News (German)

Congratulations on a successful thesis defense, Jan Danko!

On Monday, Jan Danko presented his Doctoral Thesis, which explores how monasteries can serve as models for enduring democratic institutions. His research highlights the participatory governance structures within monasteries.

New Event: Valentina Petrović at DemocracyNet Book Club

In the DemocracyNet Book Club, participant get the opportunity to gain insights by Valentina Petrović on the Structural Origins of Post-Yugoslav Regimes. Attendance is possible on-site in Oerlikon or online via Zoom.

IT Verantwortliche*r Soziologisches Institut (50%)

Das SUZ sucht per 01.02.2025 ein*e IT Verantwortliche*r für eine unbefristete Anstellung.

💬 Public talks at SUZ: Lena Hipp on «Partnership penalties for working in gender-atypical occupations? Observational and experimental evidence from Germany»

👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 December 10, 2024, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Lena Hipp
📍 online via Zoom

Every semester, our Department hosts a series of public talks (colloquiums) on the topic of «Current Sociological Research (CSR)» with local researchers and invited guest speakers.

Neues Event: Catherine Herfeld CHESS Lecture «Warum verlassen Frauen die Philosophie?»

Die akademische Philosophie weist im internationalen Vergleich eine überdurchschnittlich grosse Geschlechterlücke auf, insbesondere im Vergleich zu anderen Geisteswissenschaften; je weiter hoch man in der philosophischen Ausbildung und Forschung steht, desto weniger Frauen findet man.

PhD Position in project «Causes, Contexts, Consequences: Understanding Immigrant Integration through Citizenship» (80%)

The Departement of Sociology offers a PhD position per March 15 in an SNF project. The position is time-limited and 80% for 4 years.

💬 Public talks at SUZ cancelled ❌: Beate Völker on «"Still not belonging to us?" Safety perceptions and collective social capital in areas with different migration histories in the Netherlands»

👉🏻 «Current Sociological Research CSR» public talk series
📆 December 3, 2024, 12:15-13:45
👤 Guest speaker: Beate Völker
📍 cancelled

Every semester, our Department hosts a series of public talks (colloquiums) on the topic of «Current Sociological Research (CSR)» with local researchers and invited guest speakers.

New publication by Larissa Fritsch et. al: «Does culture improve affective well-being in everyday life? An experimental sampling approach»

The study explores how cultural participation influences daily well-being using Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM). Unlike previous studies, it uses ESM to gather real-time data from over 270 respondents through mini-questionnaires over a week.

Reminder: last chance to RSVP for «Status and health: from immunity to society» by the Center for Human Immunology

The recently established Center for Human Immunology (CHI) will start a series of talks and discussions whereby in each session one speaker will cover a topic of human immunology and another speaker a related topic of social science, healthy aging, and data science. Every session will be followed by a networking apero.

New Event: Guest Lecture by Mette N. Svendsen on «Questions of nearness: An ethnography of how piglet research contributes to human reproduction»

This talk brings together research piglets in an experimental setting and preterm infants in intensive care in Denmark to investigate questions of nearness.

The lecture will be online via Zoom on Friday, 29 November 2024, from 2.00-3.45pm (CET).