Sophie Elixhauser
Biographic Data
| ID | 1013307 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sophie Elixhauser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sophie |
| FAMILY NAME | Elixhauser |
| SIGNATURE | ELIXHAUSER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-6748-4622 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Cryosphere: An introduction
Drawing on ethnographic research in High Mountain Asia, the European Alps and the Arctic, we highlight how melting glaciers, shifting precipitation patterns and unstable sea ice reshape livelihoods, mobility and local identities. In the Karakoram, reduced snow fall limits glacier replenishment and undermines water storage; in the Alps, it threatens tourism economies and prompts technocratic adaptations; in Greenland, diminishing sea ice disrupts …
Navigating local relevance in transdisciplinary research: Exploring climate and environmental change in the Tasiilaq region, East Greenland
Transdisciplinary research aims to produce knowledge relevant to scientists and non-academic stakeholders alike, a challenging task given the parties’ divergent epistemologies and the attendant time and resource constraints. In Tasiilaq, East Greenland, our group of climate scientists and anthropologists set out to study climate and environmental change and the impact on the local community of changes in precipitation from less snow to more rain.…
Lifelines and Gateways: The Relational Affordances of Arctic Airports
Airports are indispensable to life in the Arctic. Often shaped by geopolitical agendas and external economic interests, they provide vital links for local communities across remote landscapes. However, their societal roles have received limited scholarly attention. By conducting an ethnographic comparison of three cases, this study examines the relational affordances of Arctic airports. Our case studies include Longyearbyen, which is extremely re…
Citizen Science, Anthropology, and Intercultural Transdisciplinarity: Connecting School Students in Greenland and Austria on the Topic of Snow
Citizen science is research conducted with the participation of the public with a view to democratising academia and facilitating large-scale and long-term research. Citizen science is currently gaining popularity, particularly in the natural sciences, yet the relationship between citizen science and anthropology is less clear-cut. This can be attributed to anthropology’s long experience in working with non-academic stakeholders and to the democr…
Interdisciplinary, but how? Anthropological Perspectives from Collaborative Research on Climate and Environmental Change
Making and Unmaking Airports in Tunu (East Greenland): The Socio-Material Dynamics of Hope and Connectivity
Like many airports throughout the Arctic, Kulusuk Airport, the entrance to the sparsely populated East Coast of Greenland, is built on the remnants of past military activities and is located some distance from the regional capital, Tasiilaq. For years, there have been discussions regarding the construction of a new airport in Tasiilaq to improve connectivity and reduce dependence on helicopter flights. Throughout the East Coast, many residents fe…
Meshworks and the Making of Climate Places in the European Alps
Ethnographers studying the local dimensions of climate change find themselves confronted with a methodological problem: climate change is both an abstract concept and a locally present phenomenon, yet it does not emerge from lived experience. We tackle this problem by means of a research framework that combines discussions on place and Tim Ingold’s (2011) idea of a meshwork. This article is based on research on climate change perceptions in two A…
Travelling the East Greenlandic Sea- and Landscape: Encounters, Places and Stories
Travel forms a significant part of the lives of many East Greenlandic Iivit involving pleasure aspects and work necessities. The journeys include manifold encounters among humans, animals and environmental features, and according to some Iivit, also with specific non-human beings inhabiting the wider area. During certain moments, when the routes of human and non-human beings and features intersect, meaningful places are created that are remembere…
Interdisciplinary, but how? Anthropological Perspectives from Collaborative Research on Climate and Environmental Change
Making and Unmaking Airports in Tunu (East Greenland): The Socio-Material Dynamics of Hope and Connectivity
Like many airports throughout the Arctic, Kulusuk Airport, the entrance to the sparsely populated East Coast of Greenland, is built on the remnants of past military activities and is located some distance from the regional capital, Tasiilaq. For years, there have been discussions regarding the construction of a new airport in Tasiilaq to improve connectivity and reduce dependence on helicopter flights. Throughout the East Coast, many residents fe…
Lifelines and Gateways: The Relational Affordances of Arctic Airports
