Mobilistiska

Mobilistiska is a Swedish adjective used to describe ideas, policies, or cultural tendencies that prioritize mobility—the ability to move people, goods, and information efficiently and flexibly—across geographic and social boundaries. The term is formed from mobil, meaning mobile, with the suffix -istisk, which in Swedish creates adjectives indicating a stance or quality, similar to realistisk or demokratisk. In scholarly and policy discussions, mobilistiska perspectives emphasize the role of transport networks, digital connectivity, and flexible urban infrastructures in enabling everyday life, economic activity, and social participation.

Mobilistiska rhetoric can appear in analyses of modern economies where mobility is a central resource, such as the gig economy, telework, or cross-border flows of people and information. It is commonly found in phrases like mobilistiska perspektiv or mobilistiska prioriteringar, but it does not denote a formal political movement with a codified platform. Rather, it functions as a descriptive label used across debates about mobility and urban development.

Critics may caution that an overemphasis on mobility can neglect place-based needs, housing affordability, or environmental limits. Since usage varies by context, mobilistiska is typically met with examples rather than a standardized definition.

See also: mobility, urban planning, transport policy, digitalization, gig economy.