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

In der Forschung ist das Institut an den Schwerpunkten „Kulturen des Konflikts“ und „Digitale Kulturen“ beteiligt. Hier bringt es Analysen im Bereich der soziologischen Theorie, der politischen Soziologie, der Migrationsforschung, der Rechts- und Kriminalsoziologie, der Arbeitssoziologie, der Soziologie der Kultur sowie der Technik- und Medienforschung, aber auch Analysen von Geschlechterverhältnissen ein. Mit seinen Arbeiten leistet das Institut einen Beitrag zum Erkenntnisfortschritt auf unterschiedlichen Feldern des Soziokulturellen und seines Wandels.

 

  1. Published

    Museum als Marke: Identitätsverlust oder Erfolgsstrategie?

    Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S., 2009, Kulturbranding II: Konzepte und Perspektiven der Markenbildung im Kulturbereich. Höhne, S. & Ziegler, R. P. (eds.). Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag, p. 73-100 28 p. (Weimarer Studien zu Kulturpolitik und Kulturökonomie; vol. 4).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

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    Museums and merchandising

    Toepler, S. & Kirchberg, V., 03.07.2007, Museum marketing: Competing in the Global Marketplace. Rentschler, R. & Hede, A.-M. (eds.). Amsterdam [u.a.]: Elsevier Scientific Publishing, p. 160-168 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  3. Published

    Museumslandschaft im Wandel

    Kirchberg, V., 2011, In: Gazzetta ProLitteris. 50, 2, p. 46-53 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

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    Museum Sociology

    Kirchberg, V., 2016, Routledge International Handbook of the Sociology of Art and Culture. Hanquinet, L. & Savage, M. (eds.). London & New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 232-246 15 p. 15. (Routledge International Handbook).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

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    Museum visitors and non-visitors in Germany: A representative survey

    Kirchberg, V., 01.11.1996, In: Poetics. 24, 2-4, p. 239-258 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Musical New Buildings of the 21st Century: Cultural, Economic and Symbolic Dimensions of Music-related Starchitecture

    Barber-Kersovan, A., 05.07.2021, In: Muzikoloski Zbornik. 57, 1, p. 201-227 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Music and sustainability: organizational cultures towards creative resilience – A review

    Kagan, S. & Kirchberg, V., 01.11.2016, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 135, p. 1487–1502 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  8. Published

    Music City: Musikalische Annäherungen an die kreative Stadt

    Barber-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 anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesResearch

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    Music City: Musikalische Annäherungen an die kreative Stadt

    Kirchberg, 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/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  10. Published

    Music Spaces in Conflict: Local Scenes, Live-Music Industry, and the 'Urban Growth Machine' in Hamburg

    Kuchar, R., 2016, Arts and Creativity: Working on Identity and Difference: 9th Midterm Conference of the RN Sociology of the Arts, Book of Abstracts. Guerra, P. & Kagan, S. (eds.). Universidade Porto, p. 107 1 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksPublished abstract in conference proceedingsResearchpeer-review