Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies.
* Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries
* Features an innovative combination of approaches, methods, and techniques in its analyses of European post-national societies
* Reveals how segments of Europe's urban population are adopting "exit" or "partial exit" strategies in respect to the nation state
* Utilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalization and mobility studies, and spatial class analysis
* Includes in depth interviews, social networking techniques, and classic questions of political representation and values

Front Matter (pages i-xi)
Introduction (pages 1-14) 
Chapter 1 Comparing Upper-Middle-Class Managers in Four Cities (pages 15-59)
Chapter 2 Managers in the City (pages 60-106)
Chapter 3 Three Ways of Living in a Globalised World (pages 107-148)
Chapter 4 Managers' Social Networks (pages 149-172)
Conclusion (pages 173-188)
Bibliography (pages 189-207)
Methodological Appendix (pages 208-212) 
Questionnaire (pages 213-240)
Index (pages 241-245)

Alberta Andreotti is Research Fellow in Economic Sociology at the Department of Sociology at the University of Milan-Bicocca and Associate member of the "Cities Are Back in Town" research group, based at Sciences-Po, Paris.

Patrick Le Galès is CNRS Research Professor of Politics and Sociology at Sciences Po Paris, Centre d'études Européennes and Co-Chair of the "Cities Are Back in Town" research group.

Francisco Javier Moreno Fuentes is Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Goods and Policies (IPP-CSIC).