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. CES Summer School: Artistic and Other Creative Practices as Drivers for Urban Resilience

    Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Duxbury, N. (Project manager, academic), Haley, D. (Project manager, academic), Blanc, N. (Project manager, academic) & Holz, V. (Project manager, academic)

    01.09.1530.11.16

    Project: Scientific event

  2. ESA RN2: 9th Midterm Conference of the Research Network Sociology of the Arts at the European Sociological Association: "Arts And Creativity: Working on Identity and Difference"

    Kagan, S. (Project manager, academic), Guerra, P. (Project manager, academic) & Moreira, T. (Project staff)

    01.09.1531.12.16

    Project: Scientific event

  3. European Haniel Program on Entrepreneurship and the Humanities

    Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic), Metelmann, J. (Project manager, academic) & Johnsen, R. (Project manager, academic)

    01.01.1830.09.25

    Project: Other

  4. Digitisation of Labour: Configurations of Real and Virtual Migration

    Bojadzijev, M. (Project manager, academic), Altenried, M. (Project staff) & Wallis, M. (Project staff)

    German Research Foundation

    01.05.1830.04.21

    Project: Research

  5. Dis/connectivity. Imaginaries, Media Technologies, Politics

    Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic) & Stäheli, U. (Project manager, academic)

    German Research Foundation

    01.11.1830.04.22

    Project: Research

  6. Media & Paranoia

    Beyes, T. (Project manager, academic)

    Volkswagen Foundation

    01.09.1831.08.19

    Project: Individual grant

  7. Groove the City 2018

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    30.05.1830.11.19

    Project: Scientific event

  8. Groove the City 2018

    Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic), Kuchar, R. (Project staff), Barber-Kersovan, A. (Project staff) & Gaupp, L. (Project staff)

    Stiftung Niedersachsen

    30.08.1831.03.19

    Project: Scientific event

  9. Integration Through Trust

    Sandermann, P. (Project manager, academic), Friedrichs-Liesenkötter, H. (Project manager, academic), Henkel, A. (Project manager, academic), Münch, S. (Project manager, academic), Husen, O. (Project manager, academic), Kakar, H. (Project staff), Siede, A. (Project staff), Schwenker, V. S. (Project staff), Wenzel, L. (Project staff) & Winkel, M. (Project staff)

    Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony

    01.02.1931.05.22

    Project: Research