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. 2026
  2. Published

    „Frieden, Freiheit, Souveränität“: Symbolische Herrschaft im verschwörungsideologischen Souveränismus am Beispiel der ‚Reichsbüger:innen‘

    Kretschmann, A. & Rowitz, L., 2026, Symbolische Ordnung und Rassismuskritik. Arslan, E. & Bozay, K. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, p. 313-325

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

  3. Accepted/In press

    Rehearsing Organization: Art, eutopia, pre-enactment

    Beyes, T. & Vilstrup Holm, D., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Organization Studies. 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. 2025
  5. Published

    Refusal and the Computational City - From (De)Coding the Machine to (En)Coding Care: Introduction to the Special Issue

    Voigt, M. L. & Vadiati, N., 12.2025, In: Digital Geography and Society. 9, 5 p., 100138.

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

  6. Published

    Resettlement as a temporal border: infrastructural promises and future-making among migrants and officials in Niger

    Lambert, L., 12.2025, In: Comparative Migration Studies. 13, 1, 17 p., 14.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Soziale Farbe (IV): Haut

    Beyes, T., 12.2025, In: Merkur. 79, 919, p. 16-25 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  8. Published

    Wissen für eine sozial-ökologische Transformation: Perspektiven der Geschlechterforschung auf Klima- und Umweltkrisen

    Brückner, M., Kreissl, K., Reitter, V. & Sardadvar, K., 12.2025, In: Osterreichische Zeitschrift fur Soziologie. 50, 1, 27 p., 11.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Wissen(schaft)sskepsis: Aufklärung im verschwörungsideologischen Souveränismus

    Kretschmann, A. & Rowitz, L., 12.2025, In: Osterreichische Zeitschrift fur Soziologie. 50, 1, 24 p., 28.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Wissenspolitiken in den Künsten: Zur Institutionalisierung künstlerischer Forschung im deutschsprachigen Raum

    Hoop, M., 07.11.2025, Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. 366 p. (Zukunft der Hochschule ; vol. 11)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  11. E-pub ahead of print

    Regimes of Proof: On Contested Identities in Border and Migration Control

    Bescherer, K. & Scheel, S., 11.10.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Migration. 63, 6, 12 p., e70099.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Development from the Margins: Failing Zones and Suspended Development in an Indonesian Border Village

    Hargyono, S., 01.10.2025, Development Zones in Asian Borderlands. Chettri, M. & Eilenberg, M. (eds.). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, p. 211-230 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  13. Published

    Digital Day Labourers-Sleepless in the Gig Economy: Fieldwork Photo Essay

    Litschel, L. S., 01.10.2025, Urban Nightlife and Contested Spaces: Cultural Encounters After Dusk. Brandellero, S., Rodrigues, K. K. & Pardue, D. (eds.). Taylor and Francis Inc., p. 127-132 6 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  14. Published

    On Pierre Bourdieu's Legal Thought: Toward a Classic of Socio-Legal Studies

    Kretschmann, A., 10.2025, In: Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 21, p. 17-34 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. E-pub ahead of print

    Re-bordering life and labor during the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean

    Álvarez Velasco, S., De Genova, N. & Scheel, S., 27.09.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space. 17 p., 23996544251383734.

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

  16. E-pub ahead of print

    Music Scenes and Cultural Ecosystems - Alternative Practices between 'Official Policy Recognition' and 'Post-Pandemic Austerity'

    Kuchar, R., 09.09.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: DIY, Alternative Cultures & Society.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Das Drama im Leben der Institutionen: Zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen und affektive Performanzen um migrantische Diversität

    Karakayali, S. & Albrecht, Y., 01.09.2025, PERSPEKTIVENDIFFERENZ: Zur Ethnographie des kommunikativen Handelns. Eisewicht, P., Hitzler, R., Kirchner, B., Poferl, A., Schröer, N. & Wustmann, J. (eds.). Essen: Oldib

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

  18. Published

    Soziale Farbe (III): Blau machen

    Beyes, T., 09.2025, In: Merkur. 79, 916, p. 50-60 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  19. Published

    Marx, Engels und der Rassismus ihrer Zeit

    Lösing, F., Hund, W. D. & Egger, L., 08.2025, Wien: Mandelbaum Verlag. 304 p. (Kritik & Utopie)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Repoliticising the Coast: A Post-Foundational Commentary on Integrative Governance and Blue Infrastructure

    Scheunpflug, L. & Gee, K., 01.07.2025, In: Geo: Geography and Environment. 12, 2, 13 p., e70044.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. 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, Vol. II. p. 64-71 8 p.

