Workshop

Held online via Zoom on Friday, 18 June 2021; organised by Karolina Barglowski (TU Dortmund) and Sören Carlson (Europa-Universität Flensburg)

Due to the event's workshop character, it is not generally open to a wider audience, but interested colleagues are welcome to contact the organisers and ask for the Zoom details.

Programme

09.30-10.00     Arrival and shared coffee-drinking, welcome

10.00-10.30     Introduction to the workshop theme

Transnational class formation: Concepts and issues in studying transnational class-making (Sören Carlson, Flensburg & Karolina Barglowski, Dortmund)

10.30-12.00     Transnational class formation in the context of European Union institutions

Transnational class-making and linguistic capital: A case study of European Commission officials (Daniel Drewski, Berlin)

Creating a new class of scholars? On the transnational classification of social scientists and humanities scholars in Europe (Vincent Gengnagel, Flensburg)

Discussant: Monika Eigmüller (Flensburg)

12.00-13.00     Midday break

13.00-15.00     Transnational class formation among migrants in Europe

Becoming white, becoming middle class – complexities of racism and class struggles in transnational Europe (Magdalena Nowicka, Berlin)

A transnational middle class? The effects of class on migrants’ transnational social positioning strategies in the middle classes (Inka Stock, Bielefeld)

Class-making in a transnational realm: Methodological challenges of transnational migration research (Anna Amelina, Cottbus)

Discussant: Ludger Pries (Bochum)

15.00-15.15     Short break

15.15-16.45     Transnational class formation reaching beyond Europe

Young Irish professionals on the move: Diaspora capital and transnational class formation (Elaine Moriarty, Dublin)

Translocality, class position and identities of Filipino nurses in Ireland (Arnie Trinidad & Daniel Faas, Dublin)

Discussant: Anja Weiß (Duisburg-Essen)

16.45-17.00     Concluding discussion and next steps towards publication