“'I Would Say I Am Austrian but ...' - Multiple Spatial Belongings and Hybrid Identities among Young People in Vienna, Austria”

Autor(en)

Judith Schnelzer, Christiane Hintermann, Isabel Kern

Abstrakt

Young people who live in or attend school in Vienna grow up in multicultural environments, as immigration has shaped the Austrian society over the last decades. In public debates, migrants and their descendants are repeatedly called on to “integrate”, while their feelings of belonging to Austria are questioned. Drawing from discussions on hybrid and multiple identities, this study explores the spatial dimension of identity constructions of students in Vienna aged between 14 and 19 years. Quantitative data from a comprehensive online survey and qualitative data from group discussions reveal that multiple spatial belongings on different scales are the rule and not the exception among young Viennese. Furthermore, on a national level, participants identify with Austria to a much larger extent than with any other country. Findings emphasise the need for a mixed-methods approach when researching questions of identity constructions. Fieldwork experiences furthermore show that young people are highly interested in discussing the topic, as they are confronted with these issues on a daily basis.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung, Institut für Lehrer*innenbildung

Externe Organisation(en)

Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)

Journal

Europan Journal of Geography

Band

12

Seiten

70-87

Anzahl der Seiten

18

ISSN

1792-1341

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48088/ejg.j.sch.12.3.21.38

Publikationsdatum

11-2021

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

504021 Migrationsforschung, 507002 Bevölkerungsgeographie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeine Sozialwissenschaften, Geography, Planning and Development

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/9b427de0-8493-478f-b8dd-d5629d3a8f7b