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Spatial Transnationalism: An analytical approach

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The New Diversity of Family Life in Europe

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With the increase in intra-European mobility, formal nation-determined boundaries are in effect being replaced by boundaries determined by the actions of individuals. It has become normal for people who live in different European countries, or commute be-tween them, not to regard a national boundary as a means of defining or constraining them. Europeanization has an impact not only on nations’ economies, but also on individuals’ everyday lives in Euro-pean countries.

I like to thank Prof. Dr. Martina Löw and Dr. Karol Kurnicki for their comments which helped to improve the contribution and give an outlook on further research.

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    Sebastian Kurtenbach

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Kurtenbach, S. (2017). Spatial Transnationalism: An analytical approach. In: Çitlak, B., Kurtenbach, S., Lueneburg, M., Zlatkova, M. (eds) The New Diversity of Family Life in Europe. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17857-4_3

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