Research of the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University
Research at the Faculty of Sociology is diverse and spans a range of subdisciplines in Sociology, Political Science and Social Anthropology. One distinct trademark is cross-disciplinary work, such as for example in research on world society, gender or labour market research.
Drifting as method: Illustrating a concept metaphor for the anthropology of securitised mobility
Molland S, Missbach A, Hoffstaedter G, Coates J (2026) .
2026 JournalArticle PUB-ID:3019599
The Death of a Cambridge Don: Jason Arday, Academic Merit and the Politics of Belonging
Sharma V (19.08.2026) .
2026 NewspaperArticle PUB-ID:3019499
Systemtheorie der Organisation. Niklas Luhmann
Tacke V (2026) In: Handbuch Organisationssoziologie. Apelt M, Bode I, Hasse R, Meyer U, von Groddeck V, Wilkesmann M, Windeler A (Eds); Wiesbaden: Springer VS: 195-216.
2026 BookChapter PUB-ID:3019456
Perceived fairness of division of labor and relationship satisfaction
Adriaans J, Bohmeier M, Sauer C (2026) 38: 348-362.
2026 JournalArticle PUB-ID:3019212
Hofmann D (2026) 11: 1872166.
2026 JournalArticle PUB-ID:3018706
Research projects
The Faculty of Sociology works on a wide range of research topics. These research topics range from work and digitalization, migration and social theories, to world society and world politics.
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Research subjects
In addition to individually and collaboratively conducted research and writing projects, much of the research is externally funded, ranging from single to collaborative and long-term projects.
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25. August 2026 - New book: Worldviews of Ice
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13. August 2026 - RTG 2951: Second MoCaF Fact Sheet Published
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13. August 2026 - Zeitschrift für Soziologie: Call for Papers für Schwerpunktheft "Kulturelle Praktiken und Prozesse transnationaler und globaler Ungleichheiten"
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26. Juli 2026 - “Interdisciplinary Dialogue Often Happens in the Spaces In Between” RTG 2951 Doctoral Researcher Varsha Joshi on her Participation at the IMISCOE 2026 Conference in Girona
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16. Juli 2026 - Kurzfilm: What Is Temporal Colonialism?
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16. Juli 2026 - Neue Ausgabe der Zeitschrift für Soziologie – Band 55, Heft 2 erschienen
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14. Juli 2026 - Interdisciplinary Cooperation at Its Best: RTG 2951 Doctoral Researcher Maria Schäfer on Her Research Stay at the IAB Research Department "Migration and International Labour Studies" (INTER) in Nuremberg
