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
- Imaginäre Identitätsmythen der exotischen Stadt. Kulturpolitik und Musikvermittlung im postmigrantischen Prozess- Gaupp, L. (Project manager, academic) - 01.02.07 → 29.09.14 - Project: Dissertation project 
- Converging institutions? How do regional institutions stimulate the innovation process of nanotechnologies in economy an d society? A German-French comparison- Papilloud, C. (Project manager, academic) & Ott, I. (Project manager, academic) - 15.11.07 → 14.06.10 - Project: Research 
- KARAMOJA: Awareness raising of Europeans on issues of sustainability in semi-pastoral societies of developing countries: the case of the Karimojong people in North-Eastern Uganda- Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic) & Kagan, S. (Project staff) - 01.01.08 → 14.07.09 - Project: Transfer (R&D project) 
- eMotion – das psychogeographische Museum: mapping museum experience- Kirchberg, V. (Partner), Tröndle, M. (Project manager, academic), Tschacher, W. (Partner), van den Berg, K. (Partner) & Wintzerith, S. (Partner) - 01.10.08 → 15.01.16 - Project: Research 
- Soziale Netzwerkanalyse von Kunst und Kultur in der Region Lüneburg- Kirchberg, V. (Project manager, academic) - 01.10.08 → 25.05.13 - Project: Research 
- Field Research: Art World Zurich- Wuggenig, U. (Project manager, academic), Prinz, S. (Partner) & Tarnai, C. (Partner) - Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst - 01.12.08 → 31.08.17 - Project: Research 
- Bestimmung impliziter Motive der Weiterempfehlungsabgabe in Kulturinstitutionen - eine qualitative Studie- Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Sikkenga, J. (Project manager, academic) - 15.01.09 → 31.05.13 - Project: Research 
- Einfluss impliziter Motive auf die Weiterempfehlungsabgabe in Kulturinstitutionen - eine quantitative Studie- Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Sikkenga, J. (Project manager, academic) - 15.01.09 → 31.05.13 - Project: Research 
- Weiterempfehlung als informative und soziale Funktion in Kulturinstitutionen- Bekmeier-Feuerhahn, S. (Project manager, academic) & Sikkenga, J. (Project manager, academic) - 15.01.09 → 31.05.13 - Project: Dissertation project 
