» Veröffentlicht am
14. Juni 2021
Einladung zum Vortrag/Invitation “Global work, transnational life and (im)mobility in pandemic times"
On
Tuesday, 22nd of June, 2021 at 12:15, Irene Skovgaard Smith (University
of East Anglia, UK) will present her current research in a talk
entitled “Global work, transnational life and (im)mobility in pandemic
times". The talk is part of the seminar „ Mobile Professionals.
Transnational labour markets, careers and occupational cultures”
organized by Anna Spiegel in the summer term 2021. It will take place in
English via zoom. For further information and to register for the zoom
session, please contact anna.spiegel@uni-bielefeld.de
Abstract:
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed our
globally interconnected world almost overnight as cross-border immobility was
enforced, striking at the heart of globalisation as we knew it. The coronavirus
spread along international network ties and the response across the globe was
travel bans, entry bans and border restrictions. The present study explores the
impact of this disruption on the everyday transnationalism driven by international
business, global work, career mobility and high skilled migration. The study
focuses on the lived experience of transnational professionals in global
corporations whose lives and work span geographical boundaries. 23 narrative
interviews were conducted (virtually) from May 2020 onwards. The participants
come from across Europe and beyond (Azerbaijan, Australia, Brazil, Canada,
India, Indonesia, Mexico and the US) and live in Amsterdam, Berlin, Dubai, Geneva,
Hamburg, Liechtenstein, London, Oslo, Perth, Vancouver and Singapore working
for 20 different global corporations. The study explores how the pandemic has
impacted the global work and transnational lives of these professionals and
their sense of ‘home’ and belonging.
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