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
- PublishedOn Pierre Bourdieu's Legal Thought: Toward a Classic of Socio-Legal StudiesKretschmann, A., 10.2025, In: Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 2025, 21, p. 17-34 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedOn inter- and transdisciplinarity in culture and sustainabilityKagan, S., 01.05.2015, Culture in, for and as Sustainable Development : Conclusions from the COST Action IS1007 Investigating Cultural Sustainability. Dessein, J., Soini, K., Fairclough, G. & Horlings, L. (eds.). Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä, p. 61 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to scientific reports › Research 
- PublishedOn Gender Statistics in the Art Field and Leading Positions in the International SphereHassler, K., 01.2017, In: n.paradoxa. 39, p. 48-55 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedÖkonomien des Elends: Pierre Bourdieus fotografische Feldforschungen in AlgerienWuggenig, U., 2005, In: Campus Courier. 05/06, p. 2 1 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research 
- PublishedÖkonomien des Elends: Pierre Bourdieu in AlgerienBehnke, C. & Wuggenig, U., 2005, Un photographe de circonstance: Pierre Bourdieu en Algérie . Ducret, A. (ed.). Genève: Universite Genf, p. 127-133 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research 
- PublishedÖkologische Modernisierung in Theorie und PolitikBornemann, B. & Verlinden, J., 01.12.2002, In: Neue soziale Bewegungen : Forschungsjournal. 15, 4, p. 80-82 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research 
- PublishedÖkologie: Wiedereinführung einer FragestellungHenkel, A., 2017, Geschlossene Gesellschaften: 38. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, 26.-30.9.2016. Lessenich, S. (ed.). Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie, 10 p. (Verhandlungen des ... Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie; vol. 38).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedÖffentlichkeitenStoller, D. & Wuggenig, U., 2004, ATLAS: Spaces in subjunctive. Behnke, C. & Wuggenig, U. (eds.). Lüneburg: Verlag für Wissenschaft und zeitgenössische Kunst , p. 18 1 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research 
- PublishedOffenheit und Geschlossenheit als notwendige Korrelate: Zur Stabilität sozialer FormationenHenkel, A., 2017, Geschlossene Gesellschaften: Verhandlungen des 38. Kongresses der deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie, 26.-30.9.2016. Lessenich, S. (ed.). Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie, 10 p. ( Verhandlungen des ... Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie; vol. 38).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review 
- Published"Nur die besten Ideen, Bilder und Töne sollen überleben!": Über Geschmack in der Gesellschaft und Qualität in der KunstWuggenig, U., 2010, "Und er sah, dass es gut war": Zur Frage der Qualität in der Kultur. Henke, S., Sellier, V. & Schläpfer, B. (eds.). 1. ed. interact, Verlag für Soziales und Kulturelles, p. 11-16 6 p. (Schriftenreihe der Hochschule Luzern, Design und Kunst).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research 
