forms), social stratification, elites and European integration. From 2002, he has served as coordinator of three large-scale international research projects on mobility in Europe (titled Pioneur, Moveact and Eucross) funded by the European Commission.
Cet article se fonde sur deux constats statistiques et propose un nouveau prisme d’analyse pour l... more Cet article se fonde sur deux constats statistiques et propose un nouveau prisme d’analyse pour les études migratoires. Le premier de ces constats est que la France, comparée à d’autres grands pays européens, attire moins d’étrangers, qu’ils soient citoyens européens ou non. Cette tendance est stable durant les deux dernières décennies. Le deuxième constat est celui d’une « exception française » de nature administrative, qui demeure peu connue : la France délivre le plus grand nombre d’Obligations à quitter le territoire (OQTF) de toute l’Europe. À partir de ces deux constats, nous lançons un débat sur les indicateurs internationaux « d’attractivité » migratoire : puisque des pays ayant la même proportion d’étrangers peuvent avoir des comportements politico-administratifs très différents à leur égard, nous plaidons pour l’introduction d’un indicateur de « répulsivité ».
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Keywords: Europa, migrazione, mobilità, transnazionalismo, cittadinanza, partecipazione, associazioni etniche.
Keywords: Europa, migrazione, mobilità, transnazionalismo, cittadinanza, partecipazione, associazioni etniche.
These evolving European dimensions have been enabled by the EU-backed legal opening to transnational economic and cultural transactions, while also differing according to national contexts. The book considers how people reconcile their increasing cross-border interconnections and a politically separating Europe of nation states and national interests.