M.Sc.
Johannes Melchert
PhD Candidate, Researcher
What drives me as a researcher is an interest in processes of inclusion and exclusion within societies, in existing (bio-)power relations shaping space, in sustainability and regional/urban planning. It fascinates me how (young) people live and experience their daily physical and digital environment or in-depth in what ways subconscious responses (e.g. eye-movement) influence our emotions in the everyday life?
With reference to my dissertation project I will focus on the target group of people with disabilities. As I self-identify as a “temporarily-able-bodied-person” it’s difficult to fully comprehend the disabled perspective. To address this limitation, I aim to conduct research collaboratively and co-productively, promoting the empowerment of individuals with disabilities and amplifying their perspectives.
I completed both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at the University of Innsbruck with a semester abroad at the University of Bergen (Norway).
Contact
Consultation
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Phone
+43-512-507-54065
Postal address
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Platforms & Social Media
Research Foci
At a Glance
Regional
Europe (Austria, Germany, Great Britain, Norway)
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand)
Thematic
Digital Geographies
Critical Disability Studies
Critical neuro-geographies
More-than-human geographies
Concepts & Theories
Inclusion/ exclusion
Intersectionality
Biopower/ Biopolitics
More-than-representational theories
Methods
Mix-methods
Mobile methods
Retrospective think-alouds
Biosensing methods (eye-tracking, GSR)
Co-productive research
Academic Career
Positions:
2023 – currently Doctoral College Student: #OrganizingtheDigital; University of Innsbruck
2022 – currently Doctor of Philosophy Program Geography; University of Innsbruck.
Intended degree: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); Expected: Feb. 2027
2019 – 2022 Master’s program Global Change – Regional Sustainability; University of Innsbruck. Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc);
2018 Erasmus+ Semester at the University of Bergen (Norway)
2016 – 2019 Bachelor study Geography; University of Innsbruck
Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Degrees:
2022 – Master of Science (M.Sc)
Title of thesis: Geographical perspectives to mobile eye-tracking: a critical reflection of the study specific-development of a mobile eye-tracking analysis approach
2019 – Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Title of thesis (in German): Resilienzstrategien am Beispiel von New Orleans und Rotterdam – Eine diskursanalytische Betrachtung
Publications:
Biosphere Reserves as drivers of regional governance? Communication challenges within the UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Engiadina Val Müstair (Switzerland) and Schwäbische Alb (Germany).
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Baumgartner, J., E. Kuntner, J. Melchert, J. Misera, C. Sauerwein-Schlosser, C. Schleyer and N. Unthan (2022)
Link to article (DOI)
Journal Articles:
Baumgartner, J., E. Kuntner, J. Melchert, J. Misera, C. Sauerwein-Schlosser, C. Schleyer and N. Unthan (2022). Biosphere Reserves as drivers of regional governance? Communication challenges within the UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Engiadina Val Müstair (Switzerland) and Schwäbische Alb (Germany). eco.mont (Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research), 15(1), pp. 4–10. doi:10.1553/eco.mont-15-1s4
About Me
What drives me as a researcher is an interest in processes of inclusion and exclusion within societies, in existing (bio-)power relations shaping space, in sustainability and regional/urban planning. It fascinates me how (young) people live and experience their daily physical and digital environment or in-depth in what ways subconscious responses (e.g. eye-movement) influence our emotions in the everyday life?
With reference to my dissertation project I will focus on the target group of people with disabilities. As I self-identify as a “temporarily-able-bodied-person”, it’s difficult to fully comprehend the disabled perspective. To address this limitation, I aim to conduct research collaboratively and co-productively, promoting the empowerment of individuals with disabilities and amplifying their perspectives.
I completed both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at the University of Innsbruck with a semester abroad at the University of Bergen (Norway).
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Geographisches Institut Innsbruck
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