Institute of Sociology

G-TURN Blog

Guidelines for the G-TURN Blog

The G-TURN Blog is intended as a forum for the exchange of ideas, debate, and reflections on the theme of Global Urbanities. Within this broad framework, contributions may address a wide range of topics. The format of submissions is intentionally open and may include research findings, analytical ideas, fieldnotes, reflections, interventions, comparative observations, event reports, photo essays, and more.

Contributions should be approximately 750–1,000 words in length and may include up to five images, provided that copyright information is included. Blog posts should follow APA style for citations and references.

We warmly invite all interested contributors to get in touch with us and submit their work!

20.02.2026

[Blog:] Photo Essay Narrating the City

We had a wonderful and exciting workshop on ‘Narrating the City’. Here are some impressions in the…

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05.06.2024

[Blog:] Taking photos seriously: Ethnography, photography and investigations of urbanity

[G-TURN Photography Workshop:] Thursday, May 16, 8.45am-6pm; French-German Cultural Institute,…

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16.02.2024

[Blog:] Duisburg Chronicle or How to Feed the Sociological Imagination

Carlos Nazario Mora Duro, Institute for Sociology, University of Tübingen

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25.06.2023

[Blog entry:] Dimensions of urban spatial transformation in South Africa

Richard Ballard, Principal Researcher, Gauteng City-Region Observatory

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