Sociality on the move

The aim of this chapter is to advance the theoretical reflection on mobile sociality by examining closely the main concepts arising from social theory that concur to define it. I start from the notion of spatial mobility, which represents a relevant element of society’s structures and in turn has the capacity to produce relevant social change, seen both as work mobility and mobility in the reproductive sphere. I analyse this notion, through and beyond Marxian categories, with the view of capturing their social meaning in terms of a critique informed by political economy. Then I turn to examining the classic sociological concept of social mobility, its recent vicissitudes, and why mobility has increased so much with modernity. After this, I address the concept of sociability and what makes it distinct from sociality. My analysis of sociality on the move addresses its structure that brings together 3 elements: communication, labour and mobility. Again here, I explore its social meaning as well as its main forms and the social dimensions embodied in them. Finally, I examine the concept of mobile sociality that includes these different notions, by reshaping and integrating them. My attempt is to reconstruct the shift from a debate considering mobility and sociality as two separate