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Suitability assessment for pluvial flood mitigation in dense urban areas, using nature-based solutions: a case of Delhi
Get PDFOver the past years, pluvial floods have become a major concern for Indian cities. The factors that exacerbate the flood conditions include climate change, urbanisation, outdated stormwater infrastructure, decreasing capacity of natural wetlands, and natural stormwater sinks. As India's metropolitan cities are at risk due to their high rate of urbanisation, the study aims to develop a methodology to identify areas at risk due to pluvial floods, at a watershed scale. Also, it aims to support flood mitigation through nature-based solutions (NBS) and geospatial analysis, by considering the case of Delhi. Based on local flood data, the settlements at risk of pluvial floods were mapped using GIS, and the "pluvial flood susceptibility map" has been developed to assess the risk of flooding, followed by the selection of the most vulnerable local action area with the help of parameters like susceptibility (based on past pluvial flooding incidences) and urbanisation. Further, the "NBS suitability map" for the milli watershed (area of about 1000 to 10,000 ha) has been generated using the geospatial overlay technique of GIS. It can help identify potential areas within the study region at a sub-watershed level where NBS can be integrated, considering suitable and unsuitable conditions, based on physical, environmental, and planning parameters
Migration und multiple Prekarität
Get PDFDer Begriff multiple Prekarität beschreibt in aktuellen soziologischen Forschungen die soziale Position vieler Migrant:innen, die neu auf den Arbeitsmarkt und in die Betriebe kommen. Seine heuristische Qualität liegt darin, den Zusammenhang unterschiedlicher gesellschaftlicher Sphären als Gesamtheit der sozialen Reproduktion in den Blick zu nehmen. Dabei wird jedoch mitunter, wo multiple Prekarität nur deskriptiv verstanden wird, die Vulnerabilität von Migrierenden betont. In diesem Beitrag werden drei Thesen diskutiert, mit denen ein erweitertes Denken über multiple Prekarität in der aktuellen Arbeitsmigrationsforschung angeregt werden soll.In current sociological research, the term multiple precarity describes the social position of many migrants who are new to the labor market and to the workplace. Its heuristic quality lies in its ability to focus on the connection between different social spheres as the totality of social reproduction. However, where multiple precarity is only understood descriptively, the vulnerability of migrants is sometimes involuntarily emphasized. In this text, three theses are discussed which are intended to stimulate a broader way of thinking about multiple precarity in current labor migration research
Jahresbericht 2024 des Forschungszentrums Migration, Integration und Asyl
Get PDFDer Jahresbericht gibt einen Überblick über die Arbeitsschwerpunkte des Forschungszentrums Migration, Integration und Asyl im Jahr 2024. Es werden sowohl laufende und abgeschlossene Forschungsprojekte als auch Fachveranstaltungen sowie Veröffentlichungen dargestellt. Unter anderem widmet sich der Bericht vertieft dem Projekt Machbarkeitsstudie zu "Im-/Mobilität ausreisepflichtiger Personen in Deutschland" (MIMAP), den letzten Ergebnissen der Langzeitstudie "IAB-BAMF-SOEP-Befragung" von Geflüchteten, der Studie zur Umsetzung der Richtlinie über den vorübergehenden Schutz im Rahmen des europäischen Migrationsnetzwerks EMN und dem neuesten Datenprodukt des Forschungsdatenzentrums im BAMF, dem AZR-Forschungsdatensatz 2023
Resonance and Culture: Reading Poetry as a Sphere of Meaning
Get PDFHow can resonance in the reception of poetry be understood sociologically? How does the subjective response to poetic works relate to more general social and symbolic structures? I combine Hartmut Rosa's Resonance Theory with a cultural sociological perspective to illustrate how vertical spheres of resonance - art, nature, religion, or history - can be understood as structures of meaning. I demonstrate how actors transformatively adapt (anverwandeln) a segment of the world to sustain personal meaning and the possibility of resonance. Using Tomas Tranströmer's poetry as a case study, I demonstrate how poetic reception embodies core elements of resonance - affect, selfefficacy, transformation, and uncontrollability. The cultural sociological reading of Resonance Theory helps to explain the broader cultural dynamics at play. Reception, thus, can be understood as a continuous process in which poetic work becomes a dialogue that reshapes both reader and text. I focus on three phenomena of reception: meaningfulness of form, elemental significance, and uncontrollability of the author's voice. Ultimately, the case study reveals how poetry, as an iconic medium for existential inquiry, can foster a contemplative relationship to the world - one that resists the instrumentalization of modern society
Between Memeability and Televisuality: The (Self-)Memefication of Television Series
Get PDFThis essay explores how seriality and televisuality inform and fuel meme culture. Television and streaming series not only provide material for internet memes, i.e., appropriable audio-visual extracts that circulate on social media and video-sharing platforms, but often already feature meme-like visuals themselves, e.g., visual or scenographic imitations of artwork, reenactments of movie scenes, or even entire iconographies of a media franchise. In a semi-historical approach, this essay explores these "memefications" as intertextual practices for recalling, recycling, and preserving cultural artifacts. Citing various cases in US series from an autobiographical collection of such revisualizations and elaborate referential networks in both legacy TV series and popular contemporary shows, this essay proposes a taxonomy of pre-internet memefication within and between series: intermedial, interserial, and intraserial memefications. I discuss them as aesthetic and praxeological precursors of current moving image memes such as TikToks, which similarly restage scenes, characteristics, or tropes from other shows, films, or media. As it is a key characteristic of televisuality to adopt and transform modes of representation from other media, I argue that television may have premeditated and mastered memefication before the conception of internet memes, which are now prevalent in everyday communication
Technical notes: Robust regression for at least ordinal outcomes
Get PDFIf the task is to conduct a regression analysis in order to examine the statistical associations between variables, many scientists think, of course, of OLS first. And it makes perfect sense: it’s probably the first regression technique you'll encounter - it's part of the basic repertoire of statistical analysis. Furthermore, OLS results are very informative. However, OLS needs a bunch of assumptions regarding the data at hand to be satisfied (Wooldridge 2010). If these assumptions are not met, results from OLS can be unstable, biased, or misleading. It is important to note that the assumptions of OLS are seldom fully met. Hence, to get stable results, we must apply robust regression techniques - that is, techniques which do not need some of the assumptions to be satisfied. I will discuss two scenarios where alternative regression techniques provide more robust results compared to OLS. Both are about handling certain characteristics of the dependent variable. First, we consider a scenario where the measurement level of the dependent variable is ordinal. In the second scenario, the outcome is metric, but its distribution is strongly skewed. Finally, it is outlined how robust inference statistics can be achieved for both scenarios. The techniques discussed are not only relevant but particularly so in the context of extended replications. Since replications aim to assess the stability of results, the application of alternative techniques aids in identifying methodological artifacts
Navigating Non‐Invitation: Pro‐Vaccine Choice Communities Amidst Exclusion and Public Participation
Get PDFBetween 2017 and 2021, specific health policy concerning vaccination in Italy contributed to the "non‐invitation" of pro‐vaccine choice communities to decision‐making processes and public services with significant consequences for their societal life. This situation led to the emergence of new, often barely visible, participatory pathways. This article aims to examine the dynamics of exclusion and participation of pro‐vaccine choice communities in Italy, adopting a science and technology studies (STS) framework that allows us to explore how non‐invitation and participation are deeply entangled. Through digital ethnography and interviews, we investigate how individuals and communities navigate "non‐invitation" and seek alternative avenues for participation. We observe their efforts to contest compulsory vaccination policies and legitimize their claims through political representation and independent scientific research. Despite facing stigmatization and marginalization, they employ various strategies to influence decision‐making processes. However, challenges persist due to public stigmatization and punitive measures. Our findings highlight the nuanced interplay between dissenting perspectives, exclusionary practices, and participatory strategies in public health debates. The study underscores the ambivalence of participatory processes in knowledge societies, where participation and non‐invitation often coexist, shaping the contours of public discourse and policy agendas
Eine sozialanthropologische Untersuchung wohltätigen Zwanges in der Geburtsmedizin
Get PDFDer Artikel nimmt die Berichte und Studien zu gewaltvollen Erfahrungen unter der Geburt zum Anlass, um das relationale Spannungsfeld zu analysieren, in das sich Schwangere, Ungeborenes und Geburtshelferinnen unter der Geburt gestellt sehen. Unter Berücksichtigung des mehrdimensionalen Verantwortungsverhältnisses wird
der Autonomiebegriff sozialanthropologisch als relationaler entfaltet, anhand dessen
gezeigt werden soll, wann in der Geburtshilfe von der Anwendung ‚wohltätigen‘
Zwanges gesprochen werden kann, wie er etwa auch im Kontext psychischer Devianz
diskutiert wird.The article takes the reports and studies on violent experiences during childbirth as a reason to analyse the relational field of tension in which pregnant women, the unborn and obstetricians find themselves during childbirth. Taking into account the multidimensional relationship of responsibility, the concept of autonomy is presented in social anthropological terms as a relational one, which is used to show when it is possible to speak of ‘benevolent’ coercion in obstetrics, as it is also discussed, for example, in the context of psychological deviance
The geopolitics of the energy transition in Greater Asia: background, dynamics, and trend mapping from within the region
Get PDFGreater Asia is emerging as a major factor in the global energy transition. This shift is associated with growing independence from external actors such as the European Union and the United States, with unfolding developments increasingly concentrated within the region itself. Key trends include the monopolisation of critical raw materials, the formation of new alliances that intersect with new value chain interdependencies, and the adoption of innovative technologies like small modular nuclear reactors. At the same time, geopolitical tensions and crises have the potential to reshape the region and its energy transition. To remain relevant and effective in Asia, Germany and the EU need to ensure that their engagement is constructive and attuned. (author's abstract
Balancing Intimacy and Trust in Audio Journalism
Get PDFThis thematic issue explores the complex relationship between intimacy and trust in audio journalism, particularly focusing on podcasting as it evolves as a medium. It examines how podcasting's intimate format creates both opportunities and challenges for journalistic practice. The opportunities include enhanced storytelling capabilities, deeper audience connections, and the ability to address social justice issues more effectively, as demonstrated through various case studies from sports podcasting to investigative journalism. However, the studies also identify significant risks, including the potential for parasocial relationships to compromise journalistic integrity, the challenge of maintaining professional standards while fostering audience connection, and the possibility of reinforcing echo chambers rather than bridging societal divides. The research spans multiple geographical contexts, from Serbian podcasting in hybrid regimes to Chinese platforms, offering insights into how these dynamics manifest across different political and cultural frameworks. The collection of articles employs diverse methodological approaches, from theoretical frameworks combining cosmopolitan ethics with feminist ethics of care to empirical analyses of listener trust and content analysis of podcast platforms. Ultimately, the thematic issue suggests that as podcasting continues to mature, finding the right balance between personal connection and professional practice remains crucial for the medium's development as a journalistic tool