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Institute of Sociology

Understanding society, unlocking perspectives

The guiding principle of our work is to understand society in order to unlock perspectives on social change (institutions, organisations, generations, regional, national and transnational interrelationships). In doing so, we are committed to the standards of modern scientific principles. Our goals are to:

• Contribute to the understanding of social processes and structures
• Shape international scientific debate
• Teach sociology in all of its dimensions based on current scientific debate
• Foster up-and-coming researchers by giving them the opportunity to conduct research independently and autonomously
• Introduce sociology findings into public discourse
• Shape the development of the discipline on university and non-university committees.

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Das ZSB & Institut für Soziologie informiert

Die BMFTR-Nachwuchsforschungsgruppe „Grenzzonen der Akademisierung“ lädt im Rahmen des Brown-Bag-Talk

am Dienstag, den 13.10.2026 von 11-12 Uhr zu einem Vortrag von David Baker unter dem Titel „ An Educated Planet: Will We Survive it?“ in den  Hörsaal III, Emil-Abderhalden-Str. 26/27ein.

David Baker ist Kooperationspartner der BMFTR Nachwuchdersforschungs-gruppe “Grenzzonen der Akademisierung“ und Professor of Sociology, Education, and Demography an der Pennsylvania State University (USA).

Informationsblatt_Vortrag Baker.pdf (184.8 KB)  vom 28.09.2026

Getting Here

Getting Here from Halle Main Station:

Exit Halle Main Station through the main entrance located next to the DB travel centre, turn left and walk along the taxi rank to the tram stop.
Use the tram lines 2, 5, 10 and 12 and get off at "Am Steintor."
The journey time is about 5 minutes.
Tickets can be bought from the vending machine at the stop. Some trams also run with a vending machine on board.

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Related areas

• Medical Sociology   
• Health and Nursing Sciences   
  (Professor Gabriele Meyer)
• Social Education and Social Policies
• Sociology of Law
• Centre for Social Research    
• Institute of Higher Education Research (HoF)
• Reader Dr. Walter Bartl
• Professor Peer Pasternack
• Landesforschungsschwerpunkt und Graduiertenschule Gesellschaft und Kultur in Bewegung (GKB) / Society and Culture in Motion (SCM)
• German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Halle-Jena-Leipzig - iDiv   
• Social Learning and Environmental Governance (SLEG) Lab

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