& raquo;Die wandelnde Zeitlichkeit des lokalen Quick Commerce in Indien: Lieferarbeiter*innen und der post-pandemische Alltagsleben & laquo;. This article examines the significance of the post-pandemic 10-minute guaranteed delivery model of quick commerce in reconfiguring spatiality and temporality through mediatised network spaces in urban metropolitan Indian cities by disrupting conventional models of economic and territorial space and dynamics in the social field. Using ethnographic data, it demonstrates the significance of the technologically driven mediatised "darkstore to consumer" quick commerce in reconfiguring the fluidity of network spaces, spatiality, and temporality in urban India. It highlights the resulting layered simultaneity of enhancing the affective and temporal urban network space for the urban quick commerce customers while reconfiguring the precarious urban labour practices embedded within these network spaces along the existing fissures of social inequality for the delivery workers.
& raquo;Verflechtungen zwischen der Re-figuration europ & auml;ischer Territorialr & auml;ume und dem Rekrutierungsmanagementder saisonalenArbeitsmigration & laquo;. Against the background of the EU's eastward enlargement project, this article examines the role of Germany's political and economic relations with Poland and Romania in the recruitment of seasonal labour in the German agricultural sector. The article shows how EU's macro-territorial processes go hand in hand with transformations of the legal framework for labour recruitment, following a pattern that is repeated with each new accession of a candidate country. Drawing on theories of migration infrastructure for recruitment, the article analyses how the latter contributes to the formation and refiguration of spatial arrangements that prove fundamental to the stabilisation of the agrifood sector and its associated labour migration regimes. At the same time, it shows how macro-territorial processes accentuate power imbalances between the Western EU countries and the new member states.
& raquo;Die r & auml;umliche Vielfalt des Lokalen. Erkenntnisse aus dem Zusammenspiel von Wohnungsm & auml;rkten und Politik & laquo;. Referring to something as local implies that we can identify its location and position in the world. It might not be a self-sufficient entity, but a meaningful unitwith an air of singularity. Contrastingly, a phenomenon described as global is either not quite locatable, bounded, or only definable over vast connections and interdependencies. Many authors have pointed out the multiple interrelations between global and local and the shifting logics of scale. Looking at the intersection of housing markets and politics, this contribution sheds light on the complex interdependencies between the local as an identifiable place and territory, but at the same time connected through a multitude of networks and routes. Because of its material boundedness and phenomenal ubiquity, housing is an empirically and theoretically extremely helpful example to unravel the complexities of the local as multiple spatialities.
& raquo;Grenzged & auml;chtnisse und die Refiguration wirtschaftlicherBeziehun-gen. Eine vergleichende Studie zweier Zwillingsst & auml;dte in Europa & laquo;. This paper explores the relationship between border memories and the socio-spatial re-figuration of cross-border economic relations in European twin cities. Using the case studies of Guben/Gubin on the German-Polish border and Rheinfelden/Rheinfelden on the German-Swiss border, we analyse how practices of remembering and forgetting, along with their materialisations, influence economic dynamics and spatial arrangements. Drawing on the theoretical framework of spatial figures, we conceptualise border memories as sociospatial phenomena that shape and are shaped by economic activities. The study focuses on the spatial figure of place as a key logic through which border memories are embedded in socio-economic practices. In Guben/Gubin, industrial production plays a central role in shaping cross-border interactions, while in Rheinfelden/Rheinfelden, the energy sector underscores economic interdependence. These twin towns illustrate how border memories inform place identities and, in turn, establish the conditions for cross-border economic relations. Memory frames, memory practices, and memory materialities serve as crucial elements in this dynamic process, linking the past with contemporary economic interactions. Through a comparative analysis of these case studies, the paper highlights both the differences and commonalities in how border memories influence economic relationships and spatial refiguration. By identifying the socio-spatial processes that underpin remembering and forgetting in these contexts, the study provides transferable insights into the role of memory in shaping economic border regions.
& raquo;Neue r¨iche Arrangements f & uuml;r das Familienleben? Transaktionskosten f & uuml;r Pflege, Bildung und Mobilit&t in neuen Vorstadtwohngebieten & laquo;. As cities exploit the potential for inner-city densification and curb unsustainable peripheral expansion, creating new inner-city living spaces becomes more challenging. Since 2010, there has been a resurgence in suburban living and planning actions. The paper examines the spatial strategies used in recent suburban expansions aimed at providing an "ideal" suburban setting for today's family life through master design planning and infrastructure development. Modern suburban planning of housing districts integrates multifunctional hubs and aims to provide more sustainable mobility solutions. At the same time, it continues to echo earlier patterns, such as single-use zoning and residential-centric designs. Building on debates surrounding refiguration of spaces, we analyse how suburban planning reflects and perpetuates spatial inequalities, stabilizing traditional socio-economic structures while introducing incremental changes. By linking spatial arrangements to economic activities, this study highlights tensions between stability and change, emphasizing the persistence of territorial and network spatial logics alongside emerging concepts like the "15-Minute City." The findings underline the importance of addressing the socio-economic impacts of spatial arrangements in planning research and design. This paper contributes to discussions on spatial inequalities and refiguration by illustrating how suburban planning practice stabilizes spatial and economic practices only fora very limited number of families that live according to a specific family model.
