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
Reflexive Responsibilisierung: Verantwortung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Henkel, A. (Editor), Lüdtke, N. (Editor), Buschmann, N. (Editor) & Hochmann, L. (Editor), 14.02.2018, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 458 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
Refractory fields of reference: Andrea Wolfensberger, Ulf Wuggenig und Karen van den Berg in conversation
van den Berg, K., Wolfensberger, A. & Wuggenig, U., 2007, Zeit-Lupen. Wolfensberger, A., van den Berg, K. & Köhler, B. (eds.). Luzern: Edizioni Periferia, p. 159-168 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
Refusal and the Computational City - From (De)Coding the Machine to (En)Coding Care: Introduction to the Special Issue
Voigt, M. L. & Vadiati, N., 12.2025, In: Digital Geography and Society. 9, 5 p., 100138.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
Regimes of Proof: On Contested Identities in Border and Migration Control
Bescherer, K. & Scheel, S., 11.10.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Migration. 63, 6, 12 p., e70099.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Rehearsing Organization: Art, eutopia, pre-enactment
Beyes, T. & Vilstrup Holm, D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Organization Studies. 26 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Reinventing the Politics of Knowledge Production in Migration Studies: Introduction to the Special Issue
Amelung, N., Scheel, S. & van Reekum, R., 21.02.2024, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 50, 9, p. 2163-2187 25 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
Relative Autonomie und relative Heteronomie
Wuggenig, U., 2009, Kunst Sichtbarkeit Ökonomie. M. S. B. K. (ed.). Nürnberg: Verlag für Moderne Kunst, p. 44-49 6 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
Religion und Säkularismus im antimuslimischen Rassismus der Gegenwart: Muslim*innen als anachronistische Andere
Opratko, B., 07.07.2023, Interreligiöser Dialog: Wissenschaftliche Zugänge zur Begegnung der abrahamitischen Religionen. Pollak, R. (ed.). Ferdinand Schöningh, p. 315-333 19 p. (Religion and Transformation in Contemporary European Society ; vol. 23).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
Remote Control: Algorithmic Management of Circulation at Amazon
Beverungen, A., 2021, Explorations in Digital Cultures. Burkhardt, M., Shnayien, M. & Grashöfer, K. (eds.). Lüneburg: meson press, 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
Repoliticising the Coast: A Post-Foundational Commentary on Integrative Governance and Blue Infrastructure
Scheunpflug, L. & Gee, K., 01.07.2025, In: Geo: Geography and Environment. 12, 2, 13 p., e70044.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
