The Immobility Turn: Mobility, Migration and the COVID-19 Pandemic

by David Cairns, Mara Clemente

Overview

This book looks at the changes that have taken place in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, following the lockdown of societies and imposition of border controls in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus. Using empirical evidence from Portugal, a geopolitically important point of intersection within Europe and between Global South and Global North, the book examines consequences of the apparent end of mobility expansionism, developing a refreshing theoretical concept of ‘immobility turn.’ Focusing on the tourist industry, universities hosting international students and migration agencies, the book offers invaluable insights about how the pandemic affected institutions and individuals’ lives, informing policy-making processes on a global level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529230055
Publisher:	Bristol University Press
Publication date:	04/25/2023
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	130
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Cairns is Principal Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology at ISCTE-UniversityInstitute of Lisbon, Portugal. Mara Clemente is Integrated Researcher at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology at ISCTE-UniversityInstitute of Lisbon, Portugal.

Table of Contents

1. COVID-19 and the Immobility Turn 2. Theorizing the Immobility Turn 3. From Overtourism to Undertourism, and Back Again 4. International Student Mobility and Immobility 5. Maintaining Migration during a Pandemic 6. Mobility after an Immobility Turn

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From the Publisher

"The authors cast the mobility turn – and its immobility counterpart – against a wide social, historical and socioeconomic perspective, showing continuities and fractures. The book is an invaluable resource that advances our understanding beyond the pandemic." Valentina Cuzzocrea, University of Cagliari