Everyday life is a central element for understanding the (sub)urban. Broader forces shape the (su... more Everyday life is a central element for understanding the (sub)urban. Broader forces shape the (sub)urban and manifest in both its geographical structures and everyday life. These forces also shape globalized and complex urban contexts. Recent debates have addressed the question of which research designs best decipher this interplay. We argue that the struggles of everyday life could be a fruitful starting point for (sub)urban studies. Our research on socio-spatial changes in suburbia shows that these struggles emerge in a multidimensional field of tension. The concept of struggles of everyday life simultaneously acknowledges the relevance of the everyday and the impact of structural forces. We demonstrate this with our research design, the essential elements of which are literature work, narrative-episodic interviews, expert interviews, vignettes, and a hermeneutic, iterative research process. Conceptually, our research is based on the epistemological framework of planetary urbaniza...
Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning
For this paper, the perception of the integration of refugees in the community of Everswinkel (No... more For this paper, the perception of the integration of refugees in the community of Everswinkel (North Rhine-Westphalia) was traced from a post-migrant perspective. For this purpose, representatives of the community, volunteers and residents of suburban neighbourhoods were asked about the changed situation of refugee migration since 2015. In order to arrive at a broader perspective on migration, which no longer sees immigration as a downstream problem affecting only migrants, but rather as a condition to be negotiated for the entire host society, the conceptual triad of alliances, antagonists and ambivalences of Naika Foroutan was operationalized. The results of the surveys turned out to be very heterogeneous and some contradicting views of integration were observed. On the one hand, diverse pro-plural alliances have emerged in Everswinkel, which materialize in particular in the offers and institutions of the community. On the other hand, these are accompanied by anti-plural antagonis...
As an essential urban matter, food has always been highly relevant in issues of social and enviro... more As an essential urban matter, food has always been highly relevant in issues of social and environmental justice. Current debates around food call for a better understanding of the relationship between global and local food production and social and environmental justice. Specifically, discussions on urban greening concepts are considering whether and how social justice and sustainability goals can be achieved. This has become a pressing issue due to a growing awareness of negative effects and social imbalances in the production, consumption, and disposal of food. The article explores the normative foundations and constructions of “good and just food” that are considered appropriate to a sustainable food system and the power techniques related to personal and environmental responsibility that feature in the work of the German food policy councils seeking to initiate a transformation process. Using a governmentality approach based on Foucault, this article seeks to fill gaps in the l...
In jungster Zeit beschaftigen sich die Raumwissenschaften zunehmend auch mit Themen der Ernahrung... more In jungster Zeit beschaftigen sich die Raumwissenschaften zunehmend auch mit Themen der Ernahrung in Stadtraumen und Quartieren. Ein typisches Beispiel sind die jungeren Entwicklungen des mobile food vendings in den USA. Der Beitrag wirft einen situierten Blick auf die temporaren Okonomien der Food Trucks in Austin, Texas. Aus einer praxeologischen Perspektive werden den soziookonomischen Praktiken von zwei unterschiedlichen Typen von Food Trucks – dem Gourmet Truck und dem Taco Truck – in einem soziostrukturellen, soziokulturellen und sozialraumlichen Kontext nachgespurt. Es zeigt sich, dass das Zubereiten und der Verzehr von Street Food eine distinguierende soziale Praktik des Alltagslebens ist. Die standig wachsende Zahl an Food Trucks in urbanen Quartieren amerikanischer Grosstadte spiegelt dieses wider. Wahrend die Gourmet Trucks starker die wohlhabendere weise und Social Media-affine Mittelschicht ansprechen kommen Taco Trucks vielmehr der kulturellen Nachfrage hispanischer Identitat nach.
