Welcome
at the Department of Social Sciences!
WELCOME AT THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
The Department of Social Sciences was founded in April 2020. The department includes sociological teaching and research sections, the Social Research Center and the Didactics of Social Sciences. On this page you can find all teaching and research areas belonging to the department, our study programs and news from the department.
Department News
03/26/2025
Research Forum
Environmental Sociology & Transformation in the Summer Semester 2025
03/26/2025
How the state should become more effective
Prof. Aladin El-Mafaalani is part of an initiative that shows in 30 proposals how the state can become more effective.
01/23/2025
Inaugural lecture by Prof. Hannah Zagel
Welcome Prof. Hannah Zagel to the Department of Social Sciences
01/08/2025
Now published: The Ninth Report on Ageing!
The ninth report on ageing was published on January 8, 2025.
01/07/2025
A Climate of (De-)Civilization – Programme published
International Conference from March 12-14, 2025 at TU Dortmund University
12/16/2024
The ATMo² project has been launched
The SFS research field Sociology of Technology has officially launched the ATMo² project as its coordinator.
11/26/2024
Elected speaker of the section Medical and Health Sociology of the German Sociological Association (DGS)
Dr Alina Schmitz has been elected as a speaker of the Medicine and Health Sociology Section of the German Sociological Association (DGS) on 22…
11/25/2024
A workshop on Mixed Methods in the Social Sciences
