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. Published

    Croatia

    Seha, E., 13.10.2016, Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems. Fruhstorfer, A. & Hein, M. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 221-241 21 p. (Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Problem Definition and Agenda-Setting in Critical Perspective

    Barbehön, M., Münch, S. & Lamping, W., 12.2015, Handbook of Critical Policy Studies. Fischer, F., Torgerson, D., Orsini, M. & Durnova, A. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 241-258 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

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    ReClaiming Participation: Technology - Mediation - Collectivity

    Denecke, M. (ed.), Ganzert, A. (ed.), Otto, I. (ed.) & Stock, R. (ed.), 02.2016, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 296 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Der Delfin als Medium. Formation und Imagination in John C Lillys Kommunikationsexperimenten

    Müggenburg, J. K., 2016, Designing Thinking: Angewandte Imagination und Kreativität um 1960. Mareis, C. (ed.). Paderborn: Wilhelm Fink Verlag, p. 185–212 28 p. (Eikones).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Participatory and collaborative governance for sustainable flood risk management: An emerging research agenda

    Challies, E., Newig, J., Thaler, T., Kochskämper, E. & Levin-Keitel, M., 01.01.2016, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 55, 2, p. 275-280 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Sea Creatures in Glass: The Blaschka Marine Animals at Harvard

    Brill, E. R. & Huber, F., 2016, New York: Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers. 112 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsTransfer

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    Transindividuelle Affizierung: Spinozas relationale Ontologie bewegter Körper

    Andermann, K., 01.06.2016, Zwischenleiblichkeit und bewegtes Verstehen - Intercorporeity, Movement and Tacit Knowledge : Welche Bedeutung haben körperlich-leibliche Interaktion und Kommunikation für soziales Verstehen und Intersubjektivität?. Eberlein, U. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 109-135 27 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

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    Pitfalls in the Study of Democratization: Testing the Emancipatory Theory of Democracy

    Welzel, C., Inglehart, R. & Kruse, S., 2016, 1 ed., World Values Survey Association, 67 p. (World Values Research; vol. 8, no. 1).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Präsidenten und Regierungen in der Vergleichenden Politikwissenschaft

    Müller-Rommel, F. & Grotz, F., 2016, Handbuch Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. Lauth, H-J., Kneuer, M. & Pickel, G. (eds.). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 483-495 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review