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

In der Forschung ist das Institut an den Schwerpunkten „Kulturen des Konflikts“ und „Digitale Kulturen“ beteiligt. Hier bringt es Analysen im Bereich der soziologischen Theorie, der politischen Soziologie, der Migrationsforschung, der Rechts- und Kriminalsoziologie, der Arbeitssoziologie, der Soziologie der Kultur sowie der Technik- und Medienforschung, aber auch Analysen von Geschlechterverhältnissen ein. Mit seinen Arbeiten leistet das Institut einen Beitrag zum Erkenntnisfortschritt auf unterschiedlichen Feldern des Soziokulturellen und seines Wandels.

 

  1. Until Covid-19 do us apart. Music Scenes in Lockdown

    Kuchar, R. (Project staff), Barber-Kersovan, A. (Project staff) & Kirchberg, V. (Project staff)

    01.03.2101.03.22

    Project: Research

  2. Groove the City 2020

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Kuchar, R. (Project staff), Barber-Kersovan, A. (Project staff) & Gaupp, L. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    24.01.2030.06.20

    Project: Scientific event

  3. Stanford-Leuphana Summer Academy

    Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic) & Pias, C. (Project manager, academic)

    24.06.19 → …

    Project: Research

  4. NITE: Night spaces: migration, culture and IntegraTion in Europe

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic), Brandellero, S. (Project manager, academic), Campkin, B. (Project manager, academic), Pardue, D. (Project manager, academic) & Kenny, A. (Project manager, academic)

    Europäische Union

    31.05.1931.05.22

    Project: Research

  5. Integration Through Trust

    Sandermann, P. (Project manager, academic), Friedrichs-Liesenkötter, H. (Project manager, academic), Henkel, A. (Project manager, academic), Münch, S. (Project manager, academic), Husen, O. (Project manager, academic), Kakar, H. (Project staff), Siede, A. (Project staff), Schwenker, V. S. (Project staff), Wenzel, L. (Project staff) & Winkel, M. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.02.1931.05.22

    Project: Research

  6. CURE: Cultures of Rejection: Conditions of Acceptability in Socio-Spatial and Digital Environments in Contemporary Europe

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic), Fiket, I. (Partner), Sauer, B. (Partner), Bojanic, S. (Partner), Jonsson, S. (Partner) & Harder, A. (Project staff)

    Volkswagen Foundation

    15.01.1923.02.22

    Project: Research

  7. PLUS: Platform Labour in Urban Spaces: Fairness, Welfare, Development

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic), Animento, S. (Project staff) & Altenried, M. (Project staff)

    Europäische Union

    01.01.1931.03.22

    Project: Research

  8. (Un)Mapping Infrastructures: Transnational Perspectives in Modern and Contemporary Art

    Dogramaci, B. (Partner), Esner, R. (Partner), Küster, B. (Partner), Langfeld, G. M. (Partner), Lerm-Hayes, C.-M. (Partner), Rother, L. (Partner), Ruckdeschel, A. (Partner), Smolińska, M. (Partner) & Ströbele, U. (Partner)

    01.01.1931.12.25

    Project: Research

  9. Dis/connectivity. Imaginaries, Media Technologies, Politics

    Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic) & Stäheli, U. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.11.1830.04.22

    Project: Research

  10. Selbstorganisation: Diskurse, Praktiken, Technologien

    Conrad, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.10.18 → …

    Project: Research

  11. Media & Paranoia

    Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic)

    Volkswagen Foundation

    01.09.1831.08.19

    Project: Individual grant

  12. Groove the City 2018

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Kuchar, R. (Project staff), Barber-Kersovan, A. (Project staff) & Gaupp, L. (Project staff)

    Stiftung Niedersachsen

    30.08.1831.03.19

    Project: Scientific event

  13. Migration und Mitbestimmung

    Karakayali, S. (Project manager, academic)

    01.08.1830.06.21

    Project: Research

  14. Groove the City 2018

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    30.05.1830.11.19

    Project: Scientific event

  15. Digitisation of Labour: Configurations of Real and Virtual Migration

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic), Altenried, M. (Project staff) & Wallis, M. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.05.1830.04.21

    Project: Research

  16. ZOMiDi: Zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen und die Herausforderungen von Migration und Diversität

    Karakayali, S. (Project manager, academic), von Unger, H. (Project manager, academic) & Schönwälder, K. (Project manager, academic)

    01.02.1831.07.21

    Project: Research

  17. European Haniel Program on Entrepreneurship and the Humanities

    Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic), Metelmann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Johnsen, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1830.09.25

    Project: Other

  18. UMS: Urban Music Studies Scholars´Network

    Kuchar, R. (Project manager, academic), Barber-Kersovan, A. (Project manager, academic), Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic) & Gaupp, L. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.18 → …

    Project: Research

  19. Between Logistics and Migration: Duisburg and the New Silk Road

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.17 → …

    Project: Research