ABSTRACT
This chapter turns to a well-established sociological category – ambivalence. It considers the notion of ambivalence as crucial for a better understanding of why modern mobilities are dealt with the way they are. The chapter briefly exploits some of the key-texts on ambivalence and relates their author's arguments to 'mobility'. It describes the various ways in which ambivalence contributes to a better understanding of mobility. The chapter follows some of the proposals that were developed in the previous part and turn to a particularly suitable site for the study of ambivalence and mobility – the airport. It argues that by wandering the architectural, organisational and legal 'decks' of an airport, one will be able to see clearly how ambivalence shapes some central aspects of the social reality of travellers. The chapter investigates how mobility and ambivalence are dealt with in the departure, transit and arrival lounges of Copenhagen airport.
