SIG G4 – Cultural and Social Issues in Transport
Upcoming Events
Details of the next SIG event will be available soon.
Group Objective
• How social and cultural factors influence how and when people need to travel
• The ways in which mobility systems can facilitate or impede social relations and cultural development
• The role that mobility can have in development and change in social and economic practices
• Approaches to identifying overlooked research questions regarding social and cultural issues in mobility
• Methodological developments for investigating social and cultural issues, including ethnographic and participatory approaches to improve understanding and responsiveness to cultural and social issues in mobility
Membership
Membership of the Group is open to any academic or practitioner with an interest in the subject area. Membership of the WCTRS is encouraged but not required. To join the Group, or for more information, please contact the Chair listed below.
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SIG G4 Chair- Helena Titheridge (University College London)
SIG G4 Co-Chair Caroline Mullen (University of Leeds)
What are SIGs?
WCTRS encourages a continuous exchange between experts all over the world and in order to facilitate this exchange of ideas between researchers interested in the same topic area, Special Interest Groups (SIGs) have been created.