School of Culture and Society

Organisational unit: Research School

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. 2014
  2. Published

    Multi-level Governance, Policy Implementation and Participation: The EU’s Mandated Participatory Planning Approach to Implementing Environmental Policy

    Newig, J. & Koontz, T. M., 07.02.2014, In: Journal of European Public Policy. 21, 2, p. 248-267 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Entstehung und Status der Technikfolgenabschätzung

    Saretzki, T., 03.02.2014, In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte. 64, 6-7, p. 11-16 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransfer

  4. Published

    Agentenspiele. Crowd Management, Sozialsimulation und Big Data

    Vehlken, S. & Pias, C., 01.02.2014, Managementperspektiven für die Zivilgesellschaft des 21. Jahrhunderts: Management als Liberal Art. von Müller, C. & Zinth, C-P. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 167-182 16 p.

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

  5. Published

    Charity and finance in the university

    Beverungen, A., Hoedemaekers, C. & Veldman, J., 01.02.2014, In: Critical Perspectives on Accounting. 25, 1, p. 58-66 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Die Kunst des Defensivspiels. Der Briefwechsel zwischen Hans Blumenberg und Jacob Taubes

    Voller, C., 02.2014, In: Merkur. 68, 777, p. 162-165 4 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Throwing Bombs in the Consciousness of the Masses: The Red Army Faction and Its Mediality

    Balz, H., 15.01.2014, Media and Revolt: Strategies and Performances from the 1960s to the Present. Fahlenbach, K., Sivertsen, E. & Werebskjold, R. (eds.). New York: Berghahn Books, p. 267-282 16 p. (Protest, culture and society; no. 11).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  8. Published

    Age and Future: Phenomenological Paths of Optimism

    Schües, C., 01.01.2014, Simone de Beauvoir's Philosophy of age: gender, ethics, and time. Stoller, S. (ed.). Berlin : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 215 - 230 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Ästhetikkolumne: Public Writing

    Kemp, W., 01.01.2014, In: Merkur. 68, 776, p. 38-42 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  10. Published

    Democratic representation in transnational citizens’ forums?

    Friedrich, D., 01.01.2014, Political Representation in the European Union: Still Democratic in Times of Crisis?. Kröger, S. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 161-180 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  11. Published

    Existential theology

    Grossmann, A., 01.01.2014, Phenomenology: Responses and Developments. Lawlor, L. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., Vol. 4. p. 177-194 18 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review