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Putting mobility theory to work: Conceptualizing employment-related geographical mobility

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  • Tim Cresswell
  • Sara Dorow
  • Sharon Roseman

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Although the “mobility turn†has captured the critical imaginations of researchers studying an array of topics, its possible contributions to analyses of the spectrum of employment-related geographical mobility have only begun to be defined. Studies of work have engaged with the growing body of mobility theory in limited ways; by the same token, mobilities studies have taken a somewhat narrow and sometimes uncritical view of work, labor, and employment. This article draws on a major interdisciplinary research project into the socio-historical patterns, contexts, and impacts of employment-related geographical mobility in Canada to build a conceptual bridge between these two literatures. We re-visit established bodies of work on migration, work, and political economy and look at new avenues for conceptualizing employment-related geographical mobility. We then examine a case study from the Alberta Oil Sands and suggest an agenda for future research on mobility and work.

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  • Tim Cresswell & Sara Dorow & Sharon Roseman, 2016. "Putting mobility theory to work: Conceptualizing employment-related geographical mobility," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 48(9), pages 1787-1803, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:48:y:2016:i:9:p:1787-1803
    DOI: 10.1177/0308518X16649184
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