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

  22. Published

    Soziale Farbe (II): Farbe an der Arbeit

    Beyes, T., 07.2025, In: Merkur. 79, 914, p. 21-31 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  23. Published

    Polizeigewalt

    Kretschmann, A., 06.2025, Handbuch Soziale Probleme. Althoff, M., Bereswill, M. & Neuber, A. (eds.). Springer VS, p. 1-16 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  24. Published

    Staatliche Gewalt

    Kretschmann, A., 06.2025, Handbuch Soziale Probleme. Althoff, M., Bereswill, M. & Neuber, A. (eds.). Springer VS, p. 1-15 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  25. Published

    Soziale Farbe (I): Mocha Mousse, die Unordnung der Farbe und die Ordnung des Sozialen

    Beyes, T., 02.05.2025, In: Merkur. 79, 912, p. 39-49

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  26. Published

    Migrant struggles and moral economies of subversion: mimicry and opacity

    Scheel, S., 05.2025, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 51, 10, p. 2648-2667 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

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

    Karakayali, S., 04.2025, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 48, 7, p. 1357-1374 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    The Deportation Gap as a Statistical Chimera: How Nonknowledge Informs Migration Policies

    Scheel, S., 04.2025, In: Geopolitics. 30, 3, p. 1028-1050 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

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

    Böcker, J., 18.03.2025, Handbook of Sensitive Research in the Social Sciences. Liamputtong, P. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 300-316 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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, p. 557-577 21 p.

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

  34. Published

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

    Htoo, S. E. & Waters, T., 01.01.2025, Youth, Community, and Democracy in India, Myanmar, and Thailand. Yamahata, C. & Takeda, M. (eds.). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 329-350 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  35. Published

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

    Waters, T., 01.01.2025, Youth, Community and Democracy in India, Myanmar, and Thailand. Yamahata, C. & Takeda, M. (eds.). Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 287-303 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapter

  36. Published

    Recombinant Agency. Divine Comedy Meets Upcycled Comics Art in Pink Mouse, a Meta-Mediaopera

    von Xylander, C., 01.2025, In: Technology and Language. 6, 1, p. 82-128 47 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    The Social Organization of Arts: A Theoretical Compendium

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

    Research output: Books and anthologiesBook

  38. Published

    Between morality and the law: negotiating protection for queer asylum seekers in Niger’s asylum administration

    Lambert, L., 2025, In: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 51, 10, p. 2529-2546 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. 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

  40. Published

    Das Land ist ruhig – noch! Notizen zu einer Durchquerung

    Leistner, A., 2025, Jahrbuch Deutsche Einheit 2025. Ch. Links Verlag, p. 19-35

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

  41. Published

    Der NSU als biographischer Komplex. Epistemische Folgen persönlichen Verstricktseins.

    Leistner, A., 2025, Rechte Gewalttaten in Deutschland: Aufarbeitung und Gedenken im lokalen Kontext. transcript Verlag, p. 157-175

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

  42. Published

    Edgework im Revier: Raum und Affekt im Polizeialltag

    Hundertmark, B., 2025, In: Bürgerrechte & Polizei / CILIP. 139, p. 72-78

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Extremwetterlagen: Reportagen aus einem neuen Deutschland

    Leistner, A., Präkels, M., Pruschmann, T. & Thériault, B., 2025, Berlin: Verbrecher Verlag. 207 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  44. Published

    Fehlgeburt, Stille Geburt und die unwiederbringliche Jetztzeit

    Böcker, J., 2025, Handbuch Medizin und Lebenszeit: Gutes Leben im Kontext neuer Chancen und Herausforderungen. Deppe, S., Clausen, A., Marcinski-Michel, I., Schweda, M. & Wiesemann, C. (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland AG, p. 1-9 9 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksArticles for encyclopediaResearch

  45. Published

    "Freiheit auf Lunge" - Ostdeutschland und das umstrittene Erbe von 1989.

    Leistner, A., 2025, Freiheit/Svoboda/Wolnosc. : Eine unvollendete Geschichte.. Wallstein Verlag

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

  46. Published

    “No One Sends You Flowers”: Social Norms and Patients’ Emotional Journey Within Fertility Treatment

    Böcker, J. & Jakoby, N., 2025, In: Social Inclusion. 13, 22 p., 10421.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  47. 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

  48. Published

    Politische Instrumentalisierung von DDR-Geschichte

    Leistner, A. (Editor) & Eckes, C. (Editor), 2025, Wochenschau-Verlag. 96 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesCollected editions and anthologiesTransfer

  49. Published

    Premiering a Mediaopera. On-Site. Online.

    von Xylander, C., 2025, In: Technology and Language. 6, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  50. Submitted

    When Infrastructure is Happening: The Standards Story of SAP

    Conrad, L. & Mormann, H., 2025, (Submitted) In: Science Technology and Human Values.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  51. 2024
  52. 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

  53. 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

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