Kerstin Schmidt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3797740 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kerstin Schmidt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kerstin |
| FAMILY NAME | Schmidt |
| SIGNATURE | SCHMIDT K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bielefeld University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0080-508X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Herausforderung Solidarität
Die Idee der Solidarität erfährt insbesondere im Kontext multipler Krisen verstärkte Aufmerksamkeit. Die heute allgegenwärtigen Forderungen nach »mehr Solidarität« werden auch - bisweilen leichtfertig und unhinterfragt - als vielversprechender, wenn nicht einzig tragfähiger Lösungsansatz in herausfordernden Zeiten dargestellt. Die Beiträger*innen des Bandes aus Philosophie, Soziologie, Theologie, Geschichte, Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Amerikanistik…
The role of cultural capital in life transitions among young intra-EU movers in Germany
The concepts of human and cultural capital represent two approaches for analysing the processes related to the accumulation and use of educational resources that are valuable for young movers. Many studies on youth mobility employing these approaches often do not sufficiently consider the existing barriers to cultural capital in different moments of life. This paper aims to scrutinise theses dynamics related to social inequalities in the accumula…
Soziologie der Migration
Migration is one of the most significant consequences of the change in our social order. Accordingly, the causes of migration as well as its impacts on education, the labor market, and politics are deserving of broad consideration. This textbook contextualizes issues related to migration using theory and concepts, introduces the reader to the relevant methodology, and provides examples of successful empirical research.
Temporary migration and inequalities in the Asian–European migration system
Aksakal M, Schmidt K. Temporary migration and inequalities in the Asian–European migration system. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal . 2020;29(3):319-332
Picturing America
Picturing America: Photography and the Sense of Place argues that photography is a prevalent practice of making American places. Its collected essays epitomize not only how pictures situate us in a specific place, but also how they create a sense of such mutable place-worlds. Understanding photographs as prime sites of knowledge production and advocates of socio-political transformations, a transnational set of scholars reveals how images enact b…
Integration Needs and Support Offered
In this article we compare the perceived cultural integration challenges by young Spanish migrants in Germany with the support offered by one national government initiative and one local migrant organisation. Based on qualitative interviews, we identified four inequality‐related and interrelated challenges: personal relationships, housing, company culture and bureaucracy. Our findings show that MobiPro‐EU, as an example of a government initiative…
The meaning of farming beyond being a livelihood strategy
In this paper I argue that the cultural meaning of subsistence farming is at least equally important as its function as a livelihood strategy in rural Mexico for at least two reasons. First, subsistence farming is more or less important during different stages of people’s lives. Many young people, particularly men, intend to migrate to the USA for work and have little interest in farming, while older people keep up the tradition of farming the la…
Characteristics of Temporary Migration in European-Asian Transnational Social Spaces
Qualitative sampling in research on international student mobility
Although over the past decades the numbers of studies investigating international student mobility and migration (ISM) increased, methodological challenges in empirical research on the topic have remained mainly unaddressed. This is particularly the case for sampling, which is a crucial but often less considered part of qualitative research designs. In this article, we identify three main challenges in qualitative sampling for research into ISM: …
Picturing America
How does the local wind field control the aerosol distribution in coastal Dronning Maud Land
Migration and Climate Change
This paper sets out a new approach to understanding the relationship between migration and climate change. Based on the understanding that migration is a significant, growing, but also complex phenomenon, this approach seeks to address the sensitivity of existing migration drivers in specific contexts to climate change. In contrast to existing approaches which have sought to generate global-level estimates of the numbers of 'climate migrants', th…
Climate Change and Migration
Recent empirical studies have found that climate variability and migration are characterized by a non-linear relationship. This study explores the climate change impacts on migratory processes. It outlines the key elements of natural and human induced climate change of potential relevance to migration, discusses the current state of debate about the relationship between climate change and migration, and describes possible approaches and methodolo…
Migration and Climate Change
This paper sets out a new approach to understanding the relationship between migration and climate change. Based on the understanding that migration is a significant, growing, but also complex phenomenon, this approach seeks to address the sensitivity of existing migration drivers in specific contexts to climate change. In contrast to existing approaches which have sought to generate global-level estimates of the numbers of 'climate migrants', th…
Integration Needs and Support Offered
In this article we compare the perceived cultural integration challenges by young Spanish migrants in Germany with the support offered by one national government initiative and one local migrant organisation. Based on qualitative interviews, we identified four inequality‐related and interrelated challenges: personal relationships, housing, company culture and bureaucracy. Our findings show that MobiPro‐EU, as an example of a government initiative…