The text explores the implicit relationship between food practices and gentrification processes i... more The text explores the implicit relationship between food practices and gentrification processes in a neoliberal city. Based on Bourdieu’s capital types, the text explores the ways in which one’s personal taste in food and urban space can lead to the transformation of whole neighbourhoods. In particular, it looks at the role food trucks played in the ways in which an East Austin neighbourhood gentrified from 2012-2020. The research finds that food trucks turn fallow lots into bustling urban spaces and places. Such convivial and vibrant urban settings attract the creative class and drive up property values. We argue that culinary practices, and food trucks in particular, are critical vehicles of the gentrification process.
Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning, 2020
The term “temporary local economies” can be used to summarise all of the economic activities rela... more The term “temporary local economies” can be used to summarise all of the economic activities related to the development of a location and a region in a temporary arrangement. This characterises the exciting combination of economic activity and everyday life in an urban and regional context. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of temporary local economies in their academic perspectives and to give insights into urban regional development lines using an exemplary brief case study (Bikini Berlin).
This article is on imaginaries of the urban. Here, we develop a critical view on urban and region... more This article is on imaginaries of the urban. Here, we develop a critical view on urban and regional developments in capitalist countries and scrutinize explanation patterns anchored in a rigid urban–suburban dichotomy that tend to disregard the complex processuality of current urbanization forms. This contribution focusses on the impact societal change has on spatial and societal structures as well as on forms of socialization in urban regional contexts. As a starting point, we deliberately address current debates on suburbanization from which we first derive research desiderata and then conceptually position the debate. The main aim of the paper is to underscore the importance of the conceptual debate on postmodern urban development which is inextricably linked with the so-called LA school of urbanism and in particular with Edward Soja. In the conceptual part of the paper, we start from Edward Soja’s concept (Postmetropolis, 2000) on postmodern urban development in which overarchin...
Food and nutrition trends cater for many more functions than simply satisfying the physical need ... more Food and nutrition trends cater for many more functions than simply satisfying the physical need for food. Given the fundamental significance of everyday food it seems clear that it is also relevant in urban development processes. Nutrition trends and food outlets influence the attractiveness and quality of life of neighborhoods, and therefore also reflect the development of urban space. This article aims to bring together the topics of urban development, consumption, and current nutrition trends. Attention is focused on the role played by gastronomic landscapes in urban gentrification processes and how current nutrition trends are manifested. Empirical research was conducted between 2019 and 2020 in the case-study district of Ehrenfeld in the city of Cologne. In the past, this industrial neighborhood was affected by downgrading processes. After years of decline, rising vacancy rates, and outwards migration, there have been clear signs of upgrading in Ehrenfeld since the end of the ...
Der Beitrag zeigt die Vielschichtigkeit des Phänomens Suburbia exemplarisch auf, und
zwar vor dem... more Der Beitrag zeigt die Vielschichtigkeit des Phänomens Suburbia exemplarisch auf, und zwar vor dem Hintergrund demografischer Dynamiken sowie soziostruktureller und soziokultureller Ausdifferenzierungen. Die Diskussion nimmt zunächst eine historische Perspektive ein und verdeutlicht mit internationalen Beispielen die bereits historisch angelegte soziostrukturelle und soziokulturelle Vielfalt Suburbias. Aktuelle Entwicklungen in Suburbia in ausgewählten nationalen, regionalen bzw. kulturellen Kontexten bilden den zweiten Strang des Beitrages. Es ist das Ziel, im Kontext raumzeitlicher Varianz Suburbias mögliche Perspektiven der wissenschaftlichen Analyse aufzuzeigen.
Everyday life is a central element for understanding the (sub)urban. Broader forces shape the (su... more Everyday life is a central element for understanding the (sub)urban. Broader forces shape the (sub)urban and manifest in both its geographical structures and everyday life. These forces also shape globalized and complex urban contexts. Recent debates have addressed the question of which research designs best decipher this interplay. We argue that the struggles of everyday life could be a fruitful starting point for (sub)urban studies. Our research on socio-spatial changes in suburbia shows that these struggles emerge in a multidimensional field of tension. The concept of struggles of everyday life simultaneously acknowledges the relevance of the everyday and the impact of structural forces. We demonstrate this with our research design, the essential elements of which are literature work, narrative-episodic interviews, expert interviews, vignettes, and a hermeneutic, iterative research process. Conceptually, our research is based on the epistemological framework of planetary urbaniza...
Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning
For this paper, the perception of the integration of refugees in the community of Everswinkel (No... more For this paper, the perception of the integration of refugees in the community of Everswinkel (North Rhine-Westphalia) was traced from a post-migrant perspective. For this purpose, representatives of the community, volunteers and residents of suburban neighbourhoods were asked about the changed situation of refugee migration since 2015. In order to arrive at a broader perspective on migration, which no longer sees immigration as a downstream problem affecting only migrants, but rather as a condition to be negotiated for the entire host society, the conceptual triad of alliances, antagonists and ambivalences of Naika Foroutan was operationalized. The results of the surveys turned out to be very heterogeneous and some contradicting views of integration were observed. On the one hand, diverse pro-plural alliances have emerged in Everswinkel, which materialize in particular in the offers and institutions of the community. On the other hand, these are accompanied by anti-plural antagonis...
As an essential urban matter, food has always been highly relevant in issues of social and enviro... more As an essential urban matter, food has always been highly relevant in issues of social and environmental justice. Current debates around food call for a better understanding of the relationship between global and local food production and social and environmental justice. Specifically, discussions on urban greening concepts are considering whether and how social justice and sustainability goals can be achieved. This has become a pressing issue due to a growing awareness of negative effects and social imbalances in the production, consumption, and disposal of food. The article explores the normative foundations and constructions of “good and just food” that are considered appropriate to a sustainable food system and the power techniques related to personal and environmental responsibility that feature in the work of the German food policy councils seeking to initiate a transformation process. Using a governmentality approach based on Foucault, this article seeks to fill gaps in the l...
In jungster Zeit beschaftigen sich die Raumwissenschaften zunehmend auch mit Themen der Ernahrung... more In jungster Zeit beschaftigen sich die Raumwissenschaften zunehmend auch mit Themen der Ernahrung in Stadtraumen und Quartieren. Ein typisches Beispiel sind die jungeren Entwicklungen des mobile food vendings in den USA. Der Beitrag wirft einen situierten Blick auf die temporaren Okonomien der Food Trucks in Austin, Texas. Aus einer praxeologischen Perspektive werden den soziookonomischen Praktiken von zwei unterschiedlichen Typen von Food Trucks – dem Gourmet Truck und dem Taco Truck – in einem soziostrukturellen, soziokulturellen und sozialraumlichen Kontext nachgespurt. Es zeigt sich, dass das Zubereiten und der Verzehr von Street Food eine distinguierende soziale Praktik des Alltagslebens ist. Die standig wachsende Zahl an Food Trucks in urbanen Quartieren amerikanischer Grosstadte spiegelt dieses wider. Wahrend die Gourmet Trucks starker die wohlhabendere weise und Social Media-affine Mittelschicht ansprechen kommen Taco Trucks vielmehr der kulturellen Nachfrage hispanischer Identitat nach.
The text explores the implicit relationship between food practices and gentrification processes i... more The text explores the implicit relationship between food practices and gentrification processes in a neoliberal city. Based on Bourdieu’s capital types, the text explores the ways in which one’s personal taste in food and urban space can lead to the transformation of whole neighbourhoods. In particular, it looks at the role food trucks played in the ways in which an East Austin neighbourhood gentrified from 2012-2020. The research finds that food trucks turn fallow lots into bustling urban spaces and places. Such convivial and vibrant urban settings attract the creative class and drive up property values. We argue that culinary practices, and food trucks in particular, are critical vehicles of the gentrification process.
Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning, 2020
The term “temporary local economies” can be used to summarise all of the economic activities rela... more The term “temporary local economies” can be used to summarise all of the economic activities related to the development of a location and a region in a temporary arrangement. This characterises the exciting combination of economic activity and everyday life in an urban and regional context. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of temporary local economies in their academic perspectives and to give insights into urban regional development lines using an exemplary brief case study (Bikini Berlin).
