An exploration of the idea of the tourist as a pilgrim. Part of a multi-author review, led by our... more An exploration of the idea of the tourist as a pilgrim. Part of a multi-author review, led by our position piece.
Entry exert - "Ostensibly tourism can be seen as a form of mobility on a continuum where it ... more Entry exert - "Ostensibly tourism can be seen as a form of mobility on a continuum where it involves a temporary overnight stay in a destination that is not home, in contrast to migration as another form of mobility that involves a more or less permanent movement to another destination that is again rarely seen as home. However, it is argued that tourism is not just a form of mobility like other forms (such as commuting or migration) but that different mobilities, in the plural, inform and are informed by tourism (Sheller and Urry 2004). Such mobilities involve movements of people, of a whole range of material things, of more intangible thoughts and fantasies, and a range of transport and communicative technologies both old and new.
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, Oct 1, 2013
ABSTRACT Hostels are synonymous with independent tourists and frequently identified as spaces of ... more ABSTRACT Hostels are synonymous with independent tourists and frequently identified as spaces of hospitality that enable a number of touristic performances to take place. These performances include resting, relaxation, destination or route planning, and interactions with other likeminded visitors. However, using Oslo, Norway as a research setting, we argue that such places may also permit a range of other performances to take place due to the increasing use of hostels as temporary and semi-permanent housing solutions for migrant populations. This alternative group of hostel users originated from a plethora of different countries and included economic and political migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Although hostel spaces provided comfort, safety, and platforms for friendships to prosper for non-tourist hostel users, they also served as settings for largely contrasting performances of immobility to take place. Thus, Oslo's hostels revealed a range of overlapping acts that resulted in a paradoxical ensemble of entangled tourist and non-tourist performances.
Abstract This paper develops a critical understanding of one of the key railway journeys in India... more Abstract This paper develops a critical understanding of one of the key railway journeys in India, namely, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR). Using the mobilities paradigm, this paper offers a cultural analysis of the ‘journey’ of the DHR: how it is instrumental in making travel experiences and how it is itself constituted through different embodied travel practices and performances. Different modes of travel involve contrasting experiences, performances and affordances. In this context, this paper explores the ‘hybrid geographies’ of the DHR as involving a complex relationality between the traveller and the mode of travel: how it incorporates different aspects of mobilities. What is significant is the relative slowness of the DHR and the ways in which it communicates a different sense of time, which also leads to a blurring between practices of walking and travelling on the train itself. The train itself is also conceptualised as playful, as it engages with the places it passes through. Drawing upon recent literature on landscape and visuality, the DHR is further explored in terms of its movement through and engagement with the landscapes of the Himalayas.
Envisioning Networked Urban Mobilities brings together scientific reflections on the relations of... more Envisioning Networked Urban Mobilities brings together scientific reflections on the relations of art and urban mobilities and artistic research on the topic. The editors open the book by setting out the concept grounded in the exhibition curated by Aslak Aamot Kjaerulff and refers to earlier work on mobilities and art generated by the Cosmobilities Network. This third volume has two sections, both consisting of short papers and illustrations. The first section is based on artists who were part of the conferences' art exhibition, and the second part is based on theoretical reflections on art and artists.
An exploration of the idea of the tourist as a pilgrim. Part of a multi-author review, led by our... more An exploration of the idea of the tourist as a pilgrim. Part of a multi-author review, led by our position piece.
Entry exert - "Ostensibly tourism can be seen as a form of mobility on a continuum where it ... more Entry exert - "Ostensibly tourism can be seen as a form of mobility on a continuum where it involves a temporary overnight stay in a destination that is not home, in contrast to migration as another form of mobility that involves a more or less permanent movement to another destination that is again rarely seen as home. However, it is argued that tourism is not just a form of mobility like other forms (such as commuting or migration) but that different mobilities, in the plural, inform and are informed by tourism (Sheller and Urry 2004). Such mobilities involve movements of people, of a whole range of material things, of more intangible thoughts and fantasies, and a range of transport and communicative technologies both old and new.
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, Oct 1, 2013
ABSTRACT Hostels are synonymous with independent tourists and frequently identified as spaces of ... more ABSTRACT Hostels are synonymous with independent tourists and frequently identified as spaces of hospitality that enable a number of touristic performances to take place. These performances include resting, relaxation, destination or route planning, and interactions with other likeminded visitors. However, using Oslo, Norway as a research setting, we argue that such places may also permit a range of other performances to take place due to the increasing use of hostels as temporary and semi-permanent housing solutions for migrant populations. This alternative group of hostel users originated from a plethora of different countries and included economic and political migrants from Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Although hostel spaces provided comfort, safety, and platforms for friendships to prosper for non-tourist hostel users, they also served as settings for largely contrasting performances of immobility to take place. Thus, Oslo's hostels revealed a range of overlapping acts that resulted in a paradoxical ensemble of entangled tourist and non-tourist performances.
