School of Culture and Society
Organisational unit: Faculty
Organisation profile
The School of Culture and Society continues an almost thirty-year tradition of teaching and research in cultural studies at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. At the faculty, more than one hundred scholars from disciplines such as art history, literary studies, media studies, philosophy, sociology, geography and history teach and conduct research in a total of five institutes. The faculty currently offers three majors ("Cultural Studies," "Studium Individuale", and "Digital Media") and four minors ("Philosophy," "Digital Media / Information Technology and Culture", and "Studium Individuale") at Leuphana College and four master's degrees ("Critical Studies - Arts - Theory - History", "Media and Digital Cultures", "Culture and Organization" and "Theory and History of Modernity").
Topics
Die Wissenschaftsinitiative Kulturforschung fragt nach den historischen und kulturellen Grundlagen, Praktiken und Werten der Zivilgesellschaft im 21. Jahrhundert. Aus der Perspektive der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften verbindet die Initiative zwei anwendungsorientierte Forschungsschwerpunkte (Kunst & visuelle Kultur, Medienkultur & Kommunikation) mit einem starken Kernbereich Integrativer Kulturforschung. Beteiligt sind derzeit etwa 20 Professuren aus den Disziplinen Kunst, Medien, Philosophie, Geschichte, Literatur, Soziologie, Politik, Informatik und Geographie/Raumwissenschaft.
- 2015
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The Civic Culture Transformed: From Allegiant to Assertive Citizens
Dalton, R. (ed.) & Welzel, C. (ed.), 01.01.2015, New York: Cambridge University Press. 355 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Weber’s rationalism and modern society: New translations on politics, bureaucracy, and social stratification
Waters, T. & Waters, D., 01.01.2015, Palgrave Macmillan. 233 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Editorial to the forum “International Relations of science and knowledge”
Pfister, T. & Friedrich, D., 02.01.2015, In: Innovation - The European Journal of Social Science Research. 28, 1, p. 1-2 2 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Eroding Patriarchy: The Co-evolution of Women's Rights and Emancipative Values
Alexander, A. & Welzel, C., 02.01.2015, In: International Review of Sociology. 25, 1, p. 144-165 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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'Saving' the city: Collective low-budget organizing and urban practice
Bialski, P. (ed.), Derwanz, H. (ed.), Otto, B. (ed.) & Vollmer, H. (ed.), 02.2015, San Francisco, Califonia: MayflyBooks. 318 p. (Ephemera - theory & politics in organization; vol. 15, no. 1)Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research
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Applying a capitals approach to understand rural development traps: A case study from post-socialist Romania
Mikulcak, F., Haider, J. L., Abson, D., Newig, J. & Fischer, J., 01.02.2015, In: Land Use Policy. 43, 2, p. 248-258 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Personal Values and Political Activism: A Cross-national Study
Vecchione, M., Schwartz, S. H., Caprara, G. V., Schoen, H., Cieciuch, J., Silvester, J., Bain, P., Bianchi, G., Kirmanoglu, H., Baslevent, C., Mamali, C., Manzi, J., Pavlopoulos, V., Posnova, T., Torres, C., Verkasalo, M., Lönnqvist, J. E., Vondráková, E., Welzel, C. & Alessandri, G., 01.02.2015, In: British Journal of Psychology. 106, 1, p. 84-106 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Hannah Wilke: Superstar
Söntgen, B., 06.02.2015, Feministische Avantgarde: Kunst der 1970er-Jahre aus der SAMMLUNG VERBUND, Wien. Schor, G. (ed.). Wien: Prestel Verlag, p. 157 - 166 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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La praktiko de ekologia arto
Kagan, S., 15.02.2015, Kiosko 8 (2014/2015): libera, skeptica, transkultura. Guenther, W. (ed.). Kassel: Esperanto-Eldoneyo Nula Horo, Vol. 8. p. 90-100 11 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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An Experimental Study on Corrupt Actions
Kubbe, I. & McBride, M. T., 20.02.2015, Irvine: Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, 31 p. (CSD Working Papers).Research output: Working paper › Working papers