The role of cultural capital in life transitions among young intra-EU movers in Germany
The concepts of human and cultural capital represent two approaches for analysing the processes related to the accumulation and use of educational resources that are valuable for young movers. Many studies on youth mobility employing these approaches often do not sufficiently consider the existing barriers to cultural capital in different moments of life. This paper aims to scrutinise theses dynamics related to social inequalities in the accumula…
Temporary migration and inequalities in the Asian–European migration system
Aksakal M, Schmidt K. Temporary migration and inequalities in the Asian–European migration system. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal . 2020;29(3):319-332
Qualitative sampling in research on international student mobility
Although over the past decades the numbers of studies investigating international student mobility and migration (ISM) increased, methodological challenges in empirical research on the topic have remained mainly unaddressed. This is particularly the case for sampling, which is a crucial but often less considered part of qualitative research designs. In this article, we identify three main challenges in qualitative sampling for research into ISM: …
Climate Change and Migration
Recent empirical studies have found that climate variability and migration are characterized by a non-linear relationship. This study explores the climate change impacts on migratory processes. It outlines the key elements of natural and human induced climate change of potential relevance to migration, discusses the current state of debate about the relationship between climate change and migration, and describes possible approaches and methodolo…
Migration and Climate Change
This paper sets out a new approach to understanding the relationship between migration and climate change. Based on the understanding that migration is a significant, growing, but also complex phenomenon, this approach seeks to address the sensitivity of existing migration drivers in specific contexts to climate change. In contrast to existing approaches which have sought to generate global-level estimates of the numbers of 'climate migrants', th…
How does the local wind field control the aerosol distribution in coastal Dronning Maud Land
Characteristics of Temporary Migration in European-Asian Transnational Social Spaces
Qualitative sampling in research on international student mobility
Although over the past decades the numbers of studies investigating international student mobility and migration (ISM) increased, methodological challenges in empirical research on the topic have remained mainly unaddressed. This is particularly the case for sampling, which is a crucial but often less considered part of qualitative research designs. In this article, we identify three main challenges in qualitative sampling for research into ISM: …
Picturing America
Picturing America
Picturing America: Photography and the Sense of Place argues that photography is a prevalent practice of making American places. Its collected essays epitomize not only how pictures situate us in a specific place, but also how they create a sense of such mutable place-worlds. Understanding photographs as prime sites of knowledge production and advocates of socio-political transformations, a transnational set of scholars reveals how images enact b…
Integration Needs and Support Offered
In this article we compare the perceived cultural integration challenges by young Spanish migrants in Germany with the support offered by one national government initiative and one local migrant organisation. Based on qualitative interviews, we identified four inequality‐related and interrelated challenges: personal relationships, housing, company culture and bureaucracy. Our findings show that MobiPro‐EU, as an example of a government initiative…
The meaning of farming beyond being a livelihood strategy
In this paper I argue that the cultural meaning of subsistence farming is at least equally important as its function as a livelihood strategy in rural Mexico for at least two reasons. First, subsistence farming is more or less important during different stages of people’s lives. Many young people, particularly men, intend to migrate to the USA for work and have little interest in farming, while older people keep up the tradition of farming the la…
Soziologie der Migration
Migration is one of the most significant consequences of the change in our social order. Accordingly, the causes of migration as well as its impacts on education, the labor market, and politics are deserving of broad consideration. This textbook contextualizes issues related to migration using theory and concepts, introduces the reader to the relevant methodology, and provides examples of successful empirical research.
Temporary migration and inequalities in the Asian–European migration system
Aksakal M, Schmidt K. Temporary migration and inequalities in the Asian–European migration system. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal . 2020;29(3):319-332
The role of cultural capital in life transitions among young intra-EU movers in Germany
The concepts of human and cultural capital represent two approaches for analysing the processes related to the accumulation and use of educational resources that are valuable for young movers. Many studies on youth mobility employing these approaches often do not sufficiently consider the existing barriers to cultural capital in different moments of life. This paper aims to scrutinise theses dynamics related to social inequalities in the accumula…
Herausforderung Solidarität
Die Idee der Solidarität erfährt insbesondere im Kontext multipler Krisen verstärkte Aufmerksamkeit. Die heute allgegenwärtigen Forderungen nach »mehr Solidarität« werden auch - bisweilen leichtfertig und unhinterfragt - als vielversprechender, wenn nicht einzig tragfähiger Lösungsansatz in herausfordernden Zeiten dargestellt. Die Beiträger*innen des Bandes aus Philosophie, Soziologie, Theologie, Geschichte, Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Amerikanistik…
Geography (8 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (3 works) · Economic geography (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works)