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Investigating spatial transformation processes: an ethnographic discourse analysis in disadvantaged neighbourhoods
Über die Untersuchung räumlicher Transformationsprozesse: eine ethnographische Diskursanalyse in benachteiligten Stadtvierteln
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Abstract This contribution focuses on the question of how spatial transformation processes, or to be more concrete, the social reconstruction of places can be methodologically investigated. On the basis of a micro-perspective, I will argue that it is communicative action that plays a crucial role in spatial ... mehr
This contribution focuses on the question of how spatial transformation processes, or to be more concrete, the social reconstruction of places can be methodologically investigated. On the basis of a micro-perspective, I will argue that it is communicative action that plays a crucial role in spatial transformation processes. Taking this into account, the main question is how the structures and dynamics of space-related communicative action in actor constellations as well as in discourses can be empirically explored. Such a dynamic and broad object of research in methodological terms requires a complex research design, and I suggest that it is an "ethnographic discourse analysis" which can meet these requirements. In the following, I will start with basic theoretical considerations, to then outline the research question of a project that, by the example of ‘urban pioneers’, investigates bottom-up initiatives aiming to achieve more quality of life in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. First of all, I will describe the significant properties of the selected neighbourhoods of Berlin-Moabit and Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg in Germany as well as the characteristics of the urban actors under analysis. Subsequently, I will explain the way in which (focused) ethnography and (the sociology of knowledge approach to) discourse analysis were combined, particularly how the methods involved – such as the problem-centred interview, ego-centred network analysis, participant observation as well as discourse analytical procedures – were applied and how the collected data were analysed. The contribution concludes with the presentation of selected results and a discussion on how far the methodological proceeding proved to be adequate in order to investigate spatial transformation processes on a "microscopic level".... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Nachbarschaft; Diskursanalyse; Berlin; Benachteiligung; Hamburg; Ethnographie; Großstadt; Stadtteil; Stadtplanung; kommunikatives Handeln
Klassifikation
Forschungsarten der Sozialforschung
Siedlungssoziologie, Stadtsoziologie
Methode
empirisch-qualitativ; empirisch; Methodenentwicklung; Grundlagenforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
multi-method approach; spatial transformation; bottom-up initiatives; urban pioneers
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2014
Seitenangabe
S. 235-256
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, 39 (2014) 2
Heftthema
Spatial analysis
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.39.2014.2.235-256
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)