Introduction: Between Individualization and Globalization: The Long-Term Premises to Free Movement PART I: THEORIZING FREE MOVEMENT: HISTORY, POLICIES, DEMOGRAPHICS 1. A Frontierless Continent: History of an Idea its Realization 2. Why Movement? Assessing Policies Rationales 3. Mobile Europeans: How Many are There, Where They, What do They do? II: PRACTISING SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES 4. 'Old' 'New' Integration Pathways Compared 5. Sterile Citizenship? Intra-European Mobility Political...

ABSTRACT The first part of this paper describes the small but constant expansion cross-state mobile population within EU in two decades preceding 2004 enlargement. This is puzzling light economic growth and income convergence member states over same period. While level geographical mobility frequently held to be 'low', data show that it should have been even lower given rise prosperity decline differentials EU15. In fact, argued pro-mobility policies non-labour migration countered...

There is no subject more central to sociology than social mobility. 1The degree which modern industrialized societies enable talented, ambitious or lucky individuals move up in status, conversely the extent they reproduce inherited inequalities hierarchies from one generation next, are questions that still dominate much of empirical mainstream discipline under general rubric stratification.Some most longstanding and detailed debates have centred on attempts measure distinguish patterns...

Abstract In this article we discuss the concept of European solidarity by distinguishing between transnational and international solidarity. The former refers to support for institutional arrangements aimed at sharing economic risks individual level, while latter entails public agreement share Member State level. We explore joint role cross‐border interactions political attitudes in fostering ties among Europeans through multilevel modelling based on 2012 Eurobarometer 77 survey. shows that...

This article argues that there are two distinct logics underlie existing studies on European identification. These grounded in models of collective identity formation stress either messages inscribed discursive processes or practices situated socio-spatial relations – respectively, the "culturalist" and "structuralist" models. The first these considers identification as a direct outcome exposure to content-specific symbols, narratives, messages; second, an emerging property interactions...

Abstract Existing research on the transnational mobility of individuals tends to rely limited and possibly misleading indicators. Arguing that experiences are in fact multidimensional cumulative over course a lifetime, this paper proposes novel concept called ‘space-set’ applies it representative samples population France, Germany Italy (ELIPSS, GP.pop Doxa surveys). A space-set is defined as collection each person’s geographical places known through first-hand experience. In perspective,...

Human mobility across national borders is a key phenomenon of our time. At the global scale, however, we still know relatively little about structure and nature such transnational movements. This study uses large dataset on monthly air passenger traffic between 239 countries worldwide from 2010 to 2018 gain new insights into (a) trends over time (b) types mobility. A series decomposition used extract trend seasonal component. The component permits—at higher level granularity than previous...

We devise an integrated estimate of country-to-country cross-border human mobility on the basis global statistics tourism and air passenger traffic. The joint use these two sources allows us to (a) test for their relative contribution, (b) correct limitations by combining them. are adjusted merged following simple procedures. resulting dataset, which covers more than 15 billion estimated trips over years 2011 2016, promises be a systematic comprehensive resource transnational worldwide. In...

After the Eurozone crisis, out-migration from southern Europe revived, mostly fed by highly skilled young. Nevertheless, little is known about these new migrants, particularly regarding determinants and payoffs of their moves. This study delves into Italian case, drawing on a large representative sample 2011 graduation cohort. Multivariate analyses show that young people upper-class families, foreign citizens, graduates in scientific internationally oriented fields, best-performing students...

Findings on the mental health impact of first wave coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Europe are mixed and lack a comparative longitudinal perspective. The authors used Survey Health, Ageing, Retirement fixed-effects regressions to estimate within-individual change probability report feelings depression between 2005 2017 directly following COVID-19 11 European countries for adults ages 50 older. found an unprecedented decline 2020 all that was larger than any previous observed...

Italy has experienced a new wave of population outflows, in particular since the end 2000s, with France as one top destinations. This paper investigates structural and socio-cultural integration Italian migrants Paris. The is based on mixed-methods approach, using in-depth interviews, census data an online survey. We found that profile incorporation patterns post-crisis reflects long-term trend middling migration out Italy. Similar to other studies, we show current are prevailingly highly...

Visas are an important means for countries to regulate the potential access of non-nationals their territory. Past datasets and quantitative research on visas have focused visa waivers, ignoring fact that visas, where demanded, can vary greatly by cost. This paper presents a novel dataset based manual collection costs travel between global set country pairs in seven different categories (tourist, work, student, family reunification, business, transit, other). Our analyses reveal strong cost...

Starting from the assumption that political recruitment systems have an effect on elite behaviour, hypothesis is advanced a restriction of 'political opportunity structure' early age facilitates consociationalism. The initial stages careers MPs elected in Italy eleventh legislature (1992) ‐ generally described as consociational are contrasted with those their successors twelfth (1994), commonly singled out more conflictual. Evidence shows ruling bodies party youth organisations functioned...

France was one of the first countries implementing lockdown measures to mitigate spread COVID-19. Since families spent more time at home, household and care workloads increased significantly. However, existing findings are mixed in terms whether

The permeability of nation-state borders determines the flow people and commodities between countries therefore greatly influences many aspects human development from trade economic inequality to migration ethnic composition societies worldwide. While past research on topic has focused border fortification (walls, fences, etc.) or legal dimension controls, we take a different approach by arguing that transport infrastructure (paths, roads, railroads, ferries) together with political...