Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies.* Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries* Features an innovative combination of approaches, methods, and techniques in its analyses of European post-national societies* Reveals how segments of Europe's urban population are adopting "exit" or "partial exit" strategies in respect to the nation state* Utilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalization and mobility studies, and spatial class analysis* Includes in depth interviews, social networking techniques, and classic questions of political representation and values
Globalised Minds, Roots in the City: Urban Upper-middle Classes in Europe