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
- PublishedMusic City: Musikalische Annäherungen an die kreative StadtKirchberg, V., Barber-Kersovan, A. & Kuchar, R., 28.03.2014, Music City : Musikalische Annäherungen an die "kreative Stadt". Barber-Kersovan , A., Kirchberg, V. & Kuchar, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 9-31 22 p. (Urban Studies).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research 
- E-pub ahead of printMusic Scenes and Cultural Ecosystems - Alternative Practices between 'Official Policy Recognition' and 'Post-Pandemic Austerity'Kuchar, R., 09.09.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: DIY, Alternative Cultures & Society.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedMusic Spaces in Conflict: Local Scenes, Live-Music Industry, and the 'Urban Growth Machine' in HamburgKuchar, R., 2016, Arts and Creativity: Working on Identity and Difference: 9th Midterm Conference of the RN Sociology of the Arts, Book of Abstracts. Guerra, P. & Kagan, S. (eds.). Universidade Porto, p. 107 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Published abstract in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedMusic Venues in Transition: States of Autonomy, Dependence and Subcultural InstitutionalizationKuchar, R., 2020, In: Todas as Artes. 3, 2, p. 25-41 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedMusikalische Identitäten von Jugendlichen in Deutschland in institutionellen transkulturellen KontextenGaupp, L., 2009, Moderne. Kulturwissenschaftliches Jahrbuch: Migration. Mitterbauer, H., Scherke, K. & Millner, A. (eds.). Innsbruck: Österreichischer Studien Verlag, Vol. 4. p. 245-249 5 p. (Kulturwissenschaftliches Jahrbuch; vol. 4.2008).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedMusikbegriff, erweiterterGaupp, L., 2010, Lexikon Musik und Gender. Kreutziger-Herr, A. & Unseld, M. (eds.). Kassel: J.B. Metzler, p. 320 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research 
- PublishedMusikclubs in der Livemusikökologie: Situation und kulturpolitische Implikationen in Zeiten der PandemieKuchar, R., 20.06.2023, KULTUR:WANDEL: Impulse für die Next Society. Grädler, F., Blaich, A., Mohr, H. & Seibold, H. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 111-122 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › peer-review 
- PublishedMusikclubs zwischen Szene, Stadt und Music Industries: Autonomie, Vereinnahmung, Abhängigkeit.Kuchar, R., 2020, 1 ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. 314 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book 
- PublishedMusik in transkulturellen Kontexten: Eine kulturpolitische Analyse der Stadt HamburgGaupp, L., 2012, Musik als Agens urbaner Lebenswelten: Musiksoziologische, musikethnologische und organologische Perspektiven. Klotz, S. (ed.). Gudrun Schröder Verlag, Vol. 2. p. 148-157 10 p. (Musik - Stadt. Traditionen und Perspektiven urbaner Musikkulturen; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedMusikproduktion in Hamburg: Musikalische Akteure im Spannungsfeld von Künstlerexistenz und neoliberaler StadtentwicklungKuchar, R., 03.2014, Music City: Musikalische Annäherungen an die kreative Stadt. Barber-Kersovan, A., Volker, K. & Robin, K. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 217-244 28 p. (Urban Studies).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review 
