'The distance between us': A comparative examination of the technical, spatial and temporal dimensions of the transnational social relationships of highly skilled migrants

Global Networks

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 198-216

  Ryan, Louise ^a   Klekowski Von Koppenfels, Amanda ^b   Mulholland, Jon ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

American Migrants; Distance; French Migrants; Highly Skilled; ICTs; Transnational Relations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

AMERICAN MIGRANTS; DISTANCE; FRENCH MIGRANTS; HIGHLY SKILLED; ICTS; TRANSNATIONAL RELATIONS;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; SKILLED LABOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84929323456     PISSN: 14702266     EISSN: 14710374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/glob.12054     Document Type: Article

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