ABSTRACT Given the right provision, cycling can be an effective and expedient mode of transport in urban areas. People are enabled to cycle when urban design makes cycling easy, comfortable and safe. The UK is historically lacking enabling cycle infrastructures and cycling levels are correspondingly low. And where road space recently has been changed to… Read More “Framing the potential cyclist” – peer-reviewed publication
Please find my completed PhD thesis ‘Women activists’ experience of local cycling politics’ on the British Library EThOS website https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.799745
Thanks to newcycling.org for the invite to speak about my findings. Thanks for Northumbria University to host the presentation. The talk encompassed much of my PhD material. The slides are here:
Conference slides (discussion starter)
Vielen Dank fuer die Einladung. Somit sprach und diskutierte ich am 9.Oktober 2019 im Berliner ADFC Radforum. Titel: 10 Jahre Rad*aktivismus in Großbritannien & Deutschland Hier die Folien:
Decision makers’ lines of argument with respect to democratising cycling The below slides are due to be presented on Monday 2 September 2019 as part of this year’s Cycling & Society symposium in Chester:
Vortrag im monatlichen Plenum bei der Fahrradstadt Braunschweig am 5 August 2019. Herzlichen Dank für die Einladung! Viel Glück und gutes Gelingen – und maßgeblich natürlich Spaß – für und bei Braunschweigs eigenem Radentscheid. Title “Meine* Sicht auf die Verkehrswende – *weibliche (?)” Folienspeicher:
Dieser Post fasst meine einleitenden Worte (keynote) für VeloWomen in Berlin 27.04.2019 zusammen. Danke geht an Isabell Eberlein für die Einladung zu der Veranstaltung. In dem Workshop/Netzwerkstreffen riss ich insbesondere vier Themengebiete an. 1. Mobilitätsverhalten Das spielt sich ab. Außer in den niederländischen und dänischen Städten, legen Frauen weniger Wege als Männer mit dem Rad… Read More VeloWomen keynote – Emanzipation durch Rad und Raum
Starting my PhD at Northumbria University in February 2015, I handed in my thesis on 31 January 2019: One year off twitter. One year of writing. A small tree later, printed. Bound. Handing in today. pic.twitter.com/eNIxgEdKoI — Katja Leyendecker (@KatsDekker) January 31, 2019 This left the defence (the viva) outstanding. On 8 May 2019 I… Read More Various – update
Title: Decision makers’ lines of argument with respect to democratising cycling Corresponding author: Katja Leyendecker Institution/organization: Northumbria University, Newcastle UK Format: 20-minute presentation Abstract As part of my autoethnographic PhD project (investigating women activists’ experience of local cycling politics) I interviewed key decision makers in Newcastle (UK) and Bremen (Germany). Using narrative discursive analysis, I… Read More Abstract: Decision makers’ lines of argument with respect to democratising cycling
Scribbling short stories. Proudly presenting trials and errors. Away with the faeries.
Radfahren und Gehen sollten wichtige Bestandteilen der Verkehrspolitik sein
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