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
ESA RN2: 9th Midterm Conference of the Research Network Sociology of the Arts at the European Sociological Association: "Arts And Creativity: Working on Identity and Difference"
Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Guerra, P. (Project manager, academic) & Moreira, T. (Project staff)
01.09.15 → 31.12.16
Project: Scientific event
Alltag im Dissens: Eine Studie zum Gebrauch (imaginären) Rechts von Reichsbürger:innen (Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur)
Kretschmann, A. (Project manager, academic), Hundertmark, B. (Project staff) & Rowitz, L. (Project staff)
01.04.23 → 31.05.26
Project: Research
Arbeitsgruppe Konsumsoziologie
Schrage, D. (Project manager, academic) & Hellmann, K.-U. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.02 → …
Project: Research
Art and Civic Media
Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic) & Pias, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.11.11 → 01.05.15
Project: Research
Art and (Un-)Sustainability
Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.11.06 → 31.10.10
Project: Dissertation project
A Survey of Surveys - Eine international vergleichende Metastudie repräsentativer Bevölkerungsanalysen des Kulturkonsums
Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic) & Kuchar, R. (Project staff)
30.09.09 → 31.03.11
Project: Research
Automating the Logistical City: Space, Algorithm, Speculation
Beverungen, A. (Project manager, academic), Antenucci, I. (Project staff), Voigt, M.-L. (Project staff), Hille, L. (Project staff), Rossiter, N. (Partner), Mattern, S. (Partner) & Halpern, O. (Partner)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony
01.09.21 → 30.09.25
Project: Research
KARAMOJA: Awareness raising of Europeans on issues of sustainability in semi-pastoral societies of developing countries: the case of the Karimojong people in North-Eastern Uganda
Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic) & Kagan, S. (Project staff)
01.01.08 → 14.07.09
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Bestimmung impliziter Motive der Weiterempfehlungsabgabe in Kulturinstitutionen - eine qualitative Studie
Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Sikkenga, J. (Project manager, academic)
15.01.09 → 31.05.13
Project: Research
Between Logistics and Migration: Duisburg and the New Silk Road
Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.17 → …
Project: Research