Sebastian Kurtenbach – författare

This book presents a comparative look at the norms and attitudes related to youth violence. It aims to present a perspective outside of the typical Western context, through case studies comparing a developed / Western democracy (Germany), a country with a history of institutionalized violence (South Africa), and an emerging democracy that has experienced heavy terrorism (Pakistan). Building on earlier works, the research presented in this innovative volume provides new insights into the sociocultural context for shaping both young people's tolerance of and involvement in violence, depending on their environment.This volume covers:Research on interpersonal violence.Thorough review of the contribution of research on gangs, violence, neighborhoods and community.Analyses on violence-related norms of male juveniles (ages 16-21 years old) living in high-risk urban neighborhoods.Intense discussion of the concept of street code and its use.Application of street code concept to contexts outside the US.An integrating chapter focused on where the street code exists, and how it is modified or interpreted by young men.With a foreword by Jeffrey Ian Ross, this book aims to provide a broader context for research. It does so via a rigorous comparative methodology, presenting a framework that may be applied to future studies. This open access book will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as related fields such as sociology, demography, psychology, and public health.

This book presents a comparative look at the norms and attitudes related to youth violence. It aims to present a perspective outside of the typical Western context, through case studies comparing a developed / Western democracy (Germany), a country with a history of institutionalized violence (South Africa), and an emerging democracy that has experienced heavy terrorism (Pakistan). Building on earlier works, the research presented in this innovative volume provides new insights into the sociocultural context for shaping both young people's tolerance of and involvement in violence, depending on their environment.This volume covers:Research on interpersonal violence.Thorough review of the contribution of research on gangs, violence, neighborhoods and community.Analyses on violence-related norms of male juveniles (ages 16-21 years old) living in high-risk urban neighborhoods.Intense discussion of the concept of street code and its use.Application of street code concept to contexts outside the US.An integrating chapter focused on where the street code exists, and how it is modified or interpreted by young men.With a foreword by Jeffrey Ian Ross, this book aims to provide a broader context for research. It does so via a rigorous comparative methodology, presenting a framework that may be applied to future studies. This open access book will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as related fields such as sociology, demography, psychology, and public health.

Der Autor füllt damit auch eine Lücke in empirischen Studien über Neubausiedlungen aus den 1960er und 1970er Jahren und räumt dabei mit der Vorstellung auf, es handle sich um „die“ Neubausiedlung.

The authors focus on families who organize their lives in transnational social spaces within and at the outer borders of Europe, to offer a new perspective on transnational family life and to advance the knowledge on borders drawn by social inequality, discrimination and political exclusion. They also discuss social mobility as inheriting different life worlds, while crossing borders. The research on the socialization of children, raised in different societies provides a better understanding of the new generations in Europe from the beginning of the XXI c. The variety of methods presented in this book is also a contribution to link Western and Eastern European perspectives as well as sociology and anthropology in order to capture a wider spectrum of social reality.

The main topics are mobility, urban social structure, migrations, urban inequalities, urban activism, community, neighbourhood life, uses of public spaces and methodological approaches to urban life such as ethnography.

Der Band beantwortet die Frage, wie einzelne Kommunen zu Orten der Ausgrenzung z. B. für Flüchtlinge werden. Hierzu werden am Beispiel der ostsächsischen Stadt Bautzen Ergebnisse einer Mixed-Methods Studie präsentiert, in der sowohl Survey-Daten als auch Medienberichte, Zeitungsartikel, teilnehmende Beobachtungen und über 100 leitfadengestützte Interviews mit Bürgerinnen und Bürgern, Geflüchteten, Politikern sowie Vertretern der Zivilgesellschaft und öffentlicher Einrichtungen ausgewertet werden.Der Inhalt• Forschungsstand• Forschungsdesign• Beschreibung des Fallbeispiels• Medienanalyse• Analyse des politischen Diskurses• Auswertung qualitativer Interviews• Normalisierungspraktiken. Ausgrenzung als AlltagDie Zielgruppen• Lehrende und Studierende der Soziologie, Stadtsoziologie, Politikwissenschaften und Soziale Arbeit• Praktikerinnen und Praktiker in der politischen Bildung, Kommunalverwaltung und Sozialen ArbeitDer AutorDr. Sebastian Kurtenbach ist Vertretungsprofessor für Politikwissenschaften/Sozialpolitik mit Schwerpunkt Kommunalpolitik und kommunale Sozialpolitik an der Fachhochschule Münster. Zuvor war er wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für interdisziplinäre Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung (IKG) der Universität Bielefeld.

It is not possible to ignore the fact that cities are not only moving, vibrant and flourishing spaces, promising hope for better quality of life, but that they also accumulate and reflect significant problems.