Repatriation to France and Germany : A Comparative Study Based on Bourdieu’s Theory of Practice
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
mir-Edition
ISBN-10
3658056991
ISBN-13
9783658056995
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Imprint
Springer Gabler
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 4th, 2014
Print length
328 Pages
Weight
602 grams
Dimensions
17.30 x 24.10 x 2.00 cms
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The Author shows that in an international career mobility context, the rules of the game change compared to the rules in a pure national career context, which challenges the pertinence of national career models in understanding repatriation in a Franco-German context.
A significant amount of German and French career agents are involved with international careers. Applying Bourdieu''s Theory of Practice, Matthias Walther compares the repatriation of German and French career agents into the external labor markets of their parent country career fields. A qualitative content analysis of 40 semi-structured interviews shows that the German and French career agents'' career capital and habitus develops during expatriation, which has an important impact on the re-integration into the parent country career field. The Author shows that in an international career mobility context, the rules of the game change compared to the rules in a pure national career context, which challenges the pertinence of national career models in understanding repatriation in a Franco-German context.
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