Carina Altreiter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4238548 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carina Altreiter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carina |
| FAMILY NAME | Altreiter |
| SIGNATURE | ALTREITER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0791-1598 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Fostering collaboration through developer competitions: The relevance of social relations for limited-profit housing in Vienna
Against the background of a renewed housing crisis, a debate on the role and functioning of social housing has been sparked. To provide a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms of social housing provision, the paper explores the case of Vienna and approaches the issue on the level of social housing organizations. Although Vienna is often portrayed as a prime example of successful social housing provision, current debates lack a nuanced…
Winning city competition with a social agenda. The competition imaginary in Viennese urban development plans
In the last decades, many scholars have studied competition between cities and entrepreneurial urban policies. Coming from the evolving field of competition research, we are interested in how competition between cities is constructed and, for this purpose, examine the competition imaginary of Vienna, a city known less for its entrepreneurial policies than for its social welfare policies. The paper employs critical discourse analysis of Viennese p…
Solidaritätsorientierungen und soziale Positionen. Klassenhabituelle Haltungen zu Sozialstaat und Geflüchteten in Österreich
The article examines the importance of social class in shaping solidarity orientations in Austria, especially with regard to welfare state arrangements and solidarity with refugees. It builds on 48 interviews conducted between 2016 and 2019. Distinguishing multiple dimensions of solidarity, the paper builds a typology of seven solidarity configurations, which are then systematically related to the class position of interviewees articulating them.…
Strategies of Capital Accumulation in Times of Land Scarcity. A Field Perspective on Social Housing Construction in Vienna
The social housing market in Vienna is known for its large, decommodified housing stock and therefore has been subject to extensive research. However, current approaches lack a nuanced account of the main producers of social housing today, namely limited-profit housing associations. Following Bourdieu, this paper applies a field perspective to grasp the configuration and distribution of different capital forms within the social housing market. It…
Drawn to work: What makes apprenticeship training an attractive choice for the working-class
The article investigates mechanisms of class reproduction by looking at school-to-work transitions of young blue-collar workers from Austria. The study adopts a Bourdieusian explanatory framework to show how working-class kids are guided towards picking up apprenticeship training instead of pursuing further education. Two classed dispositions are presented as a crucial influence: first, a preference for practical and manual labour. Second, the em…
I Get Money for What I Like Doing Best: The Class Origin of Young Blue-Collar Workers and their Commitment to Work
Applying Bourdieu's theory of social reproduction, this article deals with workers' family-of-origin class position and the associated socialisation processes as systematic influencers of individual work orientations and commitment to work. It draws on a study of young blue-collar workers in Austria to argue how growing up in a working-class setting shapes dispositions that contribute to the commitment to manual work. The results show how these d…
Soziologische Forschung zu Rechtsextremismus in Österreich nach 1945
Symbolic struggles over solidarity in times of crisis: Trade unions, civil society actors and the political far right in Austria
As a consequence of the recent financial and economic crisis, social cohesion and integration are in jeopardy all over Europe. In this context, scholars also speak of decreasing solidarity, which is defined as a normative obligation to help each other and to make sacrifices to reach common goals. By taking the empirical example of Austria, we argue that the meaning of solidarity is increasingly being contested. Various collective actors such as t…
Soziale Klasse in der Arbeitssoziologie. Zur Relevanz eines totgesagten Begriffs
The new means-tested minimum income in Austria: Discretion and regulation in practice
In 2010, the new means-tested minimum income was implemented by all Austrian provinces. The policy sought to replace the provincial standard benefit rates with a national minimum income threshold and for the job centres to serve as an accessible entry point for claimants. Using qualitative and quantitative data from a study conducted between 2010 and 2012, this paper analyses the implementation of the policy in two provinces, Styria and Upper Aus…
Constructing Inequality: Deserving and Undeserving Clients in Austrian Social Assistance Offices
The social constructions formed of target groups, which are used to justify the allotment of benefits and obligations, are now being discussed in organisations at street level. Using qualitative interview data from eight municipalities, the article examines how the local social construction of deservingness constrains frontline work. In comparing everyday practices for checking eligibility and altering a recipient's behaviour, the study found fou…
Constructing Inequality: Deserving and Undeserving Clients in Austrian Social Assistance Offices
The social constructions formed of target groups, which are used to justify the allotment of benefits and obligations, are now being discussed in organisations at street level. Using qualitative interview data from eight municipalities, the article examines how the local social construction of deservingness constrains frontline work. In comparing everyday practices for checking eligibility and altering a recipient's behaviour, the study found fou…
Symbolic struggles over solidarity in times of crisis: Trade unions, civil society actors and the political far right in Austria
As a consequence of the recent financial and economic crisis, social cohesion and integration are in jeopardy all over Europe. In this context, scholars also speak of decreasing solidarity, which is defined as a normative obligation to help each other and to make sacrifices to reach common goals. By taking the empirical example of Austria, we argue that the meaning of solidarity is increasingly being contested. Various collective actors such as t…
