Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
February 1, 2004Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie

The Power of Cross‐Border Labour Market Immobility

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

HHHenk van HoutumMVMartin van der Velde

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Overview

Addresses the issue of labour market immobility in the EU, suggesting a new perspective on cross-border employment dynamics.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore the reasons behind the limited cross-border labour mobility in the European Union, focusing on the role of immobility.
  • Critical analysis of existing policies on cross-border labour movement within the EU.
  • Interrogation of concepts related to immobility and social borders that influence labour market participation.
  • Examination of attitudes towards work across borders and their socio-cultural implications.
  • Cross-border labour movements in the EU remain exceptions despite policy efforts over fifteen years.
  • The concept of immobility provides a critical framework for understanding limited labour market fluidity.
  • National identification and habitual indifference to the 'Other side' play significant roles in discouraging job seekers from crossing borders.

Cite This Study

Houtum et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2076d304d2adee4bf48cf4https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0040-747x.2004.00296.x
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Economic Challenges of Labour Mobility within the EU2024 · 2 citations
  2. 2Beyond the EU Benchmark. The Role of Informal Cross-Border Mobility and Labour in Regional Free Movement Regimes.2026
  3. 3Essential, invisible, discriminated and exchangeable: labour migrants in the EU2024 · 1 citations
  4. 4Challenges in Intra-EU Labour Migration2025
  5. 5Atypical work and residence in cross-border situations: The coordination of unemployment benefits2024 · 2 citations