Mobility
Mobility
- Author
- Mimi Sheller Drexel University
- DOI
- 10.1177/20568460116
abstract This article offers an overview of the field of mobilities research, tracing its theoretical antecedents and contrasting it to theories of globalization, nomadism and flow. Mobilities theory places an unprecedented emphasis on (im)mobility, moorings, dwelling and stillness as much as movement, speed, or liquidity. The article then outlines key themes and research areas within the field, including mobility systems, mobility capital and moveme