Airports are indispensable to life in the Arctic. Often shaped by geopolitical agendas and external economic interests, they provide vital links for local communities across remote landscapes. However, their societal roles have received limited scholarly attention. By conducting an ethnographic comparison of three cases, this study examines the relational affordances of Arctic airports. Our case studies include Longyearbyen, which is extremely re…
Travelling the East Greenlandic Sea- and Landscape: Encounters, Places and Stories
Travel forms a significant part of the lives of many East Greenlandic Iivit involving pleasure aspects and work necessities. The journeys include manifold encounters among humans, animals and environmental features, and according to some Iivit, also with specific non-human beings inhabiting the wider area. During certain moments, when the routes of human and non-human beings and features intersect, meaningful places are created that are remembere…
Travelling the East Greenlandic Sea- and Landscape: Encounters, Places and Stories
Travel forms a significant part of the lives of many East Greenlandic Iivit involving pleasure aspects and work necessities. The journeys include manifold encounters among humans, animals and environmental features, and according to some Iivit, also with specific non-human beings inhabiting the wider area. During certain moments, when the routes of human and non-human beings and features intersect, meaningful places are created that are remembere…
Meshworks and the Making of Climate Places in the European Alps
Ethnographers studying the local dimensions of climate change find themselves confronted with a methodological problem: climate change is both an abstract concept and a locally present phenomenon, yet it does not emerge from lived experience. We tackle this problem by means of a research framework that combines discussions on place and Tim Ingold’s (2011) idea of a meshwork. This article is based on research on climate change perceptions in two A…
Interdisciplinary, but how? Anthropological Perspectives from Collaborative Research on Climate and Environmental Change
Making and Unmaking Airports in Tunu (East Greenland): The Socio-Material Dynamics of Hope and Connectivity
Like many airports throughout the Arctic, Kulusuk Airport, the entrance to the sparsely populated East Coast of Greenland, is built on the remnants of past military activities and is located some distance from the regional capital, Tasiilaq. For years, there have been discussions regarding the construction of a new airport in Tasiilaq to improve connectivity and reduce dependence on helicopter flights. Throughout the East Coast, many residents fe…
Citizen Science, Anthropology, and Intercultural Transdisciplinarity: Connecting School Students in Greenland and Austria on the Topic of Snow
Citizen science is research conducted with the participation of the public with a view to democratising academia and facilitating large-scale and long-term research. Citizen science is currently gaining popularity, particularly in the natural sciences, yet the relationship between citizen science and anthropology is less clear-cut. This can be attributed to anthropology’s long experience in working with non-academic stakeholders and to the democr…
Cryosphere: An introduction
Drawing on ethnographic research in High Mountain Asia, the European Alps and the Arctic, we highlight how melting glaciers, shifting precipitation patterns and unstable sea ice reshape livelihoods, mobility and local identities. In the Karakoram, reduced snow fall limits glacier replenishment and undermines water storage; in the Alps, it threatens tourism economies and prompts technocratic adaptations; in Greenland, diminishing sea ice disrupts …
Navigating local relevance in transdisciplinary research: Exploring climate and environmental change in the Tasiilaq region, East Greenland
Transdisciplinary research aims to produce knowledge relevant to scientists and non-academic stakeholders alike, a challenging task given the parties’ divergent epistemologies and the attendant time and resource constraints. In Tasiilaq, East Greenland, our group of climate scientists and anthropologists set out to study climate and environmental change and the impact on the local community of changes in precipitation from less snow to more rain.…
Lifelines and Gateways: The Relational Affordances of Arctic Airports
Airports are indispensable to life in the Arctic. Often shaped by geopolitical agendas and external economic interests, they provide vital links for local communities across remote landscapes. However, their societal roles have received limited scholarly attention. By conducting an ethnographic comparison of three cases, this study examines the relational affordances of Arctic airports. Our case studies include Longyearbyen, which is extremely re…
Geography (5 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies (2 works)