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
TippingPoint Germany 2008
Kagan, S. (Participant)
09.2008Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
The work of disconnection
Beyes, T. (Keynote Speaker)
21.06.2018 → 22.06.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
The 'too many artists' syndrome
Kagan, S. (Lecturer)
01.2007Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
The Thick Blue Net: The Hashtag #thinblueline and the Digital Community Policing by the Lower Saxony State Police on Instagram
Hundertmark, B. (Speaker) & Janssen, J. (Speaker)
20.11.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Sustainability of the Arts in Urban Social Movements Case Studies in Hamburg, Germany
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker)
07.09.2011Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Survey of Surveys: A meta-analysis of arts-participation surveys.
Kuchar, R. (Speaker) & Kirchberg, V. (Coauthor)
01.09.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The survey of surveys: a meta-analysis of arts participation surveys
Kirchberg, V. (Lecturer)
01.09.2010Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The standards story of SAP: When infrastructure is happening
Conrad, L. (Speaker) & Mormann, H. (Speaker)
31.10.2001Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The standards story of SAP: When infrastructure is happening
Conrad, L. (Speaker)
06.10.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Staging of Cultural Diversity at Performing Arts Festivals
Gaupp, L. (Speaker)
08.2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Social Organization of Arts — Reflections on the Sociology of Art Theory
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker) & Fang, H. (Lecturer)
13.05.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Social Organization of Arts – A Theoretical Compendium (Introduction)
Kirchberg, V. (Speaker)
17.01.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
The Sap of Organizational Life
Conrad, L. (Speaker)
05.07.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
The Rise and Fall of 'Measurement'
Wuggenig, U. (Speaker)
04.12.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
The Relevance of Playful Elements in Hermeneutic Methods
Herbrik, R. (Oral presentation)
29.08.2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The Relevance of New Types of Visualization for Emotional Styles in the Field of Christan Religion
Herbrik, R. (Lecturer)
02.08.2002Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
The practice of ecological art
Kagan, S. (presenter)
05.09.2012 → 08.09.2012Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
’The Politics of Research and Knowledge in the Arts – The Institutionalization of Artistic Research’
Hoop, M. (Speaker)
09.03.2021 → 12.03.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The photo interview as a projective method
Wuggenig, U. (Speaker)
06.1988Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
The Open University (External organisation)
Scheel, S. (Coordinator)
2010 → 2012Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Education