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
- Accepted/In press
Migrant struggles and moral economies of subversion: mimicry and opacity
Scheel, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Counting racism: quantitative methods and the challenges of structural analysis in Germany
Karakayali, S., 04.2025, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 48, 7, p. 1357-1374 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Automatisiertes Verhalten? Regierungskünste bei Amazon
Beverungen, A., 13.01.2025, Wissensgeschichte des Verhaltens.: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven. Toepfer, G. & Gräfe, S. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 557-577 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Laypeople in Law: Moving from a Blind Spot in Socio-Legal Studies Towards a Comprehensive Field of Research
Kretschmann, A., Mouralis, G. & Zeigermann, U., 01.01.2024, Laypeople in Law: Socio-Legal Perspectives on Non-Professionals. Kretschmann, A., Mouralis, G. & Zeigermann, U. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Creating Social Existence Through Law. Laypeople’s Successful Struggle for a Certificate of Miscarriage
Böcker, J., 2024, Laypeople in Law: Sociolegal Perspectives.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Drogen als Medien von Distinktion: Eine bourdieusche Perspektive
Kretschmann, A. & Legnaro, A., 17.09.2024, Handbuch Drogen in sozial- und kulturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive. Feustel, R., Schmidt-Semisch, H. & Bröckling, U. (eds.). Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, p. 351-366 16 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Simulation als affektive Ordnung: Zur Regulierung von Protesten durch die Polizei
Kretschmann, A., 21.10.2024, Katastrophenwissen – Wissenskatastrophen: Zur Affektdynamik des Katastrophischen. Bogner, O., Hofmann, T. & Leimgruber, D. (eds.). Brill | Fink, p. 129-139 11 p. (Poetik und Ästhetik des Staunens; vol. 10).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter
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Laypeople in Law: Social Sciences Perspectives of Non-Professionals
Kretschmann, A. (Editor), Mouralis, G. (Editor) & Zeigermann, U. (Editor), 2024, London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. 192 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Soziologische Theorien des Rechts: Eine Einführung anhand von Schlüsseltexten
Bora, A. (Editor) & Kretschmann, A. (Editor), 2024, 1. ed. Weilerswist: Velbrück Wissenschaft. 417 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Digital Citizenship in the Interactive Dissemination and Perception of Cultural Heritage: The Museum Case
Heskia, T., Scharf, I. & Donoso, V., 01.01.2024, Decoding Cultural Heritage: A Critical Dissection and Taxonomy of Human Creativity through Digital Tools. Moral-Andres, F., Merino-Gomez, E. & Reviriego, P. (eds.). Springer Nature AG, p. 457-475 19 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review