Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical
evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban
upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by
contemporary European societies.
* Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original
comparative research about professionals and managers in four
European cities in three countries
* Features an innovative combination of approaches, methods, and
techniques in its analyses of European post-national societies
* Reveals how segments of Europe’s urban population
are adopting ‘exit’ or ‘partial exit’
strategies in respect to the nation state
* Utilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalization
and mobility studies, and spatial class analysis
* Includes in depth interviews, social networking techniques, and
classic questions of political representation and values
Daftar Isi
Front Matter (pages i-xi)
Introduction (pages 1-14)
Chapter 1 Comparing Upper-Middle-Class Managers in Four Cities (pages 15-59)
Chapter 2 Managers in the City (pages 60-106)
Chapter 3 Three Ways of Living in a Globalised World (pages 107-148)
Chapter 4 Managers’ Social Networks (pages 149-172)
Conclusion (pages 173-188)
Bibliography (pages 189-207)
Methodological Appendix (pages 208-212)
Questionnaire (pages 213-240)
Index (pages 241-245)
Tentang Penulis
Alberta Andreotti is Research Fellow in Economic
Sociology at the Department of Sociology at the University of
Milan-Bicocca and Associate member of the ‘Cities Are Back in
Town’ research group, based at Sciences Po, Paris.
Patrick Le Galès is CNRS Research Professor of
Politics and Sociology at Sciences Po Paris, Centre
d’études Européennes and Co-Chair of the
‘Cities Are Back in Town’ research group.
Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes is Research Fellow at the
Institute of Public Goods and Policies (IPP-CSIC).
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