Institute of Sociology and Cultural Organization
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The Institute of Sociology and Cultural Organisation (ISCO) is part of the Faculty of Cultural Studies. The research at ISCO is focused on topics of sociology and on issues of cultural organisation(s) in society. Mostly in the degree programs of the Faculty of Cultural Studies we teach general sociological and cultural theoretical courses and interdisciplinary courses of organisational theory with respect to arts and culture. At the following Websites you will find more detailed information about our areas of research and teaching in sociology and cultural organisation.
Main research areas
- Peer review of publicationen
City, Culture, and Society (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Cultural Sociology (Journal)
Kuchar, R. (Reviewer)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Curator (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
DIY, Alternative Cultures & Society (Journal)
Kuchar, R. (Editorial Board)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
DIY, Alternative Cultures & Society (Journal)
Kuchar, R. (Editorial Board)
01.01.2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Ecology and Society (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Empowering Sustainability International Journal (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
GAIA (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Gender (Journal)
Burkart, G. (Reviewer)
14.05.2011Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
German Journal of Forced Migration and Refugee Studies (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
16.11.2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
German Lost Art Foundation (Publisher)
Rother, L. (Reviewer)
2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Transfer
Human Relations (Journal)
Jorgensen, L. (Editorial Board)
01.09.2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
International Journal of Social Research Methodology (IJSRM) (Journal)
Böcker, J. (Reviewer)
01.2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
International Migration (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
International Political Sociology (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
International Political Sociology (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
02.08.2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Journal for Migration Research (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
13.05.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Journal of Cleaner Production (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
15.05.2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie (Journal)
Burkart, G. (Reviewer)
09.02.2006Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie (Journal)
Burkart, G. (Reviewer)
27.04.2005Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Kriminologisches Journal (Journal)
Kretschmann, A. (Reviewer)
2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Leviathan, Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Leviathan (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
25.08.2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Management Communication Quarterly (Journal)
Jorgensen, L. (Reviewer)
01.10.2024 → 07.11.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Management Learning (Journal)
Jorgensen, L. (Editorial Board)
16.04.2021 → 30.03.2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
mobility humanities (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
movements. Journal for Critical Migration and Border Regime Studies (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
movements. Journal for Critical Migration and Border Regime Studies (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
04.07.2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Organization (Journal)
Jorgensen, L. (Editorial Board)
27.06.2022 → 30.09.2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Organization Studies (Journal)
Jorgensen, L. (Reviewer)
16.05.2025 → 27.06.2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie (Journal)
Burkart, G. (Reviewer)
06.04.2010Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie (Journal)
Kretschmann, A. (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Poetics (Journal)
Kuchar, R. (Reviewer)
01.12.2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Psychoanalyse. Texte zur Sozialforschung (Journal)
Opratko, B. (Editorial Board)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group (Publisher)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2012 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Social Forces (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Social Forces (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
07.08.2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Social Work (Journal)
Karakayali, S. (Editorial Board)
02.10.2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Standort (Journal)
Kuchar, R. (Reviewer)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Transfer
sub\urban zeitschrift für kritische stadtforschung (Journal)
Opratko, B. (Editorial Board)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Sustainability (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Sustainability Science (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Sustainable Development (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
transcript Verlag (Publisher)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2011 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Urban Geography (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2014 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Visual Communication (Journal)
Kagan, S. (Reviewer)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
YOUNG (Journal)
Gaupp, L. (Reviewer)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Zeitschrift für Frauenforschung & Geschlechterstudien (Journal)
Burkart, G. (Reviewer)
05.06.2008Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik (Journal)
Opratko, B. (Editorial Board)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Zeitschrift für Soziologie (Journal)
Burkart, G. (Reviewer)
27.04.2010Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Zeitschrift für Soziologie (Journal)
Burkart, G. (Reviewer)
04.05.2008Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Zeitschrift für Soziologie (Journal)
Burkart, G. (Reviewer)
12.04.2008Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
Zeitschrift für Soziologie (Journal)
Burkart, G. (Reviewer)
10.05.2005Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Peer review of publicationen › Research
- Conference Presentations
1st ARTEM Organizational Creativity International Conference - ARTEMOCC 2015
Kagan, S. (Keynote Speaker)
26.03.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
36. Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie - DSG 2012
Henkel, A. (Speaker)
10.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
3rd mid-term Conference European Sociological Association - ESA 2010
Kagan, S. (Speaker)
14.10.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Academic Space
Beyes, T. (Speaker)
25.02.2016 → 26.02.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
A Dying Theory? A Critical Assessment of Some Aspects of Status Inconsistency Research 1950-1983
Wuggenig, U. (Speaker)
06.1985Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Aesthetics of complexity, artists and resilient communities in urban anthropo-scenes
Kagan, S. (Keynote Speaker)
