Fare-free public transport; Transport; Luxembourg; Policy mobility; Post-political; Urban governance
Abstract :
[en] This viewpoint paper addresses the issue of fare-free public transport (FFPT) in the context of policy mobility, the strand of urban studies literature that examines how policy formulations developed in one place tend to ‘travel’ and inform and inspire plans elsewhere as good or best practices. We argue that the promotion of policies may not reflect a serious attempt to solve a sustainability or socio-economic issue. Rather, the institutions in charge have different targets in mind. FFPT in Luxembourg is thus more a reflection of a post-political process where politics are severed from the political.
Precision for document type :
Case briefs/Comments on statutes or statutory instruments
Disciplines :
Human geography & demography
Author, co-author :
CARR, Constance ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
HESSE, Markus ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Mobility policy through the lens of policy mobility: The post-political case of introducing free transit in Luxembourg