CFP: Mobility as Waiting
Congress of the Austrian Sociological Association (OeGS).
Congress of the Austrian Sociological Association (OeGS).
1st-3rd October 2015
Innsbruck, Austria.
The deadline for contributions will be the 31th of March
2015.
Mobility as Waiting
by: Maik Hoemke, Lucerne School of Social Work
Short Abstract
The study will provide solutions for waiting times in our
high mobile society. Special attention should be drawn on socially acceptable
solutions for waiting times on small stations and stops.
Abstract
We all life in a time of high and hyper mobility. Not only
differences between social classes disappear (social mobility), also the
ability for translocation (spatial mobility) has increased to a high level and
is to be seen as a matter of course. But spatial mobility has a paradox in
itself: Mobility is mentioned as permanent travelling, constant change of
locations and a missing of abidance. But if have someone a deeper view on
spatial mobility, it becomes clear, that spatial mobility is strong connected with
standstill and waiting.
But the non-observance of waiting in a high mobile society
makes sense, because in social sciences waiting is a kind of crisis, because
valuable time will be wasted while waiting. Also waiting in a social context
can be mentioned as hesitation, also a negative term in our society. The only
positive aspect is to take time in the meaning of contemplation.
For this session different contributions are possible:
- Social debates on waiting times
- Theoretical discourses on mobility
- Practical orientated research on waiting in different situations
- Connections between social and physical mobility
- Differences of (waiting-)time perceptions in different cultures and social classes
- Etc.
Please send contributions to maik.hoemke@hslu.ch.
