Overview
- Background of the emergence and characterization of coworking spaces
- Case portraits of the coworking spaces studied
- Tensions in the coworking space's everyday life
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Subject, Theoretical Reference Concepts and State of Research
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Structure of the Empirical Study
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Results of the Empirical Study
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Back Matter
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About this book
The study by Alexandra Bernhardt deals with coworking spaces and their atmospheres. In addition to a comprehensive consideration of the role of atmospheres, the special significance of community in the context of these work spaces is examined in more detail. Two case studies in urban coworking spaces form the core of the investigation, following a qualitative research design oriented towards ethnography and a plurality of methods. In the context of the analysis, on the one hand, what constitutes coworking in everyday life and thus the new communality at work is considered: relevant practices and rituals, spatial arrangements and atmospheres are elaborated in their composition. On the other hand, coworkers, their spatial actions, and the attitudes associated with them come into closer focus: It is shown how users access coworking spaces as work and community spaces and what role atmospheres play. In addition, social entities are highlighted that are taken up by coworkers in relationto their coworking space and that help shape everyday coworking space life. Tensions that arise from the coexistence of community and service logic are also uncovered, and how they are dealt with is examined in more detail.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Alexandra Bernhardt is a sociologist of work and holds a PhD from Chemnitz University of Technology. As an expert on coworking and new work, she is professionally active in academia and in practice.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Coworking Atmospheres
Book Subtitle: On the Interplay of Curated Spaces and the View of Coworkers as Space-acting Subjects
Authors: Alexandra Bernhardt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-41193-0
Publisher: Springer Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-41192-3Published: 08 July 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-41193-0Published: 07 July 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 475
Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Sciences, general, Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Sociology of Work