Digital Nomads Lecture Notes Review

Vocabulary flashcards covering the definitions, key researchers, and core characteristics of digital nomadism based on the lecture transcript.

Digital Nomads (Makimoto & Manners, 1997)

A futuristic idea first proposed in 1997 predicting that technology would allow humans to return to a nomadic lifestyle, shifting away from fixed geographic locations for work.

Neo-nomadism

A form of lifestyle-oriented international mobility that has expanded since the 1980s alongside lifestyle migration and digital nomadism.

Digital Nomadism

A lifestyle developed through digital technologies that allows professionals to remain location-independent and mobile.

Digital Nomad

A category of mobile professionals who perform their work remotely from anywhere in the world by utilizing digital technologies.

Mobile Knowledge Worker (Liegl, 2014)

An individual equipped with digital technologies that enable them to work at any time and in any place.

Müller's Definition (2016)

Describes digital nomads as a new generation of location-independent freelancers, young entrepreneurs, and online self-employed persons.

Location-independent lifestyle

A way of living where individuals combine remote online work with international travel, independent from conventional work structures like the standard 9-to-5 routine.

Blurred Boundaries (Jarrahi et al., 2019)

The phenomenon where professional and personal lives coexist simultaneously because of the flexibility of remote work, merging work and leisure.

Fundamental Characteristics of Digital Nomadism

According to Poulaki et al. (2025), the two core traits are location-independent remote work and continuous mobility.

Geographical Mobility (Reichenberger, 2018)

A concept that can include international travel or simply working from different locations within the same city or region, close to a fixed living place.

Digital Labour Platforms

The tools and environments that serve as the primary means for digital nomads to maintain their location-independent lifestyle.

Digital Nomad Autonomy

A focus of study examining whether the flexibility of the nomadic lifestyle is perceived as genuine freedom or an illusion of freedom shaped by platform-related dependencies.