C Schimkowsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 71828 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C Schimkowsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | C |
| FAMILY NAME | Schimkowsky |
| SIGNATURE | SCHIMKOWSKY C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sheffield |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0520-8495 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Staying vigilant during times of crisis: What shapes Covid-19 pandemic sensitivities
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan recorded comparatively favourable public-health outcomes while relying largely on voluntary citizen behaviour. Existing scholarship traces this pattern to communitarian norms and discipline, the prevalence of exclusionary and coercive social practices, and bottom-up enforcement of public-health recommendations driven by perceived undersecuritization. We approach the puzzle through the concept of vigilance, mean…
Towards a history of transit etiquette: The development of orderly boarding practices in Tokyo
This article is a call for the historical study of transit etiquette: the behavioural expectations that guide the mundane conduct of transport users. It identifies the formation of contemporary protocols of transit etiquette as a productive line of scholarly inquiry by taking the transformation of (de)boarding behaviours in Tokyo between the 1880s and the 1960s as a case study. Zooming in on urban railways in the Japanese capital, it describes th…
Selective neglect of viral risk: Tokyo's commuter trains during the Covid-19 pandemic
Queuing (im)mobilities: Mobilizing the study of waiting in line
Waiting in line (or queuing) is a mundane and wide-spread activity across the world. As an everyday phenomenon, this behavior features taken-for-granted dimensions that are rarely reflected upon and deserve further examination as they can shed light on the organization of social interaction and urban life. In this paper, we propose a research agenda for queuing practices that connects mobilities and design research while drawing on sociological t…
A passenger service revolution? Transport design and passenger experience on Tokyo’s urban railway network, c. 1945–2010
Anxious Mobilities: A Visual Inquiry into Pandemic Disruptions of Urban Railway Mobilities in Tokyo
The COVID-19 pandemic has not just prompted the widespread deceleration and halting of human movement, but also reconfigured enduring mobilities. This visual essay examines work commutes on Tokyo’s urban railway system as an example of an urban mobility practice that partially withstood the immobilizing effect of the pandemic. Combining text and comic-style drawings, it explores the viral transformation of passenger practices and experiences duri…
Visual communication and the management of passenger conduct: A visual analysis of transit etiquette posters by Japanese railway companies
The visual communication of behavioural expectations plays an important role in the management of contemporary urban spaces. This is evident in mass transit settings where posters and signage promoting good mobility practices are a common sight. Despite the prevalence of such semiotic interventions in passenger conduct in public transport environments globally (see Bissell’s Transit Life: How Commuting Is Transforming Our Cities, 2018; Moore’s ‘P…
Managing passenger etiquette in Tokyo: Between Social Control and Customer Service
Public transport providers often attempt to prevent passenger behaviour they consider dangerous, deviant, or otherwise undesirable through media technologies such as posters, signage, and overhead announcements. This paper explores the rationale of such mediated regulatory endeavours by taking up the example of ‘manner improvement’ poster campaigns by urban rail providers in Tokyo. Based on expert interviews with individuals involved in the produ…
Manner Posters: A Genre Approach
Illustrated posters appealing to passenger conduct – so-called ‘manner posters’ – are ubiquitous in Japanese public transport spaces. This article draws on archival research and interviews with railway and design professionals to introduce transport company-issued manner posters as a genre of public communication, and link its development to social shifts in post-war Japan. The article first examines passenger behaviours targeted by posters, disc…
Crime prevention in a low-crime nation: An enquiry into Japanese bōhan initiatives
Despite high public safety levels, crime prevention (bōhan) is a common concern in Japanese society. In the early-2000s, the Japanese government set out to “create a crime-resistant society”, giving rise to a flurry of crime prevention initiatives involving not only state institutions but also citizen volunteers and private companies. Between 2003 and 2008, the number of bōhan volunteers grew by over 1200% to 2.5 million citizens. In Japanese cit…
Seeking Seclusion, Embracing Decline: A Qualitative Enquiry Into the Long-Term Development of a Private Online Community
