Through a variety of empirical studies, this volume offers fresh insights into the manner in which different forms of communicative action transform urban space. With attention to the methodological questions that arise from the attempt to study such changes empirically, it offers new theoretical foundations for understanding the social construction and reconstruction of spaces through communicative action. Seeing communicative action as the basic element in the social construction of reality and conceptualizing communication not only in terms of the use of language and texts, but as involving any kind of objectification, such as technologies, bodies and non-verbal signs, it considers the roles of both direct and mediatized (or digitized) communication. An examination of the conceptualization of the communicative (re-)construction of spaces and the means by which this change might be empirically investigated, this book demonstrates the fruitfulness of the notion of refiguration as a means by which to understand the transformation of contemporary societies. As such, it will appeal to sociologists, social theorists, and geographers with interests in social construction and urban space.
Author(s): Gabriela B. Christmann, Hubert Knoblauch, Martina Löw
Series: The Refiguration of Space
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 300
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
I Introduction
1 Introduction: Communicative Constructions and the Refiguration of Spaces
Introduction
From the Objectively Given to (Communicatively) Constructed Space: Milestones of Spatial Theory
The Concept of this Volume
Notes
References
Part II Theoretical and Methodological Approaches
2 From the Constitution to the Communicative Construction of Space
Introduction
Space and Sociology
From Dualism to Duality of Space
From Constitution to Communicative Construction
Subjectivation, Knowledge, and Mediatization
Digitalization and Synthetic Situation
The Refiguration of Space
Notes
References
3 The Symbolic Construction of Spaces: Perspectives From a Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse
Introduction
Social Constructivism
Discourses
The Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse
Heuristics of Analysis
Methodology
The Discursive Construction of Spaces
Notes
References
4 Digital Media, Data Infrastructures, and Space: The Refiguration of Society in Times of Deep Mediatization
Introduction
The Domain Specificity of (Deep) Mediatization
Figurations, Communications, and Media
A Figurational Perspective On Society
Transformation as Refiguration
Conclusion
Notes
References
5 Cities, Regions, and Landscapes as Augmented Realities: Refiguration of Space(s) Through Digital Information Technologies
Introduction
Concepts and Their Spatial Dimensions
Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality: Merging Actual and Media Spaces
Virtual, Actual, and Real: The Media Character of Mixed Reality Technology
Digital and Analogue
Augmented Reality as a Socio-Technological Refiguration of Spatial Experiences and Behavior
Conclusion: Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality in Spatial Theory
Socio-technological Dimensions of Mixed Reality
Symbolic Dimensions of Mixed Reality
Practices of Mixing Realities in Spaces
Notes
References
6 The Theoretical Concept of the Communicative (Re)construction of Spaces
Introduction
Theoretical Foundations
The Communicative Construction of Space: From Subjective Interpretations of Space to Socially Shared Space
Space-related Action and Interpretation By Individual Subjects
The Communicative Construction of Intersubjectively Shared and Institutionalized Space Within a Social Context
The Communicative Reconstruction of Space: On Spatial Transformation Processes
Spatial Transformations as Communicative Reconstructions of Space: Individual Societal Actors and Groups of Actors
Spatial Transformations as Communicative Reconstructions of Space: Networks and Governance Constellations
Spatial Transformations as Communicative Reconstructions of Space: Public Spheres and (Media) Discourses
Final Remarks: Methodological Implications of the Approach of Communicative (Re)constructions of Space
Notes
References
7 Eliciting Space: Methodological Considerations in Analyzing Communicatively Constructed Spaces
Introduction
Eliciting By Talking
Narrative Interview: The Willy, for Example
Focus Groups: Imaginary Placing
Eliciting Space By Drawing
Mental Mapping: Spaces of Researching
Mapping Analysis: Personal Spaces in an Open Space
Collaborative Mapping Elicitation: Accessing an Art Institution
Conclusion
Notes
References
Part III Empirical Studies
8 Digital Urban Planning and Urban Planners’ Mediatized Construction of Spaces
Introduction
Methodological Approach
Digitalization Processes and Changes in Planning Practice and Spatial Constructions: An Overview
Altered Spatial Constructions I: Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Layers
Altered Spatial Constructions II: Computer-Aided Design and Perspectivation From the Mouse and Keyboard
Summary and Conclusions
Note
References
9 Centers of Coordination Refigured?: Control of Synthetic Space
Introduction
Control Rooms
What Is a Control Room?
Existing Studies On Control Rooms
From Mono- to Polyfunctional Centers
Theoretical Perspective
Work in Monofunctional and Polyfunctional Centers
Example 1: Work in Monofunctional Centers
Work in Polyfunctional Centers: Algorithmic Control and Integration of Functions
Example 2: Algorithmic Control in a Polyfunctional Center
Example 3: Organizational Integration in a Polyfunctional Center
Conclusion
Notes
References
10 Architectures of Asylum: Negotiating Home-Making Through Concrete Spatial Strategies
Introduction
The Communicative Power of Spatial Practices: A Theoretical Framework
Context and Key Actors
Spatial Negotiations
Conclusions
Notes
References
11 Over the Counter: Configuration and Refiguration of Ticket-Sales Conversation Through...
Introduction
Architecture for Interaction: Configuring Interaction Through Architecture
What the “Counter” Affords Social Interaction: Architecture Analysis From an Interactionist Point of View
Getting Your Turn and Getting Served: Social Interaction and Its Configuration and Refiguration...
Getting Your Turn at the Counter: How Architecture Configures the Opening of Social Interaction
Getting Served at the Counter: Changing Architectures for Interaction and Changing Social Practices
Conclusion
Notes
References
12 Innovation and Communication: Spatial Pioneers and the Negotiation of New Ideas
Introduction
Spatial Pioneers and the Communicative Construction of Social Innovation
Robert Zimmermann: Spatial Pioneer in Berlin-Moabit
Spatial Visions and Motives of Commitment: Having a Village in the City
Ingenious Solutions for a Better Quality of Life: Zimmermann’s Reference to Innovation
Forms of Action: “What I Am Best at Is Starting Businesses”
Spatial Innovation Impulses of a Spatial Pioneer in Group Contexts
Social Recognition, Trust, and Central Group Position: Robert Zimmermann in the Citizens’ Association of Moabit
Between Competition for Power and Creative Competence: Zimmermann’s Commitment in the Josefspassage Residents’ Committee
Conclusion
Notes
References
13 Talking About Hip Places: Imaginaries and Power Among East German Reinventions of Urban Culture
Introduction
The Schiffbauergasse Development Project: Urban Governance Within a Heterogeneous...
Unsettled Conditions: Place-Based Imaginaries and Power
Place-related Imaginaries Within a Context of Antagonistically Pre-Structured...
Methodology
Definitions of Place and Imaginaries
Group #1 – Creative Artists
Group #2 – Entrepreneurs
Group #3 – Political Planning Organizations
Group #4 – Intermediaries
Synoptic Interpretation: Definitions of Place, Imaginaries, Power, and Communication
Conclusions
Notes
References
14 A Systemic Model of Communication in Spatial Planning
Introduction
City and Region: Place and Reason for Communication
Spatial Planning Is Part of Social Practice
Planning Needs to Be Based On Communication and Participation
Spatial Planning Needs an Appropriate Model of Communication
Space in the Systemic Model of Communication
Communicative Spatial Planning: Potential of the Systemic Model of Communication
Making Stakeholders Meet; Mobilizing Resources and Support for Urban Development
Shedding Light On Conflicts; Preparing Solutions
Joining Professional and Local Expertise
Finding a Common Language: Words and Images
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
