Norma Schemschat

Great collection of music on social mobility and class coming together here!

Soziologin über Merz' Stadtbild-Äußerung: „Das ist eindeutig rassistisch“ Kanzler Merz zeichne ein Bild von einer weißen Gesellschaft als Norm, sagt die Stadtsoziologin Barwick-Gross. Die wahren Probleme in Städten seien andere.

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Au­to­r*in zur Stadtbild-Debatte: Der böse Traum vom gereinigten Deutschland Woran will Bundeskanzler Merz eigentlich das irregulär Migrantische erkennen? Seine Äußerungen zum deutschen Stadtbild sind menschenverachtend.

Au­to­r*in zur Stadtbild-Debatte: Der böse Traum vom gereinigten Deutschland taz.de/Autorin-zur-...

Ich kotze. „Fragen Sie mal Ihre Töchter“, entgegnet Merz einen Journalisten, der nachfragt, ob eine Entschuldigung angemessen wäre.

Zur Erinnerung: Junge Frauen haben die CDU kaum gewählt. Die Merz-Regierung macht keinerlei Gleichstellungspolitik.

Aber Frauen für Rassismus instrumentalisieren.

Ultimately, our findings nuance the idea that rural areas are less open, less progressive, or less connected to global issues. Instead, they reveal how rural cosmopolitanism can take root in decline and be fragilised by it.

That said, initiatives rooted in ideals of justice don’t just foster social change; they also reshape places, from the reuse of vacant housing to new community practices.

Yet, this cosmopolitanism is shaped — and sometimes constrained — by the social, spatial, and economic realities of these places leading to potential constraints for political action or increased needs for local assistance.

Local solidarity in welcoming refugees in places marked by territorial fragility is both diverse and complementary, with decline contributing to and/or strengthening rural cosmopolitanism in areas not typically associated with this concept: peripheral regions.

Through two case studies in regions marked by territorial fragility in France, we found that:

L’accueil des personnes réfugiées hors des métropoles : entre fragilité territoriale et cosmopolitisme rural Des idées pour vous

I teamed up with my friend and colleague Rafik Arfaoui to think and write about rural cosmopolitanism in places often considered 'left behind.' The article that came together along the way just came out in Espaces et sociétés and can be accessed here 👉 shs.cairn.info/tap-aw9lywgj...

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Thanks for writing this! I spent the morning sharing it with my academic friends :)

Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library With this commentary I argue that everyday relational spaces of friendship within academia have radical potential – a radically ordinary praxis? – and yet are often overlooked or undervalued. I sugge...

Here's for friendship in academia! 📚💛
Highly recommend the short piece "Friendship in academia: A radically ordinary praxis?" by @smhall.bsky.social if you still look for a Friday afternoon read!
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# 1 Desinformation verstehen: Akteure, Mechanismen, Verantwortung Social Media begünstigt die Verbreitung von Desinformationen. Doch Desinformationen sind kein isoliertes Technologieproblem. Ursachen und Auswirkungen sind komplex – entsprechend brauchen wir viele...

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This looks so, so great, and I am learning about it way too late: any chance to attend some of the sessions online?

Academic friends: I’m teaching a course on Ethnography this fall. I was on sabbatical last year, so I haven’t taught it in 2 years. Do you have any recommendations for recent book length ethnographies I should include?

Many thanks in advance.

Wie überlastet sind die Kommunen wirklich? Die Bundesregierung warnt: Die Kommunen seien am Limit. Um sie zu entlasten, soll die Migration weiter begrenzt werden. Wie sieht die Lage aus?

www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/migr...

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if you're coming to the AAG In Detroit, drop by and say hi at the zine fair !! we will have so many wonderful zines for you to take home and read and share with friends :)

Friends and colleagues heading to Detroit for @geographers.bsky.social annual meeting next week, come find us on Friday morning for a double-session on 'left behind' places and mobilities!

6 semaines.
On en est là.

Migrants in Germany are overrepresented in vital job sectors including food production, construction, care work and others. #Destatis via @zdfde.bsky.social #Migration.
The German economy would collapse in many sectors without migration. Some political parties struggle to accept that reality.

Thread - I've been thinking a lot about Walter Lippmann’s Public Opinion lately, especially in the context of Musk’s role in dismantling the federal workforce through DOGE. It’s a perfect example of what Lippmann warned about over a century ago.

The comeback of the Left in Germany is sensational. Almost written off ahead of elections, they won 6 districts and almost 9% of votes + are biggest party in Berlin and among young voters.

Also only party to not campaign on anti-immigration but to focus on affordable rent and cost of living

The German Christian Democratic Party's "5-Point Plan" on migration and border control was passed by 348 to 345 votes a few minutes ago. For the first time since the end of the Nazi regime, a proposal has been passed with the support of a right-wing party's votes.

A dark day for Germany.

Immigration doesn't increase crime (overall/average).

But regularising unauthorised migrants does *reduce* crime.

Heute geht es um die Abstimmung zur Verschärfung der Gesetze zur Migration. Im Diskurs der letzten Tage werden die Themen Migration und innere Sicherheit eng verknüpft. Der Zusammenhang zw. Migration und Kriminalität ist Gegenstand aktueller Forschung, die aber zu anderen Schlüssen kommt. (1/2)

Social Science Cinema: From Where We Stand - Amsterdam Research Centre for Migration On 27 February, the AISSR hosts the first edition of Social Science Cinema: a film screening in collaboration with the Amsterdam Research Centre for Migration. Come watch 'From Where We Stand', with director Lucy Kay.

Attendance is free but registration is mandatory. Register via the ARC-M event page, here: arc-m.uva.nl/content/even...
(Yes, there will be popcorn!)

The research project explores notions of identity, place and disaffection in post-industrial towns in the North of England after Brexit.