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Philipp Sandermann

Philipp Sandermann

Prof. Dr.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4729-6163

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Phil­ipp San­der­mann is a pro­fes­sor of so­cial pedagogy at Leuphana University Lüneburg. His fields of interest include:

  • (comparative) welfare systems research,
  • theories of social pedagogy and social work,
  • child and youth welfare research (with a special interest in ombuds offices and complaint services and social space approaches),
  • refugee family studies,
  • trust research.

CV

  • 03/2017-today: Professor (W3) of Social Pedagogy
    Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany)
    Faculty of Education
    Institute of Social Work and Social Pedagogy                                                               
  • 10/2011-02/2017: Professor (W2) of Pedagogy 
    Trier University (Germany)
    Department No. I - Educational Science 
    Unit: Social Pedagogy II
  • 05/2011-09/2011: Parental leave
  • 03/2010-05/2011: Research assistant
    Free University of Berlin (Germany) 
    Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology 
    Unit: Social Pedagogy
  • 08/2009-02/2010: Visiting research associate 
    University of Chicago, IL (USA) 
    School of Social Service Administration
  • 10/2007-07/2009: Research assistant
    Free University of Berlin (Germany) 
    Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology 
    Unit: Social Pedagogy 
  • 04/2006-11/2007: Various freelance positions 
    E.g. at: Berliner Rechtshilfefonds Jugendhilfe e.V. (Germany)
  • 02/2005-04/2006: Research assistant
    Free University of Berlin (Germany) 
    Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology 
    Unit: Social Pedagogy
  • 08/2004-04/2005: Social pedagogue 
    Zwischenzeit gGmbH Berlin (Germany)

Education and degrees

  • 07/2008: PhD Thesis: Die neue Diskussion um Gemeinschaft. Ein Erklärungsansatz mit Blick auf die Reform des Wohlfahrtssystems" (Eng: "The New Debate on Community. An Explanatory Approach Considering the Transformation of the Welfare System.") (Grade: summa cum laude) 
    Free University of Berlin (Germany)
  • 08/2004: Diploma (Major Educational Sciences, Minor in Sociology and Psychology) (Grade: Passed with distinction)
    Free University of Berlin (Germany)

Editorial Work

  • Since 2017: International Journal of Social Pedagogy (IJSP)
  • 2017-2024: Zeitschrift für Sozialpädagogik (ZfSP)

Advisory Work

  • Migration und Soziale Arbeit
  • Neue Praxis. Zeitschrift für Sozialarbeit, Sozialpädagogik und Sozialpolitik (np)
  • Social Work & Society (SW&S)

Selected Review Activities

  • Children and Youth Services Review (CJSR)
  • Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung (Diskurs)
  • Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst
  • German Academic Scholarship Foundation (DAAD)
  • International Migration
  • International Journal of Social Pedagogy (IJSP)
  • Neue Praxis. Zeitschrift für Sozialarbeit, Sozialpädagogik und Sozialpolitik (np)
  • Social Work Research
  • Social Work & Society (SW&S)
  • Soziale Arbeit. Zeitschrift für soziale und sozialverwandte Gebiete
  • Soziale Passagen. Journal für Empirie und Theorie Sozialer Arbeit (SP)
  • Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
  • Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
  • Transnational Social Revue. A Social Work Journal (TSR)
  • Journal of Discourse Studies

Boards and committees (sel.)

  • since 2024: Board member of the German Child and Youth Welfare Association (agj)
  • 2022-2024: Member of the expert commission for the Federal Government's 17th Report on Children and Youth in Germany
  • 2016-2018: Deputy chairman of the German Educational Research Association (GERA)`s subdivision of social pedagogy
  • 2008-2010: Board member of the Berliner Rechtshilfefonds Jugendhilfe e.V.

Affiliations

  • since 2019: German Network of Forced Migration Researchers
  • since 2019: Leuphana Universitätsgesellschaft Lüneburg
  • since 2017: Ombudsstelle Kinder- und Jugendhilfe RLP e.V.
  • since 2008: German Educational Research Association (GERA)
  • since 2004: Berliner Rechtshilfefonds Jugendhilfe (BRJ) e.V.

Research interests

  • (Comparative) Welfare Systems Research
  • Theories of Social Pedagogy and Social Work
  • Child and Youth Welfare Services Research (Special interest: Ombuds Offices and Complaint Services)
  • Refugee Family Studies,
  • Trust Research.

Teaching

  • Theories and objects of Social Work
  • Legal, organizational and financial patterns of child and youth welfare
  • Qualitative Interviewing
  • Communication and Trust in Social Work

Keywords

  • Social Work and Social Pedagogics
  • Social Pedagogy
  • Educational science
  • Sociology

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  4. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  5. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  6. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  7. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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