Narratives and varieties of everyday transnationalism

2019 ◽  
pp. 171-194
Author(s):  
Adrian Favell ◽  
Janne Solgaard Jensen ◽  
David Reimer
Keyword(s):  
Reference Point ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The South ◽  
North West ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross National ◽  
West European

The chapter introduces the cross-national comparative material offered by the qualitative interviews conducted in the EUMEAN survey. Building on Juan Díez Medrano’s study (2003) of how Europe is framed differently by Germans, Spanish and British, the chapter focuses on the discussions about mobility and cross-border experiences of residents of the five West European countries in EUCROSS (i.e., also adding Denmark and Italy in comparative terms). Taking the confident identities of Danes in Europe as its reference point, it contrasts the less experienced but sometimes more idealist points of view of Spanish and Italians, with the more doubtful voices of Germans and British. Tensions in their cross-border relations also surface, particularly between the privileged North-West of the continent and the South.

Sounds without borders: Exploring the cross-national expansion of commercial European Radio Groups

2021 ◽  
pp. 026732312110121
Author(s):  
Montse Bonet ◽  
David Fernández-Quijada
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
The Political ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
National Market ◽  
The Cross ◽  
National Champions ◽  
Cross National ◽  
Expansion Strategies

This article aims to study how private European radio is becoming commercially international through the expansion of radio brands beyond their national market. It is the first ever analysis of the expansion strategies of radio groups across Europe, including their footprint in each market in which they operate, from the political economy of cultural industries. The article maps the main radio groups in Europe, analyses cross-national champions in depth and establishes three main types. This study shows that, thanks to the possibilities of a deregulated market, strengthening the role of the brand and the format, and the agreements with other groups, broadcasting radio has overcome the obstacles that, historically, hindered its cross-border expansion.

scholarly journals Living Arrangements of Young Adults in Europe

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Schwanitz ◽  
Clara H. Mulder
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Living Arrangements ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Time Variability ◽  
North West ◽  
Family Living ◽  
Log Linear ◽  
Cross National

Comparative research suggests that there are great cross-national and cross-temporal differences in living arrangements of young adults aged 18-34 in Europe. In this paper, we examine young adults’ living arrangements (1) across several European countries and different national contexts, and (2) by taking into account cross-time variability. In doing so, we pay careful attention to a comprehensive conceptualisation of living arrangements (including extended and non-family living arrangements). The aim of this paper is to deepen our understanding of family structure and household arrangements in Europe by examining and mapping the cross-national and cross-temporal variety of young adults’ living arrangements. For our analysis we use data from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series International (IPUMSi) for the census rounds 1980, 1990, and 2000 for eight European countries (Austria, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland). We employ log-linear models to ascertain the influence of individual and contextual factors on living arrangements. The analyses lend further support to a North/West – South/East divide in living arrangements and general gender differentials in extended family living. Other interesting results are the heterogeneity in the living arrangements of single mothers across geographic areas, and the upward trend of extended household living for young men and women between 1980 and 2000.

scholarly journals Regional policy of the European Communities and cross-border cooperation within the South Bohemia Region

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 292-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Husák
Keyword(s):  
Regional Policy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
The South ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
Financial Allocation ◽  
Cross Border Cooperation ◽  
South Bohemia

The paper is focused on the problems of the cross-border cooperation and the regional policy of the European Communities and the implementation of theoretical issues in the South Bohemia Region. The main aim of this paper is to compare the cross-border cooperation and its influence on the regional development of the South Bohemia Region between the 2004–2006 programming period (after the accession of the Czech Republic to the European Communities) and the 2007–2013 programming period. The paper also provides the typology of the realised cross-border projects from the perspectives of the number of projects and also their financial allocation. The results document the increasing importance of the cross-border cooperation and its highly positive impact on the social and economic development of the South Bohemia Region.

scholarly journals Cross-National Variations in the Under-Reporting of Wages in South-East Europe: A Result of Over-Regulation or Under-Regulation?

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Williams
Keyword(s):  
State Intervention ◽  
European Countries ◽  
East Europe ◽  
East European ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross National

Cross-National Variations in the Under-Reporting of Wages in South-East Europe: A Result of Over-Regulation or Under-Regulation?This paper seeks to explain the cross-national variations in the tendency of employers in South East Europe to under-report the wages of their employees by paying them two wages, an official declared salary and an additional undeclared envelope wage. Reporting the results of a 2007 Eurobarometer survey of this practice undertaken in five South East European countries, the finding is that the commonality of this illicit wage practice markedly varies cross-nationally, with 23 percent of formal employees in Romania but just 3 percent in Cyprus receiving an under-reported salary. Finding that the under-reporting of wages is more prevalent in neo-liberal economies with lower levels of state intervention and less common in more ‘welfare capitalist’ economies in which there is greater state intervention in work and welfare, the resultant conclusion is that the under-reporting of employees wages by employers is correlated with the under- rather than over-regulation of work and welfare.

Contextualizing Religious Acculturation

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derya Güngör ◽  
Fenella Fleischmann ◽  
Karen Phalet ◽  
Mieke Maliepaard
Keyword(s):  
Research Program ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Religious Socialization ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Ethnic Comparisons ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Cross National

Given the growing presence of Islam in Europe, we developed a research program articulating minority perspectives on acculturation and religion among self-identified Muslims across Europe. Integrating different cross-cultural perspectives on religious acculturation, we ask how acculturation contexts and processes affect the religiosity of Muslims (a) across heritage and mainstream cultures, (b) across different acculturating groups, and (c) across different receiving societies. Based on various large-scale datasets, collected among (young) Muslim populations from different ethnic backgrounds in four European countries, we conclude that religious decline in European societies is largely absent. A comparison across cultures of origin and destination suggests the reaffirmation of religion in acculturating youth, who are more strongly identified with their religion than comparison groups in both mainstream and heritage cultures. Cross-ethnic comparisons indicate that religious socialization is most effective in more cohesive acculturating groups. Finally, cross-national comparisons provide evidence of more strict forms of religiosity in societies with less welcoming intergroup climates. Together, the cross-cultural findings extend a well-established bi-dimensional conceptualization of acculturation to the religious domain.

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