oa Sociale ongelijkheid in een hoogmobiele wereld

Social inequality in a highly mobile world. A post-Covid, historical perspective on everyday mobility

The Covid pandemic profoundly disrupted global and local mobility patterns. Commuting, a practice that has become increasingly common over the past century, suddenly stopped for many people. At the same time people in certain professions were forced to remain mobile, risky as that was. This raises questions about the inequalities that exist in our mobility systems. From access to modes of transport, the distribution of road space, or unequal risks, Covid made these patterns suddenly visible. In this article we review some of the historiography which has recently emerged around inequality and mobility.