Abstract This paper develops a critical understanding of one of the key railway journeys in India... more Abstract This paper develops a critical understanding of one of the key railway journeys in India, namely, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR). Using the mobilities paradigm, this paper offers a cultural analysis of the ‘journey’ of the DHR: how it is instrumental in making travel experiences and how it is itself constituted through different embodied travel practices and performances. Different modes of travel involve contrasting experiences, performances and affordances. In this context, this paper explores the ‘hybrid geographies’ of the DHR as involving a complex relationality between the traveller and the mode of travel: how it incorporates different aspects of mobilities. What is significant is the relative slowness of the DHR and the ways in which it communicates a different sense of time, which also leads to a blurring between practices of walking and travelling on the train itself. The train itself is also conceptualised as playful, as it engages with the places it passes through. Drawing upon recent literature on landscape and visuality, the DHR is further explored in terms of its movement through and engagement with the landscapes of the Himalayas.
Envisioning Networked Urban Mobilities brings together scientific reflections on the relations of... more Envisioning Networked Urban Mobilities brings together scientific reflections on the relations of art and urban mobilities and artistic research on the topic. The editors open the book by setting out the concept grounded in the exhibition curated by Aslak Aamot Kjaerulff and refers to earlier work on mobilities and art generated by the Cosmobilities Network. This third volume has two sections, both consisting of short papers and illustrations. The first section is based on artists who were part of the conferences' art exhibition, and the second part is based on theoretical reflections on art and artists.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction (Paweł Bryła)
Chapter 1. Erasmus mobility and employability rese... more TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction (Paweł Bryła)
Chapter 1. Erasmus mobility and employability research (Robert Brown, Basagaitz Guereño-
Omil, Kevin Hannam)
1.1. Introduction
1.2. The aims of the Erasmus programme
1.3. Mobility and Employability Research for Generation Erasmus (MERGE)
1.4. Erasmus in a European migration and integration context
1.5. The socio-economic dimensions of Erasmus mobility
1.6. Conclusions: tomorrow’s Erasmus
Chapter 2. A theoretical framework for European student mobilities (Felix Schubert)
2.1. Dimensions and aspects of student mobilities
2.2. Theoretical assumptions of Erasmus student exchange mobility
2.3. Student mobility models
2.4. Practices of regulatory regionalism in the EU
2.5. Main assumptions about Erasmus student exchange mobility
Chapter 3. International student mobility in Spain and selected results of the MERGE survey
among former Erasmus participants in Spain (Arantza Arruti, Itziar Elexpuru, Basagaitz
Guereño-Omil, Álvaro Moro, Lourdes Villardón)
3.1. Introduction
3.2. International student mobility in Spain
3.3. Results of the MERGE survey
3.4. Conclusion
Chapter 4. The German case study of the MERGE project (Ala Al-Hamarneh, Felix Schubert)
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Statistical data on Erasmus mobility at the JGU
4.3. Summary of the MERGE case study results
4.4. Conclusion
Chapter 5. The UK case study of the MERGE project (Kevin Hannam, Felix Schubert, Basagaitz
Guereño-Omil)
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Literature review
5.3. Erasmus mobility in the UK
5.4. Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) Erasmus statistical data
5.5. International student mobility experiences
5.6. Conclusion
Chapter 6. International student mobility in Poland – a quantitative analysis (Paweł Bryła)
6.1. Policy context
6.2. International students: facts and figures
6.3. Erasmus mobility in Poland
6.4. University of Lodz statistics
6.5. Conclusion
Chapter 7. International student mobility in Poland – a literature review on tendencies, motivations,
and obstacles (Paweł Bryła)
7.1. Student mobility in higher education: tendencies and motivations
7.2. Obstacles to student/Erasmus mobility
7.3. Erasmus employability
7.4. Conclusion
Chapter 8. The results of the MERGE survey among former Erasmus participants in Poland
(Paweł Bryła)
8.1. Material and methods
8.2. Characteristics of respondents
8.3. Principal results
8.4. Conclusion and selected insights from in-depth interviews
