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.

  1. Working papers › Research
  2. Published

    The Protestant ethic and the spirit of the health system

    Runkel, G., 2000, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Universität Lüneburg, 162 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 232).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  3. Published

    The Sweet Temptation of Corruption: Understanding Corrupt Actions by Experiments in the US and Germany

    Kubbe, I., 31.03.2015, Irvine: Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, 46 p. (CSD Working Papers).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  4. Published

    The theory of socio-cultural evolution

    Runkel, G., 2005, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 213 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 339).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  5. Published

    Tourismusmarketing - Begründung und Spezifika

    Wöhler, K-H., 2000, Lüneburg: Fachbereich Kulturwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 17 p. (Materialien zur Angewandten Tourismuswissenschaft; no. 33).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  6. Published

    Una opinión pública termostática: El efecto de las crisis económicas y la acción gubernamental en las preferencias de políticas públicas en Cataluña

    Romero, X., 2018, Barcelona: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 9 p. (Quaderns de l'ICPS; vol. 15).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  7. Published

    Whose Change is it, Anyway? Towards a future of digital technologies and citizen action in emerging information societies

    Shah, N., 2013, The Hague: Hivos, 40 p. (Hivos Knowledge Programm).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  8. Published

    Zu einer Theorie allgemeiner Handlungssysteme

    Runkel, G., 2003, 1. ed., Lüneburg: Fachbereich Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften der Universität Lüneburg, 23 p. (Arbeitsbericht; no. 287).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

  9. Contributions to online encyclopedia › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  10. Published

    Christian Steinbacher

    Huber, F., 2011

    Research output: other publicationsContributions to online encyclopediaResearch

  11. Contributions to online encyclopedia › Research › Peer-reviewed
  12. Published

    John Stuart Mill’s Ethics

    Schefczyk, M., 15.05.2012, 9 p. USA : University of Tennessee at Martin .

    Research output: other publicationsContributions to online encyclopediaResearchpeer-review

  13. Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  14. Published

    Bátiz-Lazo, Bernardo: Cash and Dash. How ATMs and Computers Changed Banking. (Rezension)

    Müggenburg, J. K., 07.05.2019, 3 p. H-Soz-Kult.

    Research output: other publicationsArticles in scientific forums or blogsResearch