Euro-commuters' have emerged as a new group of migrants since the onset of the economic crisis in the EU. These people work in one country but live in another. This book analyses the characteristics of these migrants, their motivations and how commuting influences their personal, family and social lives.

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Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

David Ralph

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David Ralph is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

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Book Title: Work, Family and Commuting in Europe
Book Subtitle: The Lives of Euro-commuters
Authors: David Ralph
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137449467
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-44945-0Published: 17 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-44946-7Published: 17 December 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 136
Topics: Human Geography, Sociology of Work, Family, European Culture, Migration, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction

Framing Commuter Couples

Euro-commuting Motives, Decision-Making, and Gender

Weekdays

Weekends

Conclusion and Future Directions

Epilogue

Back Matter

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