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.

 

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    Das Arbiträre und das Universelle: Über Pierre Bourdieus Soziologie der Kunst

    Wuggenig, U., 2015, Pierre Bourdieu. Kunst und Kultur: Kunst und künstlerisches Feld. Schriften zur Kultursoziologie 4. Schultheis, F. & Egger, S. (eds.). Berlin: Suhrkamp Verlag, Vol. 12.2. p. 480-546 67 p.

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    La praktiko de ekologia arto

    Kagan, S., 15.02.2015, Kiosko 8 (2014/2015): libera, skeptica, transkultura. Guenther, W. (ed.). Kassel: Esperanto-Eldoneyo Nula Horo, Vol. 8. p. 90-100 11 p.

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    Complexity as experience: The contribution of aesthetics to cultures of sustainability

    Kagan, S., 2015, An introduction to sustainability and aesthetics: the arts and design for the environment. Crouch, C., Kaye, N. & Crouch, J. (eds.). Boca Raton, Florida: BrownWalker Press, p. 25-32 8 p.

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    Zwischen simpler Kulturstatistik und fundierter Grundlagenforschung: Repräsentative Studien zur Kulturnutzung im internationalen Vergleich

    Kirchberg, V. & Kuchar, R., 2016, Handbuch Kulturpublikum: Forschungsfragen und -befunde. Föhl, P. & Glogner-Pilz, P. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 555-585 31 p.

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    Local Scenes, Conditions of Music Making and Neoliberal City Governance: A Case Study of Hamburg, Germany.

    Kuchar, R., 12.2014, Keep it Simple, Make it Fast! : An approach to underground music scenes.. Guerra, P. & Moreira, T. (eds.). Universidade Porto, Vol. Vol. 1. p. 551-562 12 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticle in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Music Spaces in Conflict: Local Scenes, Live-Music Industry, and the 'Urban Growth Machine' in Hamburg

    Kuchar, 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/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review

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    Frühe Tode: Verräumlichungen der Trauer um Ungeborene

    Böcker, J., 2016, Die Zukunft des Todes: Heterotopien des Lebensendes. Benkel, T. (ed.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 317-338 22 p. (Kulturen der Gesellschaft; vol. 15).

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    Ablehnungskultur: Die Figuren der Anderen

    Bojadžijev, M., 2016, In: SPW. 217, p. 42-47 6 p.

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    Europa dezentrieren: Globale Verflechtungen neu denken

    Adam, J. (Editor), Römhild , R. (Editor), Bojadžijev, M. (Editor), Lewicki, P. (Editor), Polat, N. (Editor), Knecht , M. (Editor) & Spiekermann, R. (Editor), 09.10.2019, Frankfurt am Main : Campus Verlag. 300 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch