Organisation profile

The research activities of the institute are grouped around the overarching theme of "Social Pedagogy in Diverse Societies". The institute's teaching and research take account of current societal challenges, which are characterized by an increasing differentiation and heterogenization of life situations, identities and related social problems. Accordingly, the resulting disciplinary, professional and practical consequences for social pedagogy must be empirically mapped and theoretically penetrated.

Thematically, the institute is oriented towards four overlapping strands of social pedagogical research, which are grounded in national and international traditions of theory building and empirical research:

  • Welfare State and Social Services
  • Gender and violence
  • Childhood and youth research
  • Vocational education research in social work and social pedagogy

As one of a few locations in Germany, Leuphana is currently establishing a research focus on social pedagogy with a polyvalent orientation. Basic and application-oriented research is being conducted with a view to both occupational field-oriented and training-oriented topics.

Main research areas

The research areas at the institute take an interdisciplinary social science approach to numerous internationally relevant topics in social pedagogy, such as child and youth welfare and child protection; domestic violence, inequalities, stereotyping and prejudice (especially gender, age, ethnicity, religion); (forced) migration; vocational training; trust and empathy in professional-client relationships.

Qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches are used. At the same time, the anchoring in essential reference disciplines of social pedagogy (educational science, psychology and sociology) and interdisciplinary joint research projects play a decisive role for the institute.

  1. 2021
  2. Leiblichkeit und Gewalt. Der Körper als Zeichenträger von Partnerschaftsgewalt bei Frauen

    Ganterer, J. (Speaker)

    11.11.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  3. Psychology of Places - 2021

    Essien, I. (Organiser), Calanchini, J. (Organiser) & Rohmann, A. (Organiser)

    04.11.202105.11.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Promotionskolleg "Sozialpädagogik in diversen Gesellschaften" (Event)

    Karber, A. (Speaker)

    11.2021 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesEducation

  5. AWO Bundesverband Expert*innengespräch: Rechtskreisübergreifende Zusammenarbeit bei häuslicher Gewalt.

    Henschel, A. (Organiser)

    21.10.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  6. "women in science"

    Ganterer, J. (Speaker)

    11.10.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. Gewalt- und Geschlechterforschung: Wie erforsche ich Gewalt und was macht die Gewalt- und Geschlechterforschung mit uns?

    Ganterer, J. (Speaker)

    30.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung in der betrieblichen Bildung - Ein domänenübergreifender Multiplikatorenansatz zur Qualifizierung des Bildungspersonals

    Pranger, J. (Speaker), Müller, C. (Coauthor) & Reißland, J. (Coauthor)

    30.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung verpflichtend beim betrieblichen Ausbildungspersonal

    Pranger, J. (Speaker)

    29.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  10. Hinter geschlossenen Türen bleibt Gewalt oft unsichtbar

    Ganterer, J. (Speaker)

    20.09.202122.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Sustainable Vocational Education and Further Training Practice Through Multiplier Training

    Pranger, J. (Speaker), Reißland, J. (Speaker), Karber, A. (Coauthor) & Müller, C. (Coauthor)

    09.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  12. Multi problem families”, “overburdened mothers”, and where is the child? Physical violence and symbolic power of definition

    Alberth, L. (Speaker) & Bühler-Niederberger, D. (Speaker)

    01.09.202103.09.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  13. Gemeinsamer Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS) und der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Soziologie (ÖGS)

    Alberth, L. (Organiser), Burmeister, C. (Organiser) & Kogler, R. (Organiser)

    24.08.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  14. Violence Against Children – between Denial and Prosecution

    Alberth, L. (Speaker) & Bühler-Niederberger, D. (Speaker)

    01.07.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  15. Kindheit und die Coronakrise: Resilienz oder Stimme?

    Alberth, L. (Speaker)

    26.05.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Soziale Passagen (Journal)

    Ganterer, J. (Editorial Board)

    21.05.2021

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  17. Forschungswerkstatt Ethnomethodologische Konversationsanalyse 2021

    Ayas, R. (Organiser) & Hitzler, S. (Organiser)

    06.05.202107.05.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Digitale Vortragsreihe: Troubling Childhoods?

    Alberth, L. (Organiser)

    22.04.202101.07.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  19. „Gewalt und Geschlecht. Diskurse, Befunde und Perspektiven der erziehungswissenschaftlichen Geschlechterforschung“

    Ganterer, J. (Speaker)

    26.03.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  20. Gelingen! - Gemeinsam lernen in und für inklusive(n) Bedingungen im Kindergarten.

    Karber, A. (Speaker) & Wustmann, C. (Speaker)

    09.03.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  21. ISA IV Forum of Sociology

    Alberth, L. (Organiser) & Bratchford, G. (Organiser)

    26.02.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. ISA IV Forum of Sociology

    Badra, B. (Organiser), Alberth, L. (Organiser) & Bühler-Niederberger, D. (Organiser)

    24.02.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. Studierende. Forschung. Zukunft - Teilhabechancen von Frauen.

    Ganterer, J. (Speaker)

    24.02.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. Design-basierte Forschung als Brücke zwischen Universität, Fachschule und Kita

    Christ, M. (Speaker) & Karber, A. (Oral presentation)

    18.02.202119.02.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  25. Kooperation zwischen der Universität und den nds. Studienseminare der Fachrichtung Sozialpädagogik

    Karber, A. (Organiser) & Wahne, T. (Organiser)

    19.01.2021

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  26. Kindheit und soziale Ungleichheit

    Alberth, L. (Speaker)

    12.01.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  27. Children and Youth Services Review (Journal)

    Sandermann, P. (Editorial Board)

    2021 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  28. School of Education (Organisational unit)

    Karber, A. (Chair)

    202103.2022

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesEducation

  29. Social Work & Society (Journal)

    Sandermann, P. (Editorial Board)

    2021 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  30. 2020
  31. Gewalt- und Geschlechterforschung - 2020

    Henschel, A. (Speaker), Siller, H. (Speaker) & Ganterer, J. (Organiser)

    24.11.2020

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  32. AWO Expert*innengespräch: Die Situation von Jugendlichen und jungen Frauen in Frauenhäusern und/oder in der Beratung

    Henschel, A. (Organiser)

    02.11.202003.11.2020

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  33. Nachhaltige Resonanzräume in der Lebensmittelindustrie (NaReLe)

    Pranger, J. (Speaker)

    07.10.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  34. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Karber, A. (Speaker)

    10.202003.2022

    Activity: MembershipAcademic networks or partnershipsResearch

  35. 3. Konferenz des Netzwerk Fluchtforschung 2020

    Kakar, H. (Participant)

    17.09.202019.09.2020

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  36. 40. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie 2020

    Alberth, L. (Organiser) & König, A. (Organiser)

    17.09.2020

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  37. The role of informal contacts and communication in refugee families’ access to early childhood education and care

    Siede, A. (Speaker), Wenzel, L. (Speaker) & Winkel, M. (Speaker)

    17.09.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. Springer VS (Publisher)

    Ganterer, J. (Editorial Board), Schär, C. (Editor) & Grosse, M. (Editor)

    31.08.2020

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of unfinished anthology/collectionResearch

  39. Violence against children in times of COVID-19 – A blind spot.

    Alberth, L. (Speaker)

    19.06.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. Die Liebe zum Kind als pädagogisches Problem

    Ganterer, J. (Speaker)

    30.04.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  41. Faculty of Education: Dean's Office (Organisational unit)

    Karber, A. (Deputy member)

    04.202003.2022

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  42. Häusliche Gewalt in Geschlechterverhältnissen

    Ganterer, J. (Lecturer)

    16.03.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  43. Spezielle Theorien und Konzepte der pädagogischen Geschlechterforschung

    Ganterer, J. (Lecturer)

    13.03.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  44. Differenzsensible (Berufschul-)LehrerInnenbildungen – Entwicklung im fachübergreifenden und fachbezogenen Wechselspiel

    Karber, A. (Speaker)

    10.03.202013.03.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  45. The victimization of children as a social problem and representation

    Alberth, L. (Speaker)

    06.02.2020

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  46. Neue Praxis (Journal)

    Sandermann, P. (Editorial Board)

    2020 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  47. 2019
  48. Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Feld der Ausbildungen für pädagogische Fach- und Lehrkräfte in der Kindertagesbetreuung

    Karber, A. (Speaker)

    09.12.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsResearch

  49. Tagung 2019 "WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM – WHOM?"

    Böhringer, D. (Organiser), Hitzler, S. (Organiser) & Richter, M. (Organiser)

    07.11.201908.11.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  50. Neuchâtel Graduate Conference of Migration and Mobility Studies - 2019

    Siede, A. (presenter), Wenzel, L. (presenter) & Winkel, M. (presenter)

    09.2019

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  51. Wer hat an der Uhr gedreht? – Elementarpädagogische Zeitstrukturen auf dem Prüfstand

    Wahne, V. (Keynote Speaker)

    15.07.2019

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch