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A New Regime of Inequality?

The next RISC annual conference (September 16–18, 2026, in Leipzig) will address the concentration of wealth, social divisions, and the future of social cohesion.
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Exploring Local Social Cohesion in Green and Just Transitions

International conference at our Hannover section, 7–8 October 2026
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Routledge Handbook of Social Cohesion in Africa

This comprehensive handbook, edited by Constanze Blum, Ulf Engel (both RISC Leipzig) and Christi van der Westhuizen explores the meaning of social cohesion in an African context.
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Special Issue in “Patterns of Prejudice”

The special issue explores research from the RISC project ‘Institutions and Racism’ (InRa), providing insights into institutional racism in German public institutions. 
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RISC Newsletter

You would like to receive regular updates on RISC activities? Please subscribe to our newsletter, which is published approximately every two months.
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When the State Discriminates

Interview with two lead investigators of Germany’s largest study on institutional racism 
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FGZ-Risc

The Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC) is an interdisciplinary, transfer-oriented, and multilocation institute. It has existed since 2020 and is funded by the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR). RISC combines basic research on social cohesion with applied research addressing current challenges from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

On the following pages, you can learn more about the institute and our research program.