Soziologie

The MoCaF (Mobile Careers and Families) project, led by Prof. Dr. Marcel Erlinghagen and Dr. Lisa Mansfeld at the University of Duisburg-Essen, is part of the DFG-funded Research Training Group RTG 2951 "Cross-Border Labour Markets".

MoCaF investigates the experiences of internationally mobile individuals and their families. Through a large-scale survey, the project explores how couples plan and organise international mobility, the opportunities and challenges associated with living abroad, and how families navigate changing social, cultural, and professional environments across countries.

The project has now published its first fact sheet, which provides an overview of the composition of the MoCaF survey sample.

The fact sheet is available here. 

The MoCaF project is embedded in the Research Training Group "Cross-Border Labour Markets", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and jointly hosted by the University of Duisburg-Essen and Bielefeld University. The research team also includes Dr. Wiebke Anton and Rhoda Bangerter, who jointly organise the online initiative "Expat Couples Summit". The survey is conducted in cooperation with the Institute for Social Research & Communication (SOKO) in Bielefeld.

As international mobility has become an increasingly common life experience for many people in Europe and North America, understanding its consequences for families and partnerships has gained growing importance. While living and working abroad can create unique opportunities for personal and professional development, it also presents considerable challenges. MoCaF seeks to deepen our understanding of how internationally mobile families experience and manage these opportunities and challenges.