Moral Panic and Electric Micromobilities
Seeking Space for Mobility Justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2363779 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Traver, Travers Travers (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada), N Scott (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada), K J Reed (Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada), Kathleen Reed (0000-0002-9972-9322, Simon Fraser University), Peter Hall (0000-0002-8214-0351, Simon Fraser University), M Winter, Meghan Winters (0000-0001-9932-0255, Simon Fraser University), G Kwan (0009-0000-2296-9881, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada), Gene F Kwan (0000-0002-0929-6800, Simon Fraser University), K Park (0000-0002-0242-7636, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1-3 |
| Pages | 83-108 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0731-1214 • E-ISSN: 1533-8673 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/07311214231193355 |
| PMID | 41923900 |
| OpenAlex | W4387310596 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 63 |
This article makes the case that electric micromobilities (EMMs) are the site of a moral panic and employs the lens of mobility justice to explain it. Through analysis of scholarly and media discourse, interviews with, and social media content produced by, EMM riders (eriders), and the auto ethnographic experiences of the lead author as an electric unicycle rider in daily life, as a participant in online and offline 'erider' communities, and as a food delivery worker, we reinforce the conclusion that alternate mobilities face an uphill battle in gaining legitimacy and inclusion in transportation policy and infrastructure. While this is not a new finding-alternate mobilities have a long history of being demonized and excluded-this article offers insight into how individuals who find themselves unwitting scapegoats in conflicts over public space consciously engage in deliberate actions to resist EMM panic and achieve greater mobility justice
Battle · Criminology · Economic Justice · Ethnography · Legitimacy · Mobilities · Moral panic · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Law · Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior · Risk Perception and Management
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |