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09/12/2024

“Lesezeit” research semester for Nicole Burzan

During the winter semester, Miriam Schad represents the professorship.

Foto: Nicole Burzan und Miriam Schad lächeln
09/04/2024

Funding successfully acquired

The working group on the topic of "urban conflicts over property" is funded by the College for Social Sciences of the UA Ruhr

08/21/2024

Workshop on right-wing populism

Philipp Kadelke runs a workshop at the conference "The extreme right in Hesse: Analysis and counterstrategies"

04/11/2024

Presentation at the Conference of German Association of Sociology

Under the theme "Classes, classifications, classifications", Philipp Kadelke will speak on the topic of rented living and class

04/11/2024

Ready, set, go: DFG-funded reserach project starts

This month we are taking the first steps in our research project on private small-scale landlords in Germany

02/14/2024

The tenancy as a relationship of fragility?

Presentation by Philipp Kadelke at the conference "Fragile Dwellings" @ Technische Hochschule Nürnberg

Titelbild der Konferenz
01/24/2024

Article in easy_social_sciences (GESIS) published

Who are the beneficiaries of rent payments? Social positions of landlords in Germany

Logo des Transfermagazin easy_social_sciences
01/23/2024

Dissertation successfully defended

It's done! Philipp Kadelke graduates with honours at the chair

Betreuerin und Promovend feiern mit Kuchen
12/01/2023

It's always the fault of the others

Review from Philipp Kadelke published: "Klimarassismus - Der Kampf der Rechten gegen die ökologische Wende"

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11/27/2023

Nicole Burzan is a new DFG review board member

Icon: "Gefördert durch DFG Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft"
11/27/2023

"ThyssenLesezeit" funding approved.

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11/16/2023

Visit to the Observatório da Energia Eólica

Miriam Schad speaks at the Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza/Brazil

Photo of the group on the beach in front of many wind turbines
10/31/2023

Climate protection as a matter of indivial resposibility?

Article published on the relationship between poverty and environmental attitudes

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10/16/2023

Polarized worlds - Contributions from the chair

Conference transcript from the German Association of Sociology 2022 released

10/06/2023

VW-Symposium "Perspectives on Social Inequality and Wealth" in Hanover

Project presentation at the interdisciplinary symposium of the Volkswagen Foundation on October 4 and 5 in Hanover, Germany

Das Bild zeigt die Kontur eines Diamanten mit einem Punktnetz für soziale Beziehungen. Daneben befindet sich der Name des Projekts
09/01/2023

Private landlords in Germany: Social situations, positioning, and courses of action

Third-party funding: The German Research Foundation support our reserach project

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07/13/2023

New publication in the project "Wealth" published and presentation announcement

New publication by Nicole Burzan and Berthold Vogel published by Soziopolis and presentation announcement from the "Wealth" project

Logo der Zeitschrift Soziopolis. Schwarzer Text auf weißem Hintergrund mit den Worten Soziopolis Gesellschaft beobachten
07/10/2023

Landlords and Tenants: A matter of class?

Article published in Critical Housing Analysis

Grafik Critical Housing Analysis. Häuserfront von unten in den Himmel fotografiert mit Grafiküberblendungen am oberen Rand und Titeltext
05/09/2023

Feminist perspectives on fatherhood: Benjamin Neumann as panelist

The event series on the successful handbook goes into the next round on 11.05.23

Cover des Handbuchs Feministische Perspektiven auf Elternschaft
04/04/2023

Welcome!

Maya Halatcheva-Trapp new in the chair

Portrait photo of Maya Halatcheva-Trapp
03/14/2023

Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Findings on social ties of middle-class families are published

Covergrafik der Ausgabe 1/23 der Zeitschrift Soziale Welt
12/13/2022

Global Inequalities and Energy Transition

Workshop participation at the University of Utrecht (Netherlands)

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11/17/2022

TU Dortmund awards Rudolf Chaudoire Prize

Award for two outstanding postdocs

Preisträger und Preisträgerin mit Rektor Prof. Bayer, Prof. Elvany und Dr. Fischer
07/29/2022

Climate cultures and inequality

Book contribution published in Routledge series

 

Buchcover Climate cultures in Europe and north America