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
- 2025
- Published
The Social Organization of Arts: A Theoretical Compendium
Kirchberg, V. & Zembylas, T., 01.2025, Wien: mdwPress. 271 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- 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 contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Accepted/In press
Refusal and the Computational City - From (De)Coding the Machine to (En)Coding Care: Introduction to the Special Issue
Voigt, M. L. & Vadiati, N., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Digital Geography and Society.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
- 2024
- 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/works › Chapter › peer-review
- 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 contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
- 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 anthologies › Monographs › Transfer