School of Culture and Society

Organisational unit: Research School

Organisation profile

Leuphana University Lüneburg's School of Culture and Society is driven by the deep conviction that contemporary scientific and societal challenges can only be addressed by transcending traditional academic disciplines. Our college’s five institutes feature more than one hundred faculty from disciplines including art history, literary studies, media studies, philosophy, sociology, geography, and history. Together, they form a highly integrated network in terms of both their research and teaching, continuing a successful tradition of cooperation and collaboration in cultural studies that has defined our programme for almost forty years.

Main research areas

 

Culture and Society at Leuphana

More than 100 academics from the humanities and social sciences work at the School of Culture and Society at Leuphana. They pursue the shared goal of further developing the cultural studies project in the context of changing socio-cultural conditions. The point is not to dissolve individual disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, but rather to establish a specific cultural studies programme that aims at a critique of the present.

Research Areas

The School of Culture and Society focuses on cross-disciplinary research that explores questions that are highly significant to contemporary society. Our two primary research areas (Digital Cultures and Cultures of Critique) and our one research initiative (Cultures of Conflict) form a framework for innovative, advanced research in cultural studies. All of these research areas rely heavily on collaboration, and they include colloquia, conferences, and summer programs as well as ongoing collaborations with numerous externally funded projects.

 

  1. Waterfronts im Wandel

    Pries, M. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    24.07.0813.08.09

    Project: Other

  2. eMotion – das psychogeographische Museum: mapping museum experience

    Kirchberg, V. (Partner), Tröndle, M. (Project manager, academic), Tschacher, W. (Partner), van den Berg, K. (Partner) & Wintzerith, S. (Partner)

    01.10.0815.01.16

    Project: Research

  3. Gastdozentur Prof. Pettai, Uni Tartu

    Pettai, V. A. (Project manager, academic) & Müller-Rommel, F. (Coordination)

    01.10.0801.02.11

    Project: Teaching

  4. Soziale Netzwerkanalyse von Kunst und Kultur in der Region Lüneburg

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.0825.05.13

    Project: Research

  5. Field Research: Art World Zurich

    Wuggenig, U. (Project manager, academic), Prinz, S. (Partner) & Tarnai, C. (Partner)

    Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst

    01.12.0831.08.17

    Project: Research

  6. Political Culture and Political Development

    Welzel, C. (Project manager, academic) & Dalton, R. J. (Partner)

    01.01.0931.12.13

    Project: Research

  7. Bestimmung impliziter Motive der Weiterempfehlungsabgabe in Kulturinstitutionen - eine qualitative Studie

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Sikkenga, J. (Project manager, academic)

    15.01.0931.05.13

    Project: Research

  8. Einfluss impliziter Motive auf die Weiterempfehlungsabgabe in Kulturinstitutionen - eine quantitative Studie

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Sikkenga, J. (Project manager, academic)

    15.01.0931.05.13

    Project: Research

  9. Weiterempfehlung als informative und soziale Funktion in Kulturinstitutionen

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Sikkenga, J. (Project manager, academic)

    15.01.0931.05.13

    Project: Dissertation project

  10. Impact of Idealism. The Legacy of Post-Kantian German Thought

    Jamme (✝), C. (Project manager, academic)

    18.02.0901.10.11

    Project: Research

  11. Wer macht in Hamburg Musik?

    Kuchar, R. (Project manager, academic) & Behnke, C. (Project staff)

    01.03.0931.10.09

    Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)

  12. Neue Medien in der Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - GPS-Bildungsrouten im Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe

    Möller, A. (Project manager, academic), Pez, P. (Project manager, academic) & Corleis, F. (Coordination)

    German Federal Environmental Foundation

    03.03.0917.10.11

    Project: Research

  13. Einsatz von Architektur bei der Markenbildung von Kulturunternehmen

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Ober-Heilig, N. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0923.06.14

    Project: Dissertation project

  14. Party Government in the New Europe. London: Routledge

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic) & Keman, H. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.0931.10.11

    Project: Research

  15. Demokratische Regierungssysteme in Mittel- und Osteuropa

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.0924.11.09

    Project: Scientific event

  16. Einfluss der Vertrauensentwicklung, unternehmerischer Wandel

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Eichenlaub, A. (Project staff)

    01.05.0930.08.11

    Project: Research

  17. PPGG-Programm PELP -Public Policy and Good Governance

    Friedrich, D. (Project manager, academic)

    01.07.0930.06.15

    Project: Teaching

  18. SES²: Smart Emergency Supply System: Intelligente Notstromversorgungssysteme unter Einbeziehung regenerativer Energien - Teilvorhaben: Soziologische Begleitforschung zum Smart Emergency Supply System

    Burkart, G. (Project manager, academic), Müller, T. (Project staff), Maischatz, K. (Project staff), Ortjohann, E. (Coordination), Siekhaus, K.-H. (Project manager, academic), Blümel, A. (Project manager, academic) & Richter, A. (Project manager, academic)

    Federal Ministry of Education and Research

    01.08.0931.07.13

    Project: Research

  19. Stipendium

    Jamme (✝), C. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.0915.06.10

    Project: Other

  20. Teilmaßnahme 1.1 KT 12: Grundversorgung 2.0 - Internet-TV für die neue Mediengeneration

    Graßmuck, V. (Project manager, academic), Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic) & Pias, C. (Project manager, academic)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    19.08.0931.01.16