This article is on imaginaries of the urban. Here, we develop a critical view on urban and region... more This article is on imaginaries of the urban. Here, we develop a critical view on urban and regional developments in capitalist countries and scrutinize explanation patterns anchored in a rigid urban–suburban dichotomy that tend to disregard the complex processuality of current urbanization forms. This contribution focusses on the impact societal change has on spatial and societal structures as well as on forms of socialization in urban regional contexts. As a starting point, we deliberately address current debates on suburbanization from which we first derive research desiderata and then conceptually position the debate. The main aim of the paper is to underscore the importance of the conceptual debate on postmodern urban development which is inextricably linked with the so-called LA school of urbanism and in particular with Edward Soja. In the conceptual part of the paper, we start from Edward Soja’s concept (Postmetropolis, 2000) on postmodern urban development in which overarchin...
Food and nutrition trends cater for many more functions than simply satisfying the physical need ... more Food and nutrition trends cater for many more functions than simply satisfying the physical need for food. Given the fundamental significance of everyday food it seems clear that it is also relevant in urban development processes. Nutrition trends and food outlets influence the attractiveness and quality of life of neighborhoods, and therefore also reflect the development of urban space. This article aims to bring together the topics of urban development, consumption, and current nutrition trends. Attention is focused on the role played by gastronomic landscapes in urban gentrification processes and how current nutrition trends are manifested. Empirical research was conducted between 2019 and 2020 in the case-study district of Ehrenfeld in the city of Cologne. In the past, this industrial neighborhood was affected by downgrading processes. After years of decline, rising vacancy rates, and outwards migration, there have been clear signs of upgrading in Ehrenfeld since the end of the ...
Der Beitrag zeigt die Vielschichtigkeit des Phänomens Suburbia exemplarisch auf, und
zwar vor dem... more Der Beitrag zeigt die Vielschichtigkeit des Phänomens Suburbia exemplarisch auf, und zwar vor dem Hintergrund demografischer Dynamiken sowie soziostruktureller und soziokultureller Ausdifferenzierungen. Die Diskussion nimmt zunächst eine historische Perspektive ein und verdeutlicht mit internationalen Beispielen die bereits historisch angelegte soziostrukturelle und soziokulturelle Vielfalt Suburbias. Aktuelle Entwicklungen in Suburbia in ausgewählten nationalen, regionalen bzw. kulturellen Kontexten bilden den zweiten Strang des Beitrages. Es ist das Ziel, im Kontext raumzeitlicher Varianz Suburbias mögliche Perspektiven der wissenschaftlichen Analyse aufzuzeigen.
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zwar vor dem Hintergrund demografischer Dynamiken sowie soziostruktureller und soziokultureller
Ausdifferenzierungen. Die Diskussion nimmt zunächst eine historische Perspektive ein und verdeutlicht mit internationalen Beispielen die bereits historisch angelegte soziostrukturelle und soziokulturelle Vielfalt Suburbias. Aktuelle Entwicklungen in Suburbia in ausgewählten nationalen, regionalen bzw. kulturellen Kontexten bilden den zweiten Strang des Beitrages. Es ist das Ziel, im Kontext raumzeitlicher Varianz Suburbias mögliche Perspektiven der wissenschaftlichen Analyse aufzuzeigen.
zwar vor dem Hintergrund demografischer Dynamiken sowie soziostruktureller und soziokultureller
Ausdifferenzierungen. Die Diskussion nimmt zunächst eine historische Perspektive ein und verdeutlicht mit internationalen Beispielen die bereits historisch angelegte soziostrukturelle und soziokulturelle Vielfalt Suburbias. Aktuelle Entwicklungen in Suburbia in ausgewählten nationalen, regionalen bzw. kulturellen Kontexten bilden den zweiten Strang des Beitrages. Es ist das Ziel, im Kontext raumzeitlicher Varianz Suburbias mögliche Perspektiven der wissenschaftlichen Analyse aufzuzeigen.