This is an empirical study with theoretical interpretation and elaboration simultaneously on the migration process and the related spatial development in contemporary China. In so doing, there is always a combination of series of studies of the modernization of the migrants themselves with accumulation of forms of capital and changes of lebenswelt (life world) as well as the regions of their origins by the effective use of the gained resources from outgoing migration and remigration. With great efforts made to put ...

A rise of digital methods paves the way for new opportunities but also poses risks for spatial planning and research. Academic training of planners rarely supports the testing and understanding of digital research tools. In this article we analyze best-practice examples, review questions of data ethics and provide recommendations for incorporating the digital-turn in the academic teaching practices.

William Julius Wilson ist einer der bekanntesten Soziologen und einflussreichsten afroamerikanischen Intellektuellen der USA. Seine wissenschaftlichen Diagnosen zu aktuellen Problemlagen der US-amerikanischen Gesellschaft sind auch außerhalb der Universitäten breit rezipiert worden, unter anderem im "Time Magazine" und der "New York Times". Sein Buch "When Work Disappears" diente als Inspiration für die bekannte Fernsehserie "The Wire" (Bennett 2010).