My substantive research focuses on spatial mobility, social networks, family and intimate life. I have a keen interest in studying the spatiality of social networks and how spatial distance and mobility behaviours relate to individuals’ social and professional integration over the life course.

Expertise

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Geographies

Roles

  • University of Edinburgh

    University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Senior Lecturer

  • The University of Edinburgh Sociology

    University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Senior Lecturer - Chancellor's Fellow

  • University of Lancaster

    University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
    Post-doctoral Fellow

  • Institute for Population Research

    Research Institute, Wiesbaden, Germany
    Invited Scholar

  • EPFL

    Other, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Fellow

  • University of Lausanne

    University, Lausanne, Switzerland
    Fellow

Research

Migration distance from birthplace and its association with relative income and employment share among heterosexual couples in Switzerland

Authors Gil Viry, Guillaume Drevon, Florian Masse, ...
Year 2024
Journal Name Population, Space and Place
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1 Journal Article

On the Role of Space, Place, and Social Networks in Social Participation

Authors Gil Viry, Christoph Van Dülmen, Marion Maisonobe, ...
Year 2022
Journal Name Social Inclusion
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2 Journal Article

Analysing Personal Networks in Geographical Space Beyond the Question of Distance

Authors Claire Bidart, Marion Maisonobe, Gil Viry
Year 2022
Journal Name Social Inclusion
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3 Journal Article

Analysing the effects of residential mobility behaviours on the composition of personal network in Switzerland

Authors Guillaume Drevon, Gil Viry, Vincent Kaufmann, ...
Year 2021
Journal Name Population, Space and Place
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4 Journal Article

Family Development and Residential Trajectories of Two Birth Cohorts Living in Switzerland: Between Individualization and Standardization

Authors Jacques-Antoine Gauthier, Gil Viry
Year 2019
Journal Name Swiss Journal of Sociology
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5 Journal Article

Analysing the Role of Social Visits on Migrants’ Social Capital: A Personal Network Approach

Authors Gil Viry, Olga Ganjour, Jacques-Antoine Gauthier, ...
Year 2017
Journal Name Social Inclusion
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6 Journal Article

Work-related Travel over the Life Course and Its Link to Fertility: A Comparison between Four European Countries

Authors Heiko Rüger, Gil Viry
Year 2017
Journal Name European Sociological Review
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7 Journal Article

Coparenting and Children’s Adjustment to Divorce: The Role of Geographical Distance from Fathers

Authors Gil Viry
Year 2014
Journal Name Journal of Divorce & Remarriage
9 Journal Article

Migration and Long-Distance Commuting Histories and Their Links to Career Achievement in Germany: A Sequence Analysis

Authors Gil Viry, Heiko Rüger, Thomas Skora
Year 2014
Journal Name Sociological Research Online
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10 Journal Article

Do regions of ALICE matter? Social relationships and data exchanges in the Grid

Authors E D Widmer, F Carminati, C Grigoras, ...
Year 2012
Journal Name Journal of Physics: Conference Series
11 Journal Article

Do regions matter in ALICE?

Authors E. D. Widmer, G. Viry, F. Carminati, ...
Year 2012
Journal Name The European Physical Journal Plus
12 Journal Article

Residential mobility and the spatial dispersion of personal networks: Effects on social support

Authors Gil Viry
Year 2012
Journal Name Social Networks
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13 Journal Article

Vivre loin de ses parents quand on est un jeune adulte : quel effet sur le lien de confidence?

Authors Gil Viry, Éva Nada
Year 2014
Journal Name Enfances, Familles, Générations
14 Journal Article

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