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Transnational public research funding in Europe: exploring proximity dimensions in the ERA-NET programs

International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics, 2022
This paper explores the factors that affect the decisions of policy makers at the national level for what concerns engaging in transnational joint research activities and mobilising dedicated financial resources. The authors test whether different levels of proximity are likely to influence the emergence of similar patterns across countries in terms of
Zinilli Antonio   +2 more
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Sexualised politics of proximities among female transnational migrants in Singapore

Population, Space and Place, 2009
AbstractIn going beyond the general observation in the geographical literature that migrant women are often rendered ‘out of place’ in both globalisation discourses and the material spaces of the global city, we draw on a comparative frame in order to tease out more specific insights.
Yeoh, B.S.A., Huang, S.
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Augmenting Proximity Theories: Including Other Proximities in the Transnational Travel of Danish Television Drama

2020
Taking its point of departure in existing proximity theories, in relation to the transnational flows and reception of audiovisual content, this chapter shows how three types of proximity have influenced the acquisition and reception of Danish television drama in eight territories around the world.
Pia Majbritt Jensen   +1 more
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ICT-based co-presence in transnational families and communities: challenging the premise of face-to-face proximity in sustaining relationships

Global Networks, 2016
The proliferation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and new media environments has begun to challenge the premise that strong relationships require face-to-face interactions. It is the expansion and enhancement of technologies of communication such as the internet, smartphones and social media that have contributed to the recent ...
Baldassar, Loretta   +3 more
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Informal Insurance Arrangements in Ghanaian Migrants’ Transnational Networks: The Role of Reverse Remittances and Geographic Proximity

World Development, 2009
Risk pooling literature argues the need for geographic proximity to ensure the functioning of informal insurance arrangements. This paper investigates whether these arrangements exist between migrants and their network members back home and, if so, how they work in the absence of geographic proximity.
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