15.11.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Alternative Perspectives On The Social Organization Of Art
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker) & Zembylas, T. (Speaker)
28.08.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Amazon's Urban Speculation
Antenucci, I. (Speaker), Voigt, M.-L. (Speaker) & Beverungen, A. (Speaker)
07.07.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Amazon’s Urban Speculations
Antenucci, I. (Speaker), Voigt, M.-L. (Speaker) & Beverungen, A. (Speaker)
16.06.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Ambivalenzen pränataler Verluste
Böcker, J. (Speaker)
06.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Analysing video-taped interactions in fantasy role-playing games
Herbrik, R. (Lecturer)
03.09.2008Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Artificial Intelligence, Human Expertise: the Case of Provenance Linked Open Data
Mariani, F. (Speaker), Rother, L. (Speaker) & Koss, M. (Speaker)
25.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Art in urban Spaces of Possibility for Sustainability Transformation
Kagan, S. (Keynote Speaker)
27.10.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Artistic Utopian Spaces and the Promise of Urban Development
Niemann, K. (Speaker) & Kirchberg, V. (Speaker)
02.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Artists, Politics, Cities: A New Typology of Artists
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker) & de-Shalit, A. (Speaker)
04.03.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Auf dem Weg zu einer emanzipierten Provenienzforschung
Rother, L. (Speaker)
20.04.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Autonomous Mobilization: Navigating Transient Solidarity for Lasting Impact in Anti-War Movements
Kalinina, A. (Speaker)
17.02.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
BDSM as a playful and artful way to experience several realities and complexity at the ‘Xplore Berlin’ festival of arts, sex and bodywork
Kagan, S. (Speaker)
29.08.2017 → 01.09.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
“Behind the data: quantitative approaches to interdisciplinary racism research”
Karakayali, S. (Speaker)
23.10.2024 → 25.10.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Between Now and Then: Temporalities of “Citizens of the Reich”
Hundertmark, B. (Speaker) & Rowitz, L. (Speaker)
23.02.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Beyond Diversity: A Critical View from and on the Sociology of Culture
Gaupp, L. (Speaker)
20.08.2019 → 23.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Beyond Diversity – Festival Curators as Gatekeepers
Gaupp, L. (Speaker)
05.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Beyond Diversity – The Politics of Global Music Cultures
Gaupp, L. (Speaker)
09.01.2019 → 12.01.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Blue Feelings: Emotion and Affect of Digital Police Work on Social Media
Hundertmark, B. (Speaker)
01.06.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Bourdieu's political capital revisited – Artists' political activities in view of the field theory
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker) & Hoop, M. (Speaker)
21.08.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Changing identities of DIY based music venues? Clubs between scene - traditionalism, assimilation and ‘subcultural institutionalization’
Kuchar, R. (Speaker)
04.07.2018 → 07.07.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Changing Implicitness – Functions of Arts and Culture in Urban Planning and Policies across Times and Places
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker)
16.07.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
City as Space of Possibility – Alternative and Artistic Initiatives Towards Urban Sustainability
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker) & Kagan, S. (Speaker)
31.08.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Classical music making in artistic precarity
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker), Barber-Kersovan, A. (Speaker) & Lutze, T. (Speaker)
15.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Club, Szene und Stadt. Eine Langzeitbetrachtung von Selbstverständnissen und sozialen Umfeldern von Musikclubs
Kuchar, R. (Speaker)
27.09.2024 → 28.09.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
Comparing Various Theories on the Social Organization of Arts
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker) & Zembylas, T. (Speaker)
30.08.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Conspiracy sovereigntist's legal practice
Kretschmann, A. (Speaker)
04.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Conspiracy Theory Meaning Making: Exploring the Sovereign Citizen Movement's Legal Practices
Kretschmann, A. (Speaker)
26.03.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Contentious politics and the role of connective technologies in Russian anti-war networks
Kalinina, A. (Speaker)
14.09.2023 → 15.09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Covid and Live Music Venues in Germany
Kuchar, R. (Speaker)
31.08.2022 → 02.09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Critical Artistic Interventions in Urban Contexts – The Intrinsic Logic or Spirit of Cities and Its Influence on Critical Artists
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker) & Hoop, M. (Speaker)
11.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Critical Art(ist)s and Urban Development - A Collaborative Study Comparing German and Israeli Cities
Seidl, M. (Speaker), Groth, T. (Speaker), Wedler, P. (Speaker), Kirchberg, V. (Speaker), de-Shalit, A. (Speaker), Kadar, M. (Speaker) & Barak, N. (Speaker)
13.05.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Critical Artists and Urban Development – A Typology of Political Activism in the Arts
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker) & Wedler, P. (Speaker)
22.11.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Critical Artists and Urban Development in Hanover, Hamburg, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv - Theoretical and Field Access, Exploratory Interviews
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker), Seidl, M. (Speaker) & Groth, T. (Speaker)
06.03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Critical Artists and Urban Development - Theoretical Foundations and Proposed Explanations
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker) & Wedler, P. (Speaker)
19.07.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
‘Critical Atmospheres'
Jorgensen, L. (Speaker)
21.04.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
‘Cultural Ecosystem’ as tool for researching alternative cultures – potentials, limits and the question of ‘another black box’.
Kuchar, R. (Speaker)
27.08.2024 → 30.08.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Cultural Ecosystem – promising approach for analyzing culture or ‘just another black box concept’?
Kuchar, R. (Speaker)
21.06.2023 → 23.06.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Cultural Leadership: Perspektiven und Herausforderungen
Kirchberg, V. (Panel participant), Csorba, R. (Panel participant), Gögge, R. (Panel participant), Heine, T. (Panel participant), Hoquél, F. (Panel participant), Kölle, N. (Panel participant) & Neundlinger, B. (Panel participant)
18.01.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Curating Diversity in Global Performance Art
Gaupp, L. (Speaker)
23.09.2019 → 25.09.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Die Beziehung von 'Club, Szene und Stadt'
Kuchar, R. (Speaker)
27.09.2024 → 28.09.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research