The Politics of Proximity: Mobility and Immobility in Practice

Drawing from different literature streams (Activity Theory, Organization Studies and Science and Technology Studies), this book analyses patterns of mobility in relation with new possibilities to organize space, time, and proximity to others. Illustrated by a range of global case studies. it brings together a wide range of innovative methodologies and approaches and offers a cross-cultural framing of issues linked to mobility, through the link with immobility and proximity.