Understanding Personal Mobilities

Understanding series

Aharon Kellerman, University of Haifa, Israel

In this thought-provoking book, Aharon Kellerman presents a wide-ranging understanding of personal mobilities; the mobilities which individuals initiate, direct, and operate physically and virtually and which constitute an expression of personal autonomy. He readdresses existing concepts and knowledge as well as assessing novel and emerging technologies for self-driven mobilities.

‘We are living in hybrid worlds - increasingly. Physical and digital mobilities intermingle, melt together and bring about new forms of sociality and community. Aharon Kellerman has been developing his approach of personal mobilities as a sophisticated framework to understand and analyze the structural transformations of everyday and professional life. Here in this book, he brings together years of research and writing and presents the stunning complexity and plurality of mobilities, space and social life to scholars, students and mobility enthusiasts.’
– Sven Kesselring, University of Nürtingen-Geislingen, Germany

‘Aharon Kellerman's book is an essential contribution to the understanding of mobilities. Based on the notions of movement and travel and illustrated by observations made during the Covid-19 pandemic, the book proposes a heuristic approach covering both existing and new knowledge, side by side with expectations regarding future personal mobilities in the upcoming years.’
– Vincent Kaufmann, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland