Intragenerational ontopolitics and stunt scooters: Doing childhood in public urban spaces

Abstract

In the article we discuss the ‘re-inhabitation’ of public spaces by children and young people in Germany who ride scooters on a skate park. In addition to the generational difference between children and adults, the importance of intragenerational relations amongst scooter riders is also revealed when it comes to legitimizing access to and exclusion from the skatepark. With an ontopolitical perspective, the significance of generational order and ordering in relation to processes of zoning in public space can be analyzed.