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
- 2014
- PublishedSubtle Differences: Men and Women and Their Art ReceptionTröndle, M., Kirchberg, V. & Tschacher, W., 01.12.2014, In: The Journal of Aesthetic Education. 48, 4, p. 65-93 29 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedLocal 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/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedIs this Art? An Experimental Study on Visitors' Judgement of Contemporary ArtTröndle, M., Kirchberg, V. & Tschacher, W., 01.09.2014, In: Cultural Sociology. 8, 3, p. 310-332 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedLocal Scenes, Conditions of Music Making and Neoliberal City Management - A Case Study of Hamburg, GermanyKuchar, R., 08.07.2014, Keep it simple, make it fast!: Underground music scenes and DIY cultures. Guerra, P. & Moreira, T. (eds.). Porto: Universidade Porto, p. 551-562 12 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedStates of Comparability: A Meta-Study of Representative Population Surveys and Studies on Cultural ConsumptionKirchberg, V. & Kuchar, R., 04.2014, In: Poetics. 43, 1, p. 172-191 20 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedGoverning Baltimore by Music: Insights from Governance and Governmentality StudiesKirchberg, V., 28.03.2014, Music City: Musikalische Annäherung an die „kreative Stadt“. Barber-Kersovan, A., Kirchberg, V. & Kuchar, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 169-198 29 p. (Urban Studies).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedMusic City: Musikalische Annäherungen an die kreative StadtBarber-Kersovan, A. (Editor), Kirchberg, V. (Editor) & Kuchar, R. (Editor), 28.03.2014, 1. ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 344 p. (Urban Studies)Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research 
- PublishedMusic City: Musikalische Annäherungen an die kreative StadtKirchberg, V., Barber-Kersovan, A. & Kuchar, R., 28.03.2014, Music City : Musikalische Annäherungen an die "kreative Stadt". Barber-Kersovan , A., Kirchberg, V. & Kuchar, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 9-31 22 p. (Urban Studies).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research 
- PublishedMusikproduktion in Hamburg: Musikalische Akteure im Spannungsfeld von Künstlerexistenz und neoliberaler StadtentwicklungKuchar, R., 03.2014, Music City: Musikalische Annäherungen an die kreative Stadt. Barber-Kersovan, A., Volker, K. & Robin, K. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 217-244 28 p. (Urban Studies).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review 
- PublishedThe practice of ecological artKagan, S., 15.02.2014, In: [plastik]. 4, 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review 
