Mobilities
Scope & Guideline
Unraveling the Complexities of Movement and Space
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Mobility:
The journal encompasses a wide range of disciplines including sociology, geography, cultural studies, and transport studies, providing a holistic understanding of mobility phenomena. - Critical Analysis of Mobility Practices:
It emphasizes critical perspectives on mobility practices, investigating power dynamics, social justice, and the implications of mobility for different communities. - Exploration of Im/mobility:
The journal examines both mobility and immobility, addressing how constraints and barriers affect individuals and communities, particularly marginalized groups. - Impact of Technology on Mobility:
It explores how technological advancements, such as automated vehicles and digital platforms, reshape mobility experiences and infrastructures. - Cultural and Emotional Dimensions of Mobility:
The journal investigates the emotional and cultural dimensions of mobility, including how identities and belonging are constructed through mobility practices. - Environmental and Climate Considerations:
It emphasizes the relationship between mobility and environmental concerns, particularly in the context of climate change and sustainability. - Temporal and Spatial Dimensions of Mobility:
Research often focuses on the temporal and spatial aspects of mobility, analyzing how these dimensions influence social interactions and community dynamics.
Trending and Emerging
- Climate Change and Mobility Justice:
There is an increasing focus on the intersection of climate change and mobility justice, examining how environmental crises impact mobility practices and the need for equitable transportation solutions. - Digital Mobilities and Platform Economies:
Research is increasingly addressing the implications of digital technologies and platform economies on mobility, exploring how apps and automation reshape user experiences and labor dynamics. - Social Justice and Mobility:
A growing trend involves exploring the connections between mobility and social justice, particularly how mobility affects marginalized communities and the politics of access. - Emotional and Affective Mobilities:
There is an emerging interest in the emotional and affective dimensions of mobilities, investigating how feelings and experiences shape mobility practices and identities. - Transnational and Migrant Mobilities:
The journal is seeing more work on transnational mobilities, focusing on the experiences of migrants and the complex networks that facilitate or hinder their movements. - Im/mobility and Health:
Research increasingly examines the relationship between mobility and health, particularly in the context of public health crises like COVID-19, exploring how health affects mobility practices and vice versa.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Transport Studies:
There is a noticeable decline in papers focusing solely on traditional transport studies, such as road and rail transport, as the journal shifts towards broader cultural and social implications of mobility. - Static Urban Mobility Models:
Research that relies on static models of urban mobility is becoming less common, as scholars seek more dynamic and context-sensitive approaches to understanding mobilities. - Narrowly Defined Mobility Categories:
There is a waning interest in narrowly defined categories of mobility, such as purely economic or logistical perspectives, in favor of more interdisciplinary and holistic examinations. - Homogeneous Mobility Experiences:
The journal has moved away from studies that treat mobility experiences as homogeneous, increasingly focusing on diverse lived experiences and intersectional analyses. - Policy-Driven Mobility Frameworks:
There is a decreasing emphasis on policy-driven frameworks that do not consider the complexities and lived realities of mobile subjects, reflecting a shift towards more grounded and empirical studies.
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