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
Risk, Social Inclusion and the Life Course - A Social Policy Perspective