Chapter 9. The role of the Erasmus programme in the development strategy of the Faculty
of International and Political Studies, the University of Lodz (Tomasz Domański)
9.1. Introduction
9.2. International and interdisciplinary model of students’ education
9.3. International education as a relevant source of competitive advantage
9.4. Advisory services helping students choose a course
9.5. Partner collaboration with selected universities abroad
9.6. Individual career path model
9.7. Combining studies with learning about local business environment
9.8. International Marketing — model principles of benefiting from Erasmus Programme
9.9. Conclusions – future challenges
Annexes
Chapter 10. Erasmus mobility for studies – a case of my own experiences in Spain, France,
and Sweden (Jędrzej Kotarski, Aleksandra Olejnik, Michał Sędkowski)
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Erasmus mobility experiences in Spain
10.3. Erasmus mobility experiences in France
10.4. Erasmus mobility experiences in Sweden
10.5. Conclusion
Conclusion (Tomasz Domański)
Bibliography
List of tables
List of figures
About Authors
Uploads
Introduction (Paweł Bryła)
Chapter 1. Erasmus mobility and employability research (Robert Brown, Basagaitz Guereño-
Omil, Kevin Hannam)
1.1. Introduction
1.2. The aims of the Erasmus programme
1.3. Mobility and Employability Research for Generation Erasmus (MERGE)
1.4. Erasmus in a European migration and integration context
1.5. The socio-economic dimensions of Erasmus mobility
1.6. Conclusions: tomorrow’s Erasmus
Chapter 2. A theoretical framework for European student mobilities (Felix Schubert)
2.1. Dimensions and aspects of student mobilities
2.2. Theoretical assumptions of Erasmus student exchange mobility
2.3. Student mobility models
2.4. Practices of regulatory regionalism in the EU
2.5. Main assumptions about Erasmus student exchange mobility
Chapter 3. International student mobility in Spain and selected results of the MERGE survey
among former Erasmus participants in Spain (Arantza Arruti, Itziar Elexpuru, Basagaitz
Guereño-Omil, Álvaro Moro, Lourdes Villardón)
3.1. Introduction
3.2. International student mobility in Spain
3.3. Results of the MERGE survey
3.4. Conclusion
Chapter 4. The German case study of the MERGE project (Ala Al-Hamarneh, Felix Schubert)
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Statistical data on Erasmus mobility at the JGU
4.3. Summary of the MERGE case study results
4.4. Conclusion
Chapter 5. The UK case study of the MERGE project (Kevin Hannam, Felix Schubert, Basagaitz
Guereño-Omil)
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Literature review
5.3. Erasmus mobility in the UK
5.4. Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) Erasmus statistical data
5.5. International student mobility experiences
5.6. Conclusion
Chapter 6. International student mobility in Poland – a quantitative analysis (Paweł Bryła)
6.1. Policy context
6.2. International students: facts and figures
6.3. Erasmus mobility in Poland
6.4. University of Lodz statistics
6.5. Conclusion
Chapter 7. International student mobility in Poland – a literature review on tendencies, motivations,
and obstacles (Paweł Bryła)
7.1. Student mobility in higher education: tendencies and motivations
7.2. Obstacles to student/Erasmus mobility
7.3. Erasmus employability
7.4. Conclusion
Chapter 8. The results of the MERGE survey among former Erasmus participants in Poland
(Paweł Bryła)
8.1. Material and methods
8.2. Characteristics of respondents
8.3. Principal results
8.4. Conclusion and selected insights from in-depth interviews
Chapter 9. The role of the Erasmus programme in the development strategy of the Faculty
of International and Political Studies, the University of Lodz (Tomasz Domański)
9.1. Introduction
9.2. International and interdisciplinary model of students’ education
9.3. International education as a relevant source of competitive advantage
9.4. Advisory services helping students choose a course
9.5. Partner collaboration with selected universities abroad
9.6. Individual career path model
9.7. Combining studies with learning about local business environment
9.8. International Marketing — model principles of benefiting from Erasmus Programme
9.9. Conclusions – future challenges
Annexes
Chapter 10. Erasmus mobility for studies – a case of my own experiences in Spain, France,
and Sweden (Jędrzej Kotarski, Aleksandra Olejnik, Michał Sędkowski)
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Erasmus mobility experiences in Spain
10.3. Erasmus mobility experiences in France
10.4. Erasmus mobility experiences in Sweden
10.5. Conclusion
Conclusion (Tomasz Domański)
Bibliography
List of tables
List of figures
About Authors