Current projects
Research at the SOCIUM usually is organized in projects carried out by its departments, many of them being financed through third party funding. The SOCIUM receives essential support from institutions such as the German National Research Foundation (DFG), the VolkswagenFoundation, and other public and private organizations, i.e. health insurances.
Segmentation and social networks between social milieus
Research Team: Betina Hollstein (Head of project); Michael Windzio (Head of project)
The “Activating Welfare State” – a Political and Social History of German Social Policy, 1979-2017
Research Team: Nikolas Dörr (Head of project); Wanda Schwarze-Wippern; Christof Wittmaack
Heterogeneous Effects of Parental Separation on Children’s Educational Attainment in former East and West Germany
Research Team:
Is there something special about twin families? A comparison of parenting styles in twin and non-twin families
Research Team:
The Reciprocal Relationship of Public Opinion and Social Policy
Research Team: Nate Breznau (Head of project); Bernhard Ebbinghaus; Claus Wendt; Christopher Wlezien
Ideas of Justice held by Recipients of Unemployment Benefit II
Research Team: Tanja Pritzlaff-Scheele (Head of project); Sebastian Jürss; Patricia Zauchner
Domain Data Protocols (DDP) for empirical educational research
Research Team: Betina Hollstein (Head of project); Jan-Ocko Heuer; Susanne Kretzer; Kati Mozygemba
Specialised Information Service Social and Cultural Anthropology
Research Team: Andreas Degkwitz (Head of project); Betina Hollstein (Head of project); Matthias Harbeck; Jan-Ocko Heuer; Elisabeth Huber; Sabine Imeri; Susanne Kretzer; Kati Mozygemba
