Cyber Mobility and Social Change 3700-ISSC-CMSC
Migration (or broader: mobility) has been a catalyst for social change and development since it first started. In the cyber age, when our world is nothing more than a global village, its digital dimension affects everyday life at both micro- and macro-perspectives.
With increasingly complex mobility patterns, people "on the move" interact not only with each other, but also influence their original communities, the transit and destination ones, as they bring about new trends, norms change, rules and practices.
The module offers a study of the new forms of mobility and their impact on the world's population and their way of lives. Students will be introduced to the concepts of lifestyle migration, amenity migration, digital nomadism, neo-nomadism and bohemian lifestyle migration, as well as the implications that the new life philosophies bring in the contemporary world today (i.e. in the labor markets, education, social life).
The Mediterranean countries, such as Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece, play an important role as host countries for the new mobility migrants. At the same time, in order to attract newcomers, the governments of these countries introduce new migration policies and regulations to facilitate their stay. In the course, students will investigate the regulations issued by individual countries which have been designed to encourage the arrival of "new migrants" (e.g. visa regulations for digital nomads, tax breaks, competitive packages including rent reductions, etc.). On the other hand, the module will provide an opportunity to discuss and reflect on the impact of these regulations on the new incoming residents and on the accompanying changes brought about in the host societies.
The experience of the Covid-19 virus pandemic, considered a powerful factor of a social and cultural change, has made our reality even more virtual. Moreover, it has undoubtedly increased interest in new patterns of mobility. During the course, the students will be encouraged to analyze new trends in mobility and their impact on the real-world lifestyle.
The module will combine learning and practicing, following the workshop formula that includes presentations, brainstorming, debates, work in groups and work on individual projects. Students will be asked to actively participate in debates as well as work individually in small groups. At the end of the course each student will present an individual project.
The duration of the course is 30 hours, though student will have to dedicate approximately 30 hours of home working (vocabulary and literature studying, working on group and individual projects), so as to prepare themselves to the workshop classes and complete the final project.
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Założenia (opisowo)
Efekty kształcenia
KNOWLEDGE:
- Student understands the cultural and social processes taking place in the Mediterranean countries (K_W01);
- Student understands the relationships between the various dimensions of social change (especially with regard to various aspects of mobility and "crises") and knows the approaches to this process related to many scientific fields and disciplines (K_W02);
- Student knows the terminology of social sciences and understands their role in culture (K_W04).
SKILLS:
- Student is able to select and make a critical assessment of information coming from various scientific, popular science, journalistic and other sources (K_U01);
- Student is able to prepare an oral or written presentation taking into account the needs of recipients, in particular with the use of a range of digital tools; can present arguments to support her/his beliefs and knowledge in a logical and convincing manner (K_U05);
- Student is able to present the results of individual and team academic work in an appropriate form: in the form of a structured and argued statement, both in the form of a written study and an oral presentation (conference talk or voice in a discussion). At the same time, adhere to all ethical principles, including those related to copyrights. I addition knows the rules of using data sources, including digital sources (K_U06);
- Student is able to plan and organize group work (defining goals, stages, roles, selection of methods). Is able to take part in teamwork in various roles (K_U11).
SOCIAL COMPETENCIES:
- Student is ready to take up teamwork - also in a research team (K_K02);
- Student is ready to accept the competence to choose the most appropriate means to perform the indicated tasks (K_K04);
- Student is ready to show respect for partners in the discussion and uses substantive arguments; understands the principles of tolerance and cultural differences (K_K05).
Kryteria oceniania
Requirements to achieve credit:
- active participation in class activities – both individual and groupwork 50%
- final project presentation 50%
A maximum of one absence in class meetings is allowed.
Literatura
1. Aroles, J., Granter, E., de Vaujany, F. X., Becoming mainstream: The professionalization and corporatization of digital nomadism. New Technology, Work and Employment 2020, 35(1);
2. Benson, M., O’Reilly K. (ed.), Lifestyle Migration. Expectations, Aspirations and Experiences. Ashgate, London 2009;
3. Benson, M., O’Reilly K., Migration and the Search for a Better Way of Life: A Critical Exploration of Lifestyle Migration, The sociological Review 2009, 57 (4);
4. Cohen, S. A., Duncan, T., & Thulemark, M., Lifestyle mobilities: The crossroads of travel, leisure and migration. Mobilities 2013, 10(1);
5. Gandini, A, The rise of coworking spaces: A literature review. Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organization 2015, 15(1);
6. Gandini, A. (2016a). Digital work: Self-branding and social capital in the freelance knowledge economy. Marketing Theory 2016, 16(1);
7. Korpela M., Searching for a Countercultural Life Abroad: Neo-nomadism, Lifestyle Mobility or Bohemian Lifestyle Migration?, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 2019;
8. Mancinelli, F., Digital nomads: Freedom, responsibility and the neoliberal order. Information Technology & Tourism 2020, 22;
9. Matuszczyk, K. Mobility 4.0. Who will prevail in the race for work – machines or people?,Central and Eastern Europe Development Institute, Warsaw 2017;
10. Müller, A., The digital nomad: Buzzword or research category?, Transnational Social Review 2016, 6:3.
11. Rainer, G., Amenity/Lifestyle Migration to the Global South: Driving Forces and Socio-spatial Implications in Latin America, Third World Quarterly 2019, nr 40 (7);
12. Schor, J. B., Attwood-Charles, W., The “sharing” economy: Labor, inequlity, and social connection on for-profit platforms. Sociology Compass 2017, 11(8);
13. Shearmur, R., The Millennial urban space economy: Dissolving workplaces and the de-localization of economic value-creation. In M. Moos, D. Pfeiffer, & T. Vinodrai (Eds.), The millennial city: Trends, implications, and prospects for urban planning and policy, New York, NY, Routledge 2018;
14. Thompson, B. Y., Digital Nomads Living on the Margins, Emerald Publishing Limited 2021.
15. Thompson, B. Y., The Digital Nomad Lifestyle: (Remote) Work/Leisure Balance, Privilege, and Constructed Community, International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure 2018.
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