Journal article
The new mobilities paradigm for a live sociology
Current sociology, v 62(6), pp 789-811
01 Oct 2014
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Abstract
This article offers an overview of the field of mobilities research, tracing the theoretical antecedents to the study of mobilities both within the classical sociological tradition and at its borders with other disciplines or theoretical schools. It examines how 'the new mobilities paradigm' differs from earlier approaches to globalization, nomadism, and flow, and outlines some of the key themes and research areas within the field, in particular the concepts of mobility systems, mobility capital, mobility justice, and movement-space. In addressing new developments in mobile methodologies and realist ontologies, this review of the field concludes with a call for an emergent vital sociology that is attentive to its own autopoiesis.
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- Title
- The new mobilities paradigm for a live sociology
- Creators
- Mimi Sheller - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Current sociology, v 62(6), pp 789-811
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 23
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Sociology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000342912800003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84908570592
- Other Identifier
- 991019167860904721
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