I Get Money for What I Like Doing Best: The Class Origin of Young Blue-Collar Workers and their Commitment to Work
Applying Bourdieu's theory of social reproduction, this article deals with workers' family-of-origin class position and the associated socialisation processes as systematic influencers of individual work orientations and commitment to work. It draws on a study of young blue-collar workers in Austria to argue how growing up in a working-class setting shapes dispositions that contribute to the commitment to manual work. The results show how these d…
Strategies of Capital Accumulation in Times of Land Scarcity. A Field Perspective on Social Housing Construction in Vienna
The social housing market in Vienna is known for its large, decommodified housing stock and therefore has been subject to extensive research. However, current approaches lack a nuanced account of the main producers of social housing today, namely limited-profit housing associations. Following Bourdieu, this paper applies a field perspective to grasp the configuration and distribution of different capital forms within the social housing market. It…
The new means-tested minimum income in Austria: Discretion and regulation in practice
In 2010, the new means-tested minimum income was implemented by all Austrian provinces. The policy sought to replace the provincial standard benefit rates with a national minimum income threshold and for the job centres to serve as an accessible entry point for claimants. Using qualitative and quantitative data from a study conducted between 2010 and 2012, this paper analyses the implementation of the policy in two provinces, Styria and Upper Aus…
Constructing Inequality: Deserving and Undeserving Clients in Austrian Social Assistance Offices
The social constructions formed of target groups, which are used to justify the allotment of benefits and obligations, are now being discussed in organisations at street level. Using qualitative interview data from eight municipalities, the article examines how the local social construction of deservingness constrains frontline work. In comparing everyday practices for checking eligibility and altering a recipient's behaviour, the study found fou…
Soziale Klasse in der Arbeitssoziologie. Zur Relevanz eines totgesagten Begriffs
Soziologische Forschung zu Rechtsextremismus in Österreich nach 1945
Symbolic struggles over solidarity in times of crisis: Trade unions, civil society actors and the political far right in Austria
As a consequence of the recent financial and economic crisis, social cohesion and integration are in jeopardy all over Europe. In this context, scholars also speak of decreasing solidarity, which is defined as a normative obligation to help each other and to make sacrifices to reach common goals. By taking the empirical example of Austria, we argue that the meaning of solidarity is increasingly being contested. Various collective actors such as t…
I Get Money for What I Like Doing Best: The Class Origin of Young Blue-Collar Workers and their Commitment to Work
Applying Bourdieu's theory of social reproduction, this article deals with workers' family-of-origin class position and the associated socialisation processes as systematic influencers of individual work orientations and commitment to work. It draws on a study of young blue-collar workers in Austria to argue how growing up in a working-class setting shapes dispositions that contribute to the commitment to manual work. The results show how these d…
Drawn to work: What makes apprenticeship training an attractive choice for the working-class
The article investigates mechanisms of class reproduction by looking at school-to-work transitions of young blue-collar workers from Austria. The study adopts a Bourdieusian explanatory framework to show how working-class kids are guided towards picking up apprenticeship training instead of pursuing further education. Two classed dispositions are presented as a crucial influence: first, a preference for practical and manual labour. Second, the em…
Solidaritätsorientierungen und soziale Positionen. Klassenhabituelle Haltungen zu Sozialstaat und Geflüchteten in Österreich
The article examines the importance of social class in shaping solidarity orientations in Austria, especially with regard to welfare state arrangements and solidarity with refugees. It builds on 48 interviews conducted between 2016 and 2019. Distinguishing multiple dimensions of solidarity, the paper builds a typology of seven solidarity configurations, which are then systematically related to the class position of interviewees articulating them.…
Strategies of Capital Accumulation in Times of Land Scarcity. A Field Perspective on Social Housing Construction in Vienna
The social housing market in Vienna is known for its large, decommodified housing stock and therefore has been subject to extensive research. However, current approaches lack a nuanced account of the main producers of social housing today, namely limited-profit housing associations. Following Bourdieu, this paper applies a field perspective to grasp the configuration and distribution of different capital forms within the social housing market. It…
Winning city competition with a social agenda. The competition imaginary in Viennese urban development plans
In the last decades, many scholars have studied competition between cities and entrepreneurial urban policies. Coming from the evolving field of competition research, we are interested in how competition between cities is constructed and, for this purpose, examine the competition imaginary of Vienna, a city known less for its entrepreneurial policies than for its social welfare policies. The paper employs critical discourse analysis of Viennese p…
Fostering collaboration through developer competitions: The relevance of social relations for limited-profit housing in Vienna
Against the background of a renewed housing crisis, a debate on the role and functioning of social housing has been sparked. To provide a deeper understanding of the underlying mechanisms of social housing provision, the paper explores the case of Vienna and approaches the issue on the level of social housing organizations. Although Vienna is often portrayed as a prime example of successful social housing provision, current debates lack a nuanced…
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (3 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (3 works) · Blue collar (2 works)