Projektdatenbank
Am FGZ werden aktuell 109 Forschungsprojekte bearbeitet: 84 im Rahmen der Förderung des FGZ durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) und weitere 23 in der InRa-Studie „Institutionen und Rassismus“, gefördert aus Mitteln des Bundesministeriums des Innern und für Heimat (BMI).
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Media Use Strategies and Skills. Wege zur Teilhabe zur digitalen Gesellschaft?
06 / 2020 – 05 / 2024
Objectives/ Research Questions The subproject LEI_F_01: ‘Media Use Strategies and Skills. Wege zur Teilhabe zur digitalen Gesellschaft?’ examines the connection between social cohesion and (partially) public communication of…
» DetailansichtDigital Publics and Ambivalent Participation. Non-Attention as a Mode of Social Cohesion
09 / 2020 – 05 / 2023
Objective / Research Question Since the 20th century, attention has constituted a key concept, with the help of which the formation of publics is explained far beyond the specialized discourses found in science and journalism. In…
» DetailansichtPractical Integration at the Workplace?
Objective/Research Question Alongside knowledge of the German language, professional activity or gainful employment plays a significant role in debates on the integration of refugees with a right to stay and migrants in Germany…
» DetailansichtRegional Panel: Migration and Cohesion
06 / 2020 – 05 / 2024
Objectives/ Research Questions This project aims to systematically investigate the relationship between (international, national, and inner-city) migration processes and social cohesion in local societies. It is a central project…
» DetailansichtExploring Transfer – Designing Transfer: Evidence-based Knowledge Transfer as a Contribution to Societal Cohesion
06 / 2020 – 05 / 2024
Aims/Research Questions This project considers societal cohesion as a dependent variable. Within the framework of an empirical-analytical contribution, it examines how knowledge transfer can be designed to positively influence…
» DetailansichtEnhancing Societal Cohesion by Civil Actors assuming On-site Responsibility
06 / 2020 – 05 / 2024
Aims/Research Questions A basic assumption of the planned project is that social cohesion is not “just there”. Instead, it is a result of specific social practices in a territorially defined community influenced by both social…
» DetailansichtCohesion via Participation? Infrastructure Planning in Germany
06 / 2020 – 05 / 2024
Aims/Research Questions The project starts from the assumption that political participation and decision-making can be sources of social cohesion. Following Putnam (2000), we argue that there is a close interplay between…
» DetailansichtSpaces of Encounter and Cohesion: A Comparative Study in Halle and Hannover
06 / 2020 – 05 / 2024
Objective/Question How is social cohesion constituted in encounters and in which spaces? What are the preconditions for and consequences of divided/cohesive social cohesion in these specific actor-space constellations, and how do…
» DetailansichtCohesion in and through Neighbourhoods: Neighbourhood Studies and Regional Panel North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony
06 / 2020 – 05 / 2024
Objective /Question Taking into account regional similarities and differences, how does social cohesion develop in neighbourly interaction spaces? This research question is analysed by the cooperation project in Bielefeld and…
» DetailansichtIn the Service of the State
09 / 2021 – 02 / 2022
Objective/Research Question The project investigates under which conditions economic structural change and sociopolitical objectives can be constitutive for social cohesion – or give rise to processes of social polarization. The…
» DetailansichtDynamics of Social Closure on Social Media Platforms: Comparative International and Transnational Perspectives on Fragmented Audiences
12 / 2020 – 07 / 2022
Objective / Research Question Social media are characterized by hierarchies and inequality. Strong positions depend on the laborious acquisition of skills. Participation in social media goes hand in hand with demands placed on…
» DetailansichtNarratives of Liberalism
06 / 2020 – 05 / 2023
Objective / Research Question The current debate on populism is a debate on the principles of liberal democracies. In this context, it is easily forgotten that for a long time liberal and democratic claims were in conflict with…
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