(R)E-TIES: Managing mobility and human relations in digitally saturated social worlds
Description
The objective of the project "(R)E-TIES: Managing mobility and human relations in digitally saturated social worlds" is to ethnographically examine, analyse and theoretically further the knowledge on the dynamics between various kinds of human ties, work-related mobility policies, and digital platforms that mediate human relationships.
The duration of the project is 24 months, during which researchers will:
- collect new empirical data through interviews, digital ethnography and social network analysis;
- analyse the institutional policies pertaining to mobility and human ties;
- re-analyse the empirical material collected during the previous research projects in light of the new data;
- utilise the combination of the above to engage in theoretical debates on mobility, strategic management of human ties (relations, networks and structures), and digital environments from a variety of scholarly perspectives.
The central question of the (R)E-TIES project is how migration and labour policies aimed at attracting highly skilled workforce are reconciled with the human networks within which the desired employees are embedded. More specifically, we will examine the usage of the digital social media platforms and inquire to what extent and how the human relationships and networks facilitated by and embedded in digital platforms shape work-related movements across borders.
The project focuses on the relationship-management practices of two specific groups: research workers and business professionals.
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Research team
- PhD Ieva Puzo
- Asoc. prof. Klāvs Sedlenieks
- Asoc. prof. Aija Lulle
- PhD Marc Morell
- MLIR Valdis Krebs
- M.Sc. Diāna Kiščenko
Cooperation partners
- PhD Christian S. Ritter, Karlstad University
- Asoc. prof. Zane Vārpiņa, The Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies
