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. 1999
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    Was ist ein Diskurs? Zu Michel Foucaults Versprechen, ,mehr’ ans Licht zu bringen

    Schrage, D., 1999, Das Wuchern der Diskurse: Perspektiven der Diskursanalyse Foucaults. Bublitz, H. (ed.). Frankfurt: Campus Verlag, p. 63-74 12 p.

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  3. 1998
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    Sexual morality of Christianity

    Runkel, G., 01.04.1998, In: Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 24, 2, p. 103-122 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

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    Entrance fees as a subjective barrier to visiting museums

    Kirchberg, V., 1998, In: Journal of Cultural Economics. 22, 1, p. 1-13 13 p.

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  8. 1996
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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.

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  10. 1995
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    Arts sponsorship and the state of the city: The Impact of local socio-economic conditions on corporate arst support

    Kirchberg, V., 12.1995, In: Journal of Cultural Economics. 19, 4, p. 305-320 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. 1994
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    Die "Offene Bibliothek" von Clegg & Guttmann: Reaktionen und Partizipation in drei Hamburger Stadtteilen

    Wuggenig, U., Kockot, V. & Krzyzanowski, A., 1994, Kontext Kunst. Weibel, P. (ed.). Köln: DuMont Literatur und Kunst Verlag, p. 324-327 4 p.

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    Die Plurifunktionalität der Offenen Bibliothek: Beobachtungen aus soziologischer Perspektive

    Wuggenig, U., Kockot, V. & Symens, K., 1994, Clegg&Guttmann: Die Offene Bibliothek / The Open Public Library. Könneke, A. (ed.). Ostfildern-Ruit: Hatje Cantz Verlag, p. 57-114 58 p.

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  15. Published

    Explorations in Social Spaces: Gender, Age, Class Fractions and Photographical Choices of Objects

    Wuggenig, U. & Mnich, P., 1994, Correspondence Analysis in the Social Sciences : Recent Developments and Applications. Blasius, J. & Greenacre, M. (eds.). London / San Diego / New York: Academic Press Inc., p. 302-324 23 p.

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