Network goals

Cosmobilities is a global network for social science based mobilities research. It connects experts working on social, physical, virtual, cultural and historical aspects of the mobility of people, artifacts, goods and ideas. cosmobilities addresses mobility research as a key discipline for the modernization of societies. It provides a lively framework for young researchers and leading experts alike, organizing the ongoing exchange of ideas and generating cutting-edge research.
history and inspirations

Network history

Cosmobilities was established in 2004 and until 2010 was funded by the German Research Association (DFG). Its work involves of a large number of experts and a wide range of excellent research institutions worldwide. Sources of inspiration include the new mobilities paradigm (Hannam, Sheller, Urry 2006), with its focus on globalization and a cosmopolitan perspective within the social sciences.

Network activities

The network fosters a continual development of interdisciplinary research. Through regular publications and conferences, cosmobilities seeks to enrich a dialogue with civil society, business and government about the social, economic and environmental challenges of mobility.

Cosmobilities network

c/o mobil.TUM
Sven Kesselring
Arcisstr. 21
D-80333 Munich
Phone: +49-89-289-28598
Fax: +49-89-289-22333

http://www.cosmobilities.net

info@cosmobilities.net

Cosmobilities Task Force

Javier Caletrio (Lancaster)
Malene Freudendal-Pedersen (Roskilde)
Ole B. Jensen (Aalborg)
Sven Kesselring (Munich)
Sanneke Kloppenburg (Amsterdam)
Jonas Larsen (Roskilde)
Katharina Manderscheid (Luzern)

Website

Sanneke Kloppenburg
sanneke.kloppenburg@cosmobilities.net

Institutional Partners

mobil.TUM research center (Munich)
C-MUS (Aalborg)
Space, Place, Mobility and Urban Studies (Roskilde)
CeMoRe (Lancaster)
mCenter (Philadelphia, USA)
LASUR, EPFL (Lausanne)
Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), mobility project group (Berlin)

Partner Networks

Mediterranean Mobilities
Contact person:
Javier Caletrio

Pan-American Mobilities Network
Contact persons:
Phillip Vannini (Canada, Victoria)
Mimi Sheller (North-America, Philadelphia)
Paola Jiron (South-America, Santiago de Chile)

Anthropology and Mobility group
Contact person:
Noel B. Salazar (Leuven)