care
Retirement is a key moment in the life course, and for many people, it is a time to think about relocation. Two ongoing qualitative research projects study the (im)mobility patterns of retirees, who moved to Portugal and Spain at the end of their working lives in Switzerland. In this post,
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The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the care and domestic responsibilities of many women during initial and ensuing lockdowns in the UK. As main caregivers, the Romanian women living in London, who participated in my study, relied on their friends and family to cope with this new context, sometimes going as far
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Family responsibilities do not disappear with geographical distance. The possibility to provide care across national borders may therefore affect people’s decisions to move. However, the social policies framing care are still predominantly national. How are the everyday care practices from the point of view of Estonian families, whose members live
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Marketplaces, as basic spaces of exchange in cities, shed light on the multiple everyday mobilities and connections necessary to sustain our living standards. How will our lives look like? Will people manage to avert climate change and distribute resources equally across the planet? 25th of Mai 2050, 2.30 pm At
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