This article analyzes the development of a message board-based online community between 2002 and 2016. It examines a private online community that actively secluded itself from online publics and has welcomed no new members in over a decade. Drawing on online participant observation, offline fieldwork, online and offline interviews, as well as archival research of 12 years of online interaction, the article provides an in-depth qualitative accoun…
Japan'sikumendiscourse: Macro and Micro Perspectives on Modern Fatherhood
Ikumen is a buzzword that describes fathers who are actively involved in childrearing. This article focuses on the process in which the term ikumen and its meaning are diffused and investigates how soon-to-be fathers, themselves potential ikumen, view the ikumen discourse. Our endeavor is to grasp the transformation of father roles and the wider family in contemporary Japan through the public and individual engagement with the term ikumen. In thi…
Managing passenger etiquette in Tokyo: Between Social Control and Customer Service
Public transport providers often attempt to prevent passenger behaviour they consider dangerous, deviant, or otherwise undesirable through media technologies such as posters, signage, and overhead announcements. This paper explores the rationale of such mediated regulatory endeavours by taking up the example of ‘manner improvement’ poster campaigns by urban rail providers in Tokyo. Based on expert interviews with individuals involved in the produ…
Manner Posters: A Genre Approach
Illustrated posters appealing to passenger conduct – so-called ‘manner posters’ – are ubiquitous in Japanese public transport spaces. This article draws on archival research and interviews with railway and design professionals to introduce transport company-issued manner posters as a genre of public communication, and link its development to social shifts in post-war Japan. The article first examines passenger behaviours targeted by posters, disc…
Japan'sikumendiscourse: Macro and Micro Perspectives on Modern Fatherhood
Ikumen is a buzzword that describes fathers who are actively involved in childrearing. This article focuses on the process in which the term ikumen and its meaning are diffused and investigates how soon-to-be fathers, themselves potential ikumen, view the ikumen discourse. Our endeavor is to grasp the transformation of father roles and the wider family in contemporary Japan through the public and individual engagement with the term ikumen. In thi…
Visual communication and the management of passenger conduct: A visual analysis of transit etiquette posters by Japanese railway companies
The visual communication of behavioural expectations plays an important role in the management of contemporary urban spaces. This is evident in mass transit settings where posters and signage promoting good mobility practices are a common sight. Despite the prevalence of such semiotic interventions in passenger conduct in public transport environments globally (see Bissell’s Transit Life: How Commuting Is Transforming Our Cities, 2018; Moore’s ‘P…
Crime prevention in a low-crime nation: An enquiry into Japanese bōhan initiatives
Despite high public safety levels, crime prevention (bōhan) is a common concern in Japanese society. In the early-2000s, the Japanese government set out to “create a crime-resistant society”, giving rise to a flurry of crime prevention initiatives involving not only state institutions but also citizen volunteers and private companies. Between 2003 and 2008, the number of bōhan volunteers grew by over 1200% to 2.5 million citizens. In Japanese cit…
Towards a history of transit etiquette: The development of orderly boarding practices in Tokyo
This article is a call for the historical study of transit etiquette: the behavioural expectations that guide the mundane conduct of transport users. It identifies the formation of contemporary protocols of transit etiquette as a productive line of scholarly inquiry by taking the transformation of (de)boarding behaviours in Tokyo between the 1880s and the 1960s as a case study. Zooming in on urban railways in the Japanese capital, it describes th…
Queuing (im)mobilities: Mobilizing the study of waiting in line
Waiting in line (or queuing) is a mundane and wide-spread activity across the world. As an everyday phenomenon, this behavior features taken-for-granted dimensions that are rarely reflected upon and deserve further examination as they can shed light on the organization of social interaction and urban life. In this paper, we propose a research agenda for queuing practices that connects mobilities and design research while drawing on sociological t…
A passenger service revolution? Transport design and passenger experience on Tokyo’s urban railway network, c. 1945–2010
Japan'sikumendiscourse: Macro and Micro Perspectives on Modern Fatherhood
Ikumen is a buzzword that describes fathers who are actively involved in childrearing. This article focuses on the process in which the term ikumen and its meaning are diffused and investigates how soon-to-be fathers, themselves potential ikumen, view the ikumen discourse. Our endeavor is to grasp the transformation of father roles and the wider family in contemporary Japan through the public and individual engagement with the term ikumen. In thi…
Crime prevention in a low-crime nation: An enquiry into Japanese bōhan initiatives
