Organisation profile
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
Keywords
- Sociology
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Profiles
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Armin Beverungen
- Professorship of the Sociology of Organisation and Economy - Professor
- Centre for Digital Cultures - Associated member
Person: Academic staff
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Timon Beyes
- Professur für Soziologie der Organisation und der Kultur - Professor
- Centre for Digital Cultures
- Centre for Critical Studies - Associated member
- Leuphana Center for Organization & Social Transformation - Associated member
Person: Academic staff
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Celia Bouali
- Professorship of Migration and Mobility Studies - Research associate
Person: Academic staff
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Unfinished Business: Zum Stand der industriepolitischen Interventionen in der Halbleiter- und Batterie(zell)produktion
Karakayali, S. (Project manager, academic) & Bouali, C. (Project staff)
01.08.25 → 30.06.26
Project: Research
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ANTIRA: Konflikte um Antisemitismus und Rassismus. Aktuelle Kontroversen zwischen Solidarität und Instrumentalisierung in Deutschland
Karakayali, S. (Project manager, academic) & Opratko, B. (Project manager, academic)
01.05.25 → 01.11.26
Project: Research
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Smartness as Wealth
Beverungen, A. (Project manager, academic), Halpern, O. (Project manager, academic), Steinberg, M. (Project manager, academic), Nag, A. (Project manager, academic) & Cirolia, L. R. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.23 → 30.09.27
Project: Research
Research output
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Brokers of Citizenship. Justices of the Peace as Intermediaries in Sierra Leone’s Digital Identification Project
Lambert, L., 09.02.2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Citizenship Studies. 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Institutioneller und struktureller Rassismus
Karakayali, S., 01.05.2026, (Accepted/In press) Rassismusforschung: Handbuch für Wissenschaft, Studium und Praxis . Bojadžijev, M., Mecheril, P. & Quent, M. (eds.). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, ( Handbuch für Wissenschaft, Studium und Praxis ).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Musikclubs und Stadt: Zwischen Underground, urbaner Infrastruktur und ‚subkultureller Institutionalisierung‘
Kuchar, R., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Clubsterben. Rommelspacher, L., Lücke, M. & Fischer, M. (eds.). Münster: Waxmann Verlag, (Populäre Kultur und Musik).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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Theorizing ‘Music Ecosystem’ for Urban Music Studies – from underground to infrastructure
Kuchar, R. (Speaker)
08.04.2026 → 10.04.2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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We want more: Music/Sociology!
Kuchar, R. (Speaker)
08.04.2026 → 10.04.2026Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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Rethinking Forced Displacement in Africa : MIASA Workshop
Aubry, A. (Organiser), Garba, F. (Organiser), Hamani, O. (Organiser), Kane, I. (Organiser), Lambert, L. (Organiser), Scholze, M. (Organiser) & Setrana, M. B. (Organiser)
26.03.2026 → 28.03.2026Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Prizes
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4. SOPHIA-Soroptomist Hochschul-Absolventinnenpreis
Gaupp, L. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Anschubstipendium ProScience Forschungsförderfonds für Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen
Gaupp, L. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Antonio-Gramsci-Preis für kritische Gesellschaftsforschung in der Migrationsgesellschaft
Opratko, B. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
Press/Media
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Sierra Leone’s ‘brokers of citizenship’ recognized in digital identification project
18.03.26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Sierra Leone’s digital ID push: how local brokers help citizens gain legal identity
17.03.26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Datasets
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Causes for museum visits in Germany - representative survey 1995
Kirchberg, V. (Creator), GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences, 2013
DOI: 10.4232/1.11761, https://search.gesis.org/research_data/ZA5364?doi=10.4232/1.11761
Dataset
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PLUS.WP2 Qualitative analysis of platform labor in Berlin
Bojadžijev, M. (Contributor), Altenried, M. (Creator), Animento, S. (Creator) & Niebler, V. (Creator), Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 16.06.2022
DOI: 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/6915, http://amsacta.unibo.it/6915
Dataset