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
- PublishedInnovative Museums- und Besucherforschung: am Beispiel des Schweizerischen Nationalforschungsprojektes eMotionTröndle, M., Kirchberg, V., Wintzerith, S., van den Berg, K. & Greenwood, S., 2008, In: Kulturmanagement-Newsletter. 26, p. 33-36 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research 
- PublishedIndividual motivation among entrepreneurs in the creative and cultural industries: A self-determination perspectiveCnossen, B., Loots, E. & van Witteloostuijn, A., 09.2019, In: Creativity and Innovation Management. 28, 3, p. 389-402 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedIndependent Music and Independent Music Scenes. From DIY led Collectives to Individualized Professionals?Kuchar, R., 26.01.2023, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Youth Cultures. Bennett, A. (ed.). London: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 567-592 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review 
- PublishedIM OSTEN GEHT DIE SONNE AUF: Nostalgie als soziologische Erklärung derGegenwart von Vergangenheit in Ostdeutschland?Leistner, A. & Böcker, J., 2021, In: Zeithistorische Forschungen. 18, 1, p. 133-139 7 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedImagination and imaginaries of sustainability in cultural and artistic practicesKagan, S., 05.08.2022, Culture and Sustainable Development in the City: Urban Spaces of Possibilities. Kagan, S. (ed.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 24-48 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review 
- PublishedIHM-agining sustainability: Urban imaginaries in spaces of possibilityKagan, S., 01.01.2018, The Routledge Companion to Urban Imaginaries. Lindner, C. & Meissner, M. (eds.). London: Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 76-89 14 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research 
- PublishedIdentitätsmanagement von Universitäten: Empfehlungen zur identitätsorientierten LogogestaltungBekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. & Eichenlaub, A., 2006, In: Transfer, Werbeforschung & Praxis. p. 10-19 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research 
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- Published"Ich kann sagen: Nächstes Jahr ist okay! Mehr kann ich nicht sagen.": Eine bildende Künstlerin und Filmemacherin im Gespräch mit Ulf WuggenigWuggenig, U., 2010, Ein halbes Leben: Biografische Zeugnisse aus einer Arbeitswelt im Umbruch. Schultheis, F., Vogel, B. & Gemperle, M. (eds.). 1. ed. Konstanz: UVK Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, p. 507-522 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research 
- PublishedHumans, Materiality and Society: The Contemporary Sociological Relevance of Helmuth PlessnerHenkel, A., 15.03.2019, In: Human Studies . 42, 1, p. 123-145 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
