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. 2025
  2. Published

    Pierre Bourdieu: Soziologische Herrschaftsanalyse des Rechts

    Kretschmann, A., 07.2025, Grundlagen des Rechts : Band II: Vertiefung. Ganner, M., Kettemann, M. C. & Voithofer, C. (eds.). Wien: Verlag Österreich GmbH, Vol. II. p. 64-71 8 p.

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

  3. E-pub ahead of print

    Smartphones and ‘doing community’ in Bangkok’s platform economy: A Weberian analysis

    McFarlane, D., Mieruch, Y. & Waters, T., 19.02.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: New Media and Society. 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    My Cigarette Wife and Other Queer Tales of Kinship from Tunisia’s Contemporary Public Art Scene

    Malachowski, J., 02.2025, In: Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 54, 1, p. 30-59 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. E-pub ahead of print

    Counting racism: quantitative methods and the challenges of structural analysis in Germany

    Karakayali, S., 16.01.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Ne Win's Burmanization Narratives and Prospects for Peace in Today's Myanmar

    Waters, T. & Eh Htoo, S., 15.01.2025, Youth, Community, and Democracy in India, Myanmar, and Thailand. Yamahata, C. & Takeda, M. (eds.). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 329-350 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  7. Published

    Automatisiertes Verhalten? Regierungskünste bei Amazon

    Beverungen, A., 13.01.2025, Wissensgeschichte des Verhaltens.: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven. Toepfer, G. & Gräfe, S. (eds.). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, p. 557-577 21 p.

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

  8. Published

    The Social Organization of Arts: A Theoretical Compendium

    Kirchberg, V. & Zembylas, T., 01.2025, Wien: mdwPress. 271 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  9. Published

    Against and with the silence: Language, relations, and methods in qualitative research on pregnancy loss and perinatal bereavement

    Böcker, J., 2025, Handbook of Sensitive Research in the Social Sciences.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  10. Published
  11. Accepted/In press

    “Come on, we’ll look at it now”: professionals’ work on fetal viewability following spontaneous and induced loss.

    Böcker, J. & Siegl, V., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Feminist Studies.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Accepted/In press

    Die soziale Existenz der Stillgeborenen: Warum sie für Trauernde wichtig ist

    Böcker, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Hospiz-Dialog NRW. 103

    Research output: Journal contributionsComments / Debate / ReportsTransfer

  13. Published

    Fehlgeburt, Stille Geburt und die unwiederbringliche Jetztzeit

    Böcker, J., 2025, Handbuch Medizin und Lebenszeit.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  14. Accepted/In press

    Migrant struggles and moral economies of subversion: mimicry and opacity

    Scheel, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Playing dirty: The shady governance and reproduction of migrant illegality

    Scheel, S., 2025, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 51, 2, p. 464-482 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published
  17. Published

    What Does it Mean when Burma is a Sideshow in World Politics

    Waters, T., 2025, Youth, Community and Democracy in India, Myanmar, and Thailand. Yamahata, C. & Takeda, M. (eds.). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 287 304 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  18. 2024
  19. Published

    Collectivizing Convenience? From Delivery to Logisticality

    Beverungen, A., 12.2024, In/Convenience: Inhabiting the Logistical Surround. Neves, J. & Steinberg, M. (eds.). Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, p. 66-81 16 p. (Theory on Demand; vol. 54).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  20. Published

    Engaging with Three Predicaments of Transnational Migration Research in the Postcolonial Condition

    Mustonen, L. & Scheel, S., 12.2024, In: Nordic Journal of Migration Research. 14, 4, 11 p., njmr.940.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Research

  21. Published

    Grausamer Optimismus

    Berlant, L., Inan, Ç. (Editor), Karakayali, S. (Editor) & Theodor, J. (Translator), 12.2024, 1 ed. Berlin: b-books. 440 p. (re fuse; no. 01)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsTransfer

  22. 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

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