Open AccessGlobal-local knowledge exchange and the emergence of translocal spaces in the city: The case of Belgrade
Author(s) -
Jelisaveta Petrović,
Milena Toković
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sociologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.174
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2406-0712
pISSN - 0038-0318
DOI - 10.2298/soc2004590p
Subject(s) - multinational corporation , serbian , recreation , entertainment , sociology , population , global city , geography , political science , demography , philosophy , linguistics , law , archaeology
The focus of this paper is exploration of translocal spaces through examination of global-local knowledge exchange between middling migrants and ?cosmopolitan? locals in semi-peripheral urban contexts. Translocal spaces are taken as concrete places (workplace, venue of business meeting, places for entertainment and recreation, public spaces, etc.) where interactions between middling migrants and the local population occur and where global and local knowledge, experience and practice are exchanged. The analysis is based on the results of qualitative research conducted in Belgrade (from November 2018 to March 2019). The sample is composed of 42 respondents: 21 middling migrants (well-educated transmigrants employed in international companies, developmental agencies, embassies and universities) and 21 ?cosmopolitan? locals (Serbian employees in international companies and agencies who have been educated abroad and/or have a rich experience of working in a multinational environment). The paper focuses on two aspects: (1) opportunities and obstacles for globallocal knowledge exchange; and (2) spaces in Belgrade where this exchange most frequently occurs and that, as a consequence, become translocal.