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

    Performativity, performance studies and digital cultures

    Leeker, M., Schipper, I. & Beyes, T., 31.12.2016, Performing the Digital: Performativity and Performance Studies in Digital Cultures. v. Leeker, M., Schipper, I. & Beyes, T. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 9-18 10 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Participation as a Mode of Conflict

    Karakayali, S., 01.09.2022, In: Zeitschrift für Kulturwissenschaften. 17, 1, p. 144-147 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsResearch

  3. Published

    Paradoxe Kritik

    Wuggenig, U., 2010, Kunst der Kritik. Mennel, B., Nowotny, S. & Raunig, G. (eds.). Wien: Verlag Turia + Kant, Vol. 10. p. 105-124 20 p.

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

  4. Published

    Pandemische politische Ökonomie: Zur kapitalistischen Verarbeitung der Corona-Krise

    Opratko, B., Dowling, E., Brand, U., Boos, T., Daniel, A., Dursun, A., Flecker, J., Kleinschmidt, M., Krams, M., Lange, D., Liebhart, K., Niederhauser, J., Radhuber, I., Sauer, B. & Staritz, C., 2023, Wien, 58 p. (IfS Working Paper; vol. 2023, no. 2).

    Research output: Working paperWorking papers

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    Paare in der Bestandsphase

    Burkart, G., 2009, Handbuch persönliche Beziehungen. Lenz, K. & Nestmann, F. (eds.). Weinheim [u.a.]: Juventa Verlag, p. 221-239 19 p.

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

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    Paarbeziehung und Familie als vertragsförmige Institutionen?

    Burkart, G., 2014, Familie im Fokus der Wissenschaft . Steinbach, A., Hennig, M. & Arránz Becker, O. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 71-91 21 p. (Familienforschung).

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

  7. Published

    Organizing Media: Security and Entertainment

    Beyes, T., 10.2019, Organize. Beyes, T., Conrad, L. & Martin, R. (eds.). Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, p. 29-62 34 p. (In Search of Media).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Organizing Half-Things: Knowing, Theorizing and Studying Atmospheres

    Jorgensen, L. & Beyes, T., 12.2023, In: Organization Theory. 4, 4, p. 1-16 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Organizing Counterpublics: Scenes from Contemporary Russia

    Kalinina, A. & Beyes, T., 12.2024, In: Theory, Culture & Society. 41, 7-8, p. 57-71 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Organizing Colour: Toward a Chromatics of the Social

    Beyes, T., 01.03.2024, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. 292 p. (Sensing Media: Aesthetics, Philosophy, and Cultures of Media)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review