Despite high public safety levels, crime prevention (bōhan) is a common concern in Japanese society. In the early-2000s, the Japanese government set out to “create a crime-resistant society”, giving rise to a flurry of crime prevention initiatives involving not only state institutions but also citizen volunteers and private companies. Between 2003 and 2008, the number of bōhan volunteers grew by over 1200% to 2.5 million citizens. In Japanese cit…
Seeking Seclusion, Embracing Decline: A Qualitative Enquiry Into the Long-Term Development of a Private Online Community
This article analyzes the development of a message board-based online community between 2002 and 2016. It examines a private online community that actively secluded itself from online publics and has welcomed no new members in over a decade. Drawing on online participant observation, offline fieldwork, online and offline interviews, as well as archival research of 12 years of online interaction, the article provides an in-depth qualitative accoun…
Manner Posters: A Genre Approach
Illustrated posters appealing to passenger conduct – so-called ‘manner posters’ – are ubiquitous in Japanese public transport spaces. This article draws on archival research and interviews with railway and design professionals to introduce transport company-issued manner posters as a genre of public communication, and link its development to social shifts in post-war Japan. The article first examines passenger behaviours targeted by posters, disc…
Anxious Mobilities: A Visual Inquiry into Pandemic Disruptions of Urban Railway Mobilities in Tokyo
The COVID-19 pandemic has not just prompted the widespread deceleration and halting of human movement, but also reconfigured enduring mobilities. This visual essay examines work commutes on Tokyo’s urban railway system as an example of an urban mobility practice that partially withstood the immobilizing effect of the pandemic. Combining text and comic-style drawings, it explores the viral transformation of passenger practices and experiences duri…
Visual communication and the management of passenger conduct: A visual analysis of transit etiquette posters by Japanese railway companies
The visual communication of behavioural expectations plays an important role in the management of contemporary urban spaces. This is evident in mass transit settings where posters and signage promoting good mobility practices are a common sight. Despite the prevalence of such semiotic interventions in passenger conduct in public transport environments globally (see Bissell’s Transit Life: How Commuting Is Transforming Our Cities, 2018; Moore’s ‘P…
Managing passenger etiquette in Tokyo: Between Social Control and Customer Service
Public transport providers often attempt to prevent passenger behaviour they consider dangerous, deviant, or otherwise undesirable through media technologies such as posters, signage, and overhead announcements. This paper explores the rationale of such mediated regulatory endeavours by taking up the example of ‘manner improvement’ poster campaigns by urban rail providers in Tokyo. Based on expert interviews with individuals involved in the produ…
Queuing (im)mobilities: Mobilizing the study of waiting in line
Waiting in line (or queuing) is a mundane and wide-spread activity across the world. As an everyday phenomenon, this behavior features taken-for-granted dimensions that are rarely reflected upon and deserve further examination as they can shed light on the organization of social interaction and urban life. In this paper, we propose a research agenda for queuing practices that connects mobilities and design research while drawing on sociological t…
A passenger service revolution? Transport design and passenger experience on Tokyo’s urban railway network, c. 1945–2010
Towards a history of transit etiquette: The development of orderly boarding practices in Tokyo
This article is a call for the historical study of transit etiquette: the behavioural expectations that guide the mundane conduct of transport users. It identifies the formation of contemporary protocols of transit etiquette as a productive line of scholarly inquiry by taking the transformation of (de)boarding behaviours in Tokyo between the 1880s and the 1960s as a case study. Zooming in on urban railways in the Japanese capital, it describes th…
Selective neglect of viral risk: Tokyo's commuter trains during the Covid-19 pandemic
Staying vigilant during times of crisis: What shapes Covid-19 pandemic sensitivities
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan recorded comparatively favourable public-health outcomes while relying largely on voluntary citizen behaviour. Existing scholarship traces this pattern to communitarian norms and discipline, the prevalence of exclusionary and coercive social practices, and bottom-up enforcement of public-health recommendations driven by perceived undersecuritization. We approach the puzzle through the concept of vigilance, mean…
Sociology (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Advertising (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Public Spaces through Art (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Engineering (3 works)