Food between Displacement and Social Cohesion - Comparative Analyses of Foodscapes of Neighborhood Kiosks (KIOSK)

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Description

The project deals with the socio-spatial meanings of kiosks in various German cities. The study focuses on the social practices of planned and unplanned encounters in the vicinity of kiosks. Kiosks function as places for random and informal encounters between heterogeneous social milieus. Their distribution in the neighborhood makes them popular points of contact or stopovers for everyday encounters. These third places of everyday life (Oldenburg 1999) have a lasting influence on the development of neighborhoods by enabling an occasion-related consumption stay in or in front of the store (cornern) through the sale of goods for short-term needs. The question arises as to what role these “hidden players of everyday life” play in the neighborhood and for its residents. We will also explore the challenges faced by kiosk operators, particularly in the context of current upgrading processes in inner-city neighborhoods. Furthermore, we want to identify the strategies used by kiosk operators to counter the associated processes of displacement in the neoliberal city. Funding: Funding-Boost FB14, in preparation