https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/social-sciences/ Aktuelles aus der Goethe-Universität | Neues aus Forschung, Lehre, Studium Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:53:01 +0000 de hourly 1 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-fav_guo-blau-32x32.jpg https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/thema/social-sciences/ 32 32 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/what-do-governance-standards-mean-for-democracy/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:53:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87991 The German Research Foundation’s (DFG) Research Training Group “Standards of Governance” is an interdisciplinary research initiative run jointly by TU Darmstadt and Goethe University Frankfurt. At the midterm conference held […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/when-opera-meets-democracy-research/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:46:53 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87564 As democratic norms face growing strain, a new interdisciplinary series in Frankfurt – part of the DemoReg research network – brings together social research and music theater to explore the […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-more-digital-the-service-the-more-pronounced-the-exclusions/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:11:10 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=87074 Online banking and paying by card or smartphone are becoming increasingly widespread. While convenient for many, it also has a dark side, as the research of economic sociologist Barbara Brandl […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-mysterious-silence-following-the-lecturers-query/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86381 Felix Glenk has explored the phenomenon of atmosphere as part of a sports sociology seminar. What defines a positive seminar atmosphere? What internal and external factors shape the subjective experience […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/new-insights-into-juergen-habermas-intellectual-contributions/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:39:51 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=86285 Deutsche Version Renowned Frankfurt philosopher and sociologist hands over the second part of his preliminary legacy to University Library Frankfurt For decades, he has been regarded as one of the […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/rethinking-democracy/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 06:58:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=82393 Three new fellows in the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften – Institute of Advanced Studies will cooperate closely with the research focus “Democratic Vistas. Reflections on the Atlantic World.” Dr. Gladys Kalichini is […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/democracy-and-participation-a-pilot-project-at-goethe-university-frankfurt/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:08:56 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81687 The aim of the “Democracy and Participation” project developed by the Academic Welcome Program (AWP) for highly qualified refugees, part of Global Affairs Study Teaching (SLI, Studium Lehre Internationales), is […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/no-summer-fairytale/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 08:52:45 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81443 Sports sociologist Robert Gugutzer and his students have analyzed public screenings at the UEFA EURO 2024. One of their conclusions is that the atmosphere at the German team’s matches was […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/humans-in-relationship-structures/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:23:46 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=81291 In his new book, “Die zwölf Grundannahmen der Netzwerkforschung”, sociologist Christian Stegbauer explains the 12 basic assumptions of network research. Looking at students in their first semester is helpful for […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-senior-care-market-as-a-european-system/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 11:41:09 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80788 How does the mobility of care workers influence politics and society in their home countries? Five million people in Germany are in need of care, and their number is expected […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/renowned-kant-expert-arthur-ripstein-speaks-at-the-frankfurt-lectures-of-the-normative-orders-research-center/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 07:04:08 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80231 What right does a state have to sovereignty? How must the actions of its representatives be curtailed to ensure they do not engage in arbitrary rule but democratic self-legislation? What […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/infernal-attraction/ Fri, 28 Jun 2024 06:02:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80347 Renowned lawyer and publicist Constanze Stelzenmüller spoke at the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften – Institute for Advanced Studies about the portentous 2024 US presidential election and the fatal enthusiasm of many people, […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/in-fact-we-are-enablers/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:10:00 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80358 How do science and practice come together? At the “Bridging the Gap” festival, held in late April this year, the Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC) presented new formats for science […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-public-use-of-reason-juergen-habermas-turns-95-years-old/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 08:56:57 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80163 By Rainer Forst On June 18, Jürgen Habermas, who has had a lasting impact on the humanities and social sciences at Goethe University, turns 95, and our academic community, of […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/regular-fans-are-not-the-only-ones-enjoying-the-atmosphere-at-soccer-matches/ Mon, 10 Jun 2024 08:46:39 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=80027 Sport sociologist Robert Gugutzer researches the atmosphere at public screenings. He and his students will attend and investigate matches in the upcoming UEFA European Championship with the aim of producing […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-limits-of-language-and-reason/ Fri, 17 May 2024 10:03:54 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=79857 At the invitation of the research focus “Democratic Vistas: Reflections on the Atlantic World”, Slovenian philosopher Alenka Ambrož has joined the Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften – Institute for Advanced Studies as a […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/full-time-student-part-time-carer/ Fri, 17 May 2024 09:48:03 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=79855 The project “InterCare” intends to explore from an educational-scientific perspective how young people juggle further/higher education with being a carer. The project, which starts officially in October 2024, will receive […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/the-unreconciled-theorist/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:44:45 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=79720 Philipp Felsch’s book Der Philosoph: Habermas und wir, discusses contemporary and intellectual history and its relation to the work of a great Frankfurt philosopher. A review by Felix Kämper In […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/we-should-appreciate-direct-democracy-as-a-democratic-instrument/ Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:54:39 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=78781 Political scientist Nenad Stojanović is this winter semester’s Alfred Grosser visiting professor. UniReport: Prof. Stojanović, the newly elected Argentinian president has already shown himself to be an enemy of democracy. […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/how-would-adornos-erziehung-nach-auschwitz-look-like-today/ Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:57:12 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=78658 Anti-Semitism in 2023: On the situation of educational institutions – an essay by Sabine Andresen and Wolfgang Meseth The phenomenon is not new: When something goes drastically wrong and triggers […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/meet-the-scientists-researching-at-goethe-university-sociologist-prof-dr-daniela-grunow/ Mon, 25 Sep 2023 09:05:51 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=74707 We wanted to know: Why did our scientists want to become scientists in the first place? What are they working on, and what do they still want to discover? You […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/meet-the-scientists-researching-at-goethe-university-social-philosopher-martin-saar/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:39:57 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=74512 We wanted to know: Why did our scientists want to become scientists in the first place? What are they working on, and what do they still want to discover? You […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/september-13-15-institute-for-social-research-hosts-international-conference-futuring-critical-theory/ Wed, 09 Aug 2023 12:33:40 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=73793 To mark its 100th anniversary, the IfS Institute for Social Research is organizing an international conference, titled „Futuring Critical Theory“, which will take place on Goethe University Frankfurt’s Westend Campus […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/lets-do-it-goethe-university-frankfurt-submits-four-new-and-one-existing-research-cluster-to-the-excellence-strategy-competition/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:15:05 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=73515 Goethe University Frankfurt is applying for the upcoming round of the German federal and state governments’ Excellence Strategy with four new clusters on the research topics Confidence in Conflict (CONTRUST), […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/trust-in-conflict-contrust/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 10:14:16 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=73538 How dissonance in conflict can dissolve into trust: The ConTrust cluster project explores where such potential can be found, even in hard conflicts. How will the war in Ukraine end? […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/four-early-career-researchers-honored-with-2023-frankfurt-prize-for-environment-and-sustainability/ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 08:13:07 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=73313 Award recognizes work in the field of environmental and socio-ecological sustainability research at Goethe University Frankfurt. This year’s „Frankfurter Preis für Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit 2023” [Frankfurt Prize for Environment and […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/excellence-strategy-goethe-university-frankfurt-enters-competition-with-four-new-and-one-existing-research-cluster/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:21:07 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=71970 Goethe University Frankfurt is applying with four new clusters on the research topics “Confidence in Conflict” (CONTRUST), “Infection and Inflammation” (EMTHERA), “Origin of Heavy Elements” (ELEMENTS) and “Cellular Architectures” (SCALE) […]]]> https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/english/nicole-deitelhoff-awarded-loewe-top-professorship-at-goethe-university-frankfurt-and-the-peace-research-institute-frankfurt-prif/ Thu, 25 May 2023 06:57:58 +0000 https://aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de/?p=71597 Political scientist Professor Nicole Deitelhoff has been awarded a LOEWE top professorship, which will be based at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), part of the […]]]>