Livia Tomás is a postdoctoral researcher at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in social work. Her current qualitative research focuses on the living and working conditions, as well as the mobility trajectories of migrants employed in the hospitality and catering industry in Switzerland. This project builds on her doctoral research at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Neuchâtel, where she studied transnational mobility patterns
during retirement. Her dissertation explored how migration trajectories, as well as relational, economic, and climatic factors, shape transnational mobilities in later life. In addition to her postdoctoral position at the ZHAW, she serves as the coordinator of Module III (Evolving Regimes of (Im)Mobility in Times of Crisis) at the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) “On the Move”, where she promotes collaboration and exchange among the five research projects within the module. She is a qualitative researcher but has frequently contributed to mixed-methods and interdisciplinary projects.
| Migration Reasearch Hub ID: 1699 | |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4218-412X |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/livia-tom%C3%A1s-32b84110b/ | |
| ResearchGate | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Livia-Tomas-3?ev=hdr_xprf |
Expertise
Migration processes
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Migration drivers
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Migration forms
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Migration infrastructures
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
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Socio-cultural consequences
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Socio-economic consequences
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Transversal consequences
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Disciplines
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Subject Areas
Methods
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Qualitative research
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Types of study
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UN Countries
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Zurich University of Applied Sciences
University, Zurich, Switzerland
Postdoctoral Researcher -
University of Neuchâtel
University, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Lecturer
Research
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Suggested Research
Conducting qualitative interviews via VoIP technologies: reflections on rapport, technology, digital exclusion, and ethics
| Authors | Livia Tomás, Ophélie Bidet |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | International Journal of Social Research Methodology |
| Citations (WoS) | 4 |
Inclusiveness Plus Mixed Methods: An Innovative Research Design on Transnational Practices of Older Adults
| Authors | Livia Tomás, Laura Ravazzini |
| Year | 2022 |
| Journal Name | The Gerontologist | Taxonomy | View Taxonomy Associations |
A relational analysis of migration in old age: How transnational ties affect migration decisions
| Authors | Livia Tomás, José Luis Molina |
| Year | 2024 |
| Journal Name | International Migration |
| Citations (WoS) | 1 |
A retirement mobilities approach to transnational ageing
| Authors | Mihaela Nedelcu, Livia Tomás, Laura Ravazzini, ... |
| Year | 2023 |
| Journal Name | Mobilities |