Prof Jens O. Zinn
T R Ashworth Professor in Sociology
School of Social and Political Sciences
139 Scholarly works
6 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Unsure and underinsured: exploring flood insurance decision-making and uptake behaviours via community engagement with flood-prone households
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.1062372026
Book
A New Phenomenology of Risk and Uncertainty
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-7405-62025
Journal article
The mixed blessing of shifting responsibilities: Challenges for introducing compulsory elemental insurance in Germany
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.1056702025
Journal article
Prognostic Practices and Normalism in Pandemic Discourse in Britain and Germany – A case study on Covid-19
DOI: 10.18573/jcads.1392025
Journal article
The Australian housing affordability trap – How environmental, institutional, and structural factors can immobilize Australian households in the face of extreme weather events – A case study on flooding
DOI: 10.1016/j.crm.2025.1007132025
Book Chapter
Versicherungen gegen Naturgefahren und die Notwendigkeit zur Verantwortungsteilung
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-70588-9_232024
Journal article
Shifting risks back to the state? Flood insurance and responsibility in the face of climate change in Australia
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104874
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2024
Journal article
Risk-taking and social inequality
DOI: 10.1177/144078332311628652024
Journal article
Thoughts about intersectionality and risk. Interviews with key scholars
DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2024.23400272024
Book Chapter
Zweite Moderne und Risikogesellschaft
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-37218-7_10
RECENT PROJECTS
2015
Research Contracts
Evaluation of Tech Savvy Seniors (Victoria)
2013
Internal Research Grant
Health and Wellbeing in Broadband-Enabled Greenfield Communities
2014
Research Contracts
Evaluation of Tech Savvy Seniors Program
2009
Research Contracts
Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation Research
Internal Research Grant
How Risk Became Pervasive - A Case Study on Social Change After World War Two