Mobilities, inclusion and belonging
Research in the area of mobilities, inclusion and belonging focuses on the dynamics of increasingly mobile societies from global, national, regional and urban perspectives, as well as on changing and intersectional constructions of belonging. The researchers in this area study and critically analyse the complex relationships between the mobility of human beings, objects and ideas, as well as inequalities, hierarchies and power relations that are increasingly brought about and constituted by such movements at various levels.
Another focus is on new forms of mobility and migration. This includes the examination of global transformations, which result in new forms of inclusion, exclusion and inequality, as well as of the manifold political and cultural forms of expression, protest and resistance in striving for social justice. The role of identity, belonging and diversity is studied particularly with regard to gender-related and sexual orientations, ethnic and cultural identities or social classes and their intersectionalities. Research contributes to understanding the interactions between local realities, conflicts and global and regional changes, and provides relevant knowledge concerning responses to socially controversial and politicised challenges.