    Project: Research

  21. TM 1.1 KT 02 - Moving Image: Moving Image Lab: Development and examination of moving image formats

    Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic), Riedel, M. (Project staff), Gupta, S. (Project staff) & Hagen, F. (Project staff)

    Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank

    19.08.0931.03.16

    Project: Research

  22. Nouveau terrain d'apparition

    Brunner, C. (Partner) & Courchesne, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.0931.08.11

    Project: Research

  23. Gamer's games: Narratives of opposition, independence and engagement in video game culture

    Ruffino, P. (Project manager, academic)

    14.09.0931.08.14

    Project: Dissertation project

  24. Gamers' games: narratives of opposition, independence and engagement in video game culture

    Ruffino, P. (Project manager, academic)

    22.09.0901.01.14

    Project: Dissertation project

  25. A Survey of Surveys - Eine international vergleichende Metastudie repräsentativer Bevölkerungsanalysen des Kulturkonsums

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic) & Kuchar, R. (Project staff)

    30.09.0931.03.11

    Project: Research

  26. International Research Group: The Impact of Idealism

    Jamme (✝), C. (Project manager, academic) & Boyle, N. (Coordination)

    01.10.0901.11.13

    Project: Research

  27. Meta-Image – a collaborative environment for the image discourse

    Warnke, M. (Project manager, academic), Schirmbacher, P. (Partner), Dieckmann, L. (Project manager, academic) & Kliemann, A. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.10.0913.10.15

    Project: Research

  28. The Authenticity of the Event: On the Testimony of Web Videos

    Simons, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.11.0912.10.17

    Project: Dissertation project

  29. Evaluation des Projektes "RAUMsichten"

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Behnke, C. (Partner) & Grigoleit, A. (Partner)

    03.11.0931.12.12

    Project: Transfer (R&D project)

  30. Representation in the European Union

    Friedrich, D. (Project manager, academic) & Kröger, S. (Partner)

    28.11.0915.01.13

    Project: Research

  31. The construction of national identity in ABC books and picturebooks from the 19th century to the present

    O'Sullivan, E. (Project manager, academic), Immel, A. (Partner), Lathey, G. (Partner), Morgado, M. R. (Partner), Rutschmann, V. (Partner) & Renonciat, A. (Partner)

    04.12.09 → …

    Project: Research

  32. Die Aktualität der Romantik

    Förster-Beuthan, Y. (Partner), Vieweg, K. (Project manager, academic) & Deiters, F.-J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1001.05.12

    Project: Research

  33. Die wirtschaftlich-kulturelle Bedeutung des Rohstoffs Ton für die Backsteinstadt Lüneburg

    Pries, M. (Project manager, academic), Herdeg, U. (Partner) & Seidel, A. (Project staff)

    Volkswagen Foundation

    01.01.1026.01.16

    Project: Research

  34. Pratiques de pouvoir et formes de représentation

    Nigro, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1031.12.16

    Project: Research

  35. TIMELY: Time in Mental Activity

    Förster-Beuthan, Y. (Partner)

    01.01.10 → …

    Project: Research

  36. NMUN: National Model United Nations 2010 - New York

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic)

    Robert-Bosch Foundation

    01.02.1024.06.10

    Project: Teaching

  37. Parlamentarische Sozialisation von Landtagsabgeordneten

    Reiser, M. (Project manager, academic) & Borchert, J. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.10 → …

    Project: Research

  38. DFG-Network: Sound in Media Culture. Aspects of a Cultural History of Sound

    Großmann, R. (Partner) & Hanacek, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.03.1001.03.13

    Project: Research

  39. NMUN: National Model United Nations 2010 - New York

    Müller-Rommel, F. (Project manager, academic)

    19.03.1031.05.10

    Project: Teaching

  40. The Determinants of Political Corruption in Comparative Perspective

    Kubbe, I. (Project manager, academic)

    01.04.1009.12.14

    Project: Dissertation project

  41. Knowledge in the Arts and the Transformation of Theory

    Brunner, C. (Partner), Bippus, E. (Project manager, academic) & Busch, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.05.1001.05.11

    Project: Research

  42. bLÜmsday 2010: Bloomsday in Lüneburg

    O'Sullivan, E. (Project manager, academic)

    22.06.1003.02.11

    Project: Practical Project

  43. Workshop "Representation in the European Union: Coping with present challenges to democracy", 16. bis 18. September 2010 in Lüneburg

    Friedrich, D. (Project manager, academic) & Kröger, S. (Project manager, academic)

    Fritz Thyssen Stiftung

    01.07.1031.12.11

    Project: Scientific event

  44. Sustainable Creative Cities: The role of the arts in globalized urban context

    Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Sasaki, M. (Project manager, academic) & Verstraete, K. (Partner, non-academic)

    05.07.1008.02.11

    Project: Research

  45. ASSiST: International Summer School of Arts and Sciences for Sustainability in Social Transformation

    Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Koefoed, O. (Partner), Savova, N. D. (Partner), Cozzolino, F. (Partner), Radhika, P. N. (Partner) & Sanguinetti, I. (Partner)

    15.08.1029.08.10

    Project: Teaching

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