The Consequences of Mobility Reflexivity, Social Inequality and the

This book explores various forms of highly skilled mobility in the European Union, assessing the potential for this movement to contribute to individual and societal development. In doing so, the authors illustrate some of the issues arising from the open

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The Consequences of Mobility

David Cairns • Valentina Cuzzocrea Daniel Briggs • Luísa Veloso

The Consequences of Mobility Reflexivity, Social Inequality and the Reproduction of Precariousness in Highly Qualified Migration

David Cairns Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon Lisbon, Portugal

Valentina Cuzzocrea Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies University of Erfurt Erfurt, Germany

Daniel Briggs Department of Law and Social Sciences European University of Madrid Madrid, Spain

Luísa Veloso Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon Lisbon, Portugal

ISBN 978-3-319-46740-5 ISBN 978-3-319-46741-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-46741-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016958029 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: © Terry Livingstone / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Contents

1

The Mobility Dream and its Consequences

2

Mobility Contexts

15

3

New Dilemmas in Europe’s Race for Global Talent: A Wrong Turn for Tertiary Education?

35

Working for Europe? Managing Erasmus+ in the Austerity Era

67

Recruiting Interns and Keeping Them ‘Externs’: Mobility Paradoxes in Internship Governance

93

4

5

6

Being a Researcher: Professional Stability and Career Trajectories in Science and Technology

1

123

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Contents

The Unsettled Future: Future Challenges in Highly Qualified Mobility

155

References

173

Index

187

1 The Mobility Dream and its Consequences

This book explores mobility among the highly qualified in Europe as practised by students, interns and professionals, and the consequences of this movement for mobile individuals and the