M.Sc.
Jacqueline Kowalski
(She, Her)
PhD Candidate, Researcher
My research interests lie in analysing socio-material-technological relations in entangled online and offline spaces. I would like to find out how equal social and digital inclusion and participation in public and digital spaces should look like. In doing so, I will use qualitative-based mixed methods and apply co-productive approaches to digitally visualise future visions of inclusive, accessible, and safe urban spaces.
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Consultation
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Postal address
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Research Foci
At a Glance
Regional
Europe (Austria, Germany, Italy)
South-East Asia (Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia) and Brazil
Thematic
Digital Geographies
Future Studies
Critical Disability Studies
Concepts & Theories
Inclusion/exclusion and participation in socio-material-technological spaces, intersectionality and discrimination, digitalisation in public spaces, futures and visions, digital placemaking
Methods
Mixed methods, qualitative methods, inclusive research and co-productive approaches, scenario development, visioning
Academic Career
Positions:
2023 – present → PhD Candidate, Researcher, University Assistant at the Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck
2020 – 2023 → Student Assistant at the Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck
2021 – 2022 → Student Research Assistant at the Institute of Technology Assessment, Austrian Academy of Science
Degrees:
2023 → Master of Science (Geography), University of Innsbruck
Title of Thesis: „AUGMENTED FUTURES. Wie können digitale Zukünfte in öffentlichen Räumen (Parks) gestaltet werden?“
2018 → Bachelor of Arts (International Cultural and Business Studies), University of Passau
Title of Thesis: „Welchen Einfluss haben Globalisierungsprozesse auf die Essgewohnheiten der thailändischen Gesellschaft?“
Awards & Honors
2023 → Award for Digitalization Research for the Master Thesis on „Augmented Futures“, awarded by the Digital Science Center, University of Innsbruck
Publications:
Journal Articles:
Gudowsky, N., Kowalski, J., & Bork-Hüffer, T. (2023). Augmented futures? Scenarios and implications of augmented reality use in public spaces. Futures, 151, 103193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2023.103193
About Me
My research interests lie in analysing how equal social, political and digital inclusion and participation in public and digital spaces should look like. I would like to find out whether young people with disabilities (in Tyrol) can participate in society, politics and the digital world and how these people see their future. With this research I would like to raise awareness to uncover inequalities, discrimination and exclusion processes and contribute to creating more inclusive cities where everyone is welcome.
On the other hand, I am engaging with technologies, socio-material-technological relations and their futures, building upon alternative futures approaches. In my previous research I was working on future scenarios of augmented reality in public spaces. My work at the Institute of Technology Assessment has shaped my interests in a way that I would like to find out how different (digital) futures may develop to help decision-making processes to better understand which challenges arise from digitalisation and how inclusive, liveable, sustainable, digital futures can be created.
On top of that, I have always had a fascination for the region Southeast Asia, this is why I have the chance to be part of an ASEA-UNINET project, which analyses university students’ experiences online and offline in Malaysia and Austria.
I completed my Bachelor’s degree at the University of Passau, with a semester at the University of Verona before I started the Master’s degree of Geography at the University of Innsbruck. During my study career I joined field trips to Indonesia and Brasil. I can proudly announce that my master’s thesis received the Award of Digitalisation Research by the Digital Science Center. This is followed by starting my PhD at the University of Innsbruck.
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Research Group Transient Spaces & Societies
Department of Geography Heidelberg University Berliner Str. 48, 69120 Heidelberg
Department of Geography University of Innsbruck
Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck
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