Migrating close to home : residential and migratory trajectories of middle class members in the Franco-belgian area ; Migrer près de chez soi : trajectoires résidentielles et migratoires de membres des « classes moyennes » dans un espace frontalier franco-belge

Middle class members are said to be those who can benefit most from migration within the EU. In this research I looked at how their migrations concretely take place in a Franco-Belgian cross-border area. There, undreds of French citizens leave their home country each year to get a new home on the other side of the border while keeping their job and many activities in France. The analysis of their residentiel and migratory trajectories reveal the inequalities that remain in a so called open area ; Au sein de l’Union Européenne, les classes moyennes occupent une place charnière dans la construct... Mehr ...