Aroles, Jeremy and Bonneau, Claudine and Bhankaraully, Shabneez (2022) 'Conceptualising ‘meta-work’ in the context of continuous, global mobility: The case of digital nomadism.' Work, Employment and Society. 095001702110697-095001702110697. ISSN 0950-0170

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Abstract

Meta-work – the work that makes work possible – is an important aspect of professional lives. Yet, it is also one that remains understudied, in particular in the context of work activities characterised by continuous and global mobility. Building on a qualitative approach to online content analysis, this article sets out to explore the meta-work underlying digital nomadism, a leisure-driven lifestyle premised on a ‘work from anywhere’ logic. This article explores the four main dimensions of meta-work (resource mobilisation, articulation, transition and migration work) of digital nomads. In doing so, it shows the distinctiveness of the meta-work activities of digital nomads, thus conceptualising meta-work in the context of continuous, global mobility. Importantly, this article also challenges mainstream depictions of digital nomadism as a glamorous lifestyle accessible to anyone with the ‘right mind’ and the willingness to work less, be happier and live in some far-away paradisiac setting.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	digital nomadism; meta-work; new world of work; sociology of work
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School
SWORD Depositor:	Elements
Depositing User:	Elements
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2022 16:01
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2022 14:24
URI:	http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/31936

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