Economic and Organizational Sociology
Economic and organizational sociology are specialized sociologies that focus on the sociological analysis of specific societal domains. Economic sociology studies economic phenomena within a societal context, while organizational sociology studies the forms, structures, and processes of organizations and their interactions with the societal environment.
At the Chair of Economic and Organizational Sociology, our research primarily focuses on the comparative analysis of institutions at both societal and organizational levels. Our research topics include diverse manifestations of capitalism (such as financial market capitalism and digital capitalism), economic paradigms, and organizational principles (such as "Deutschland AG," "Corporate Governance," and "Sustainability"). We also study socio-economic transformation phenomena that persist despite institutional inertia (such as overcoming "path dependencies").
Research interests
- Theorie(n) der Pfadabhängigkeit (Jürgen Beyer)
- Gig Work und die Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelten (Jürgen Beyer, Janis Ewen, Hannes Weinig)
- Standortentscheidungen (Jürgen Beyer)
- Behördlicher Umgang mit Rassismus (Leon Rosa Reichle)
- Prekäre digitale Arbeit, Streiks in der Digitalwirtschaft (Janis Ewen)
- Autorität und Neoliberale Stadtpolitik (Leon Rosa Reichle)
- Theorien der Arbeit, Post-Work-Gesellschaft (Hannes Weinig)
- Transformation der Rüstungsindustrie (Leon Rosa Reichle)
- Konsumpraktiken (Jürgen Beyer/ Lea Kirn)
- Soziale Ungleichheit und politische Subjektivierung (Leon Rosa Reichle)
- Nachhaltigkeit im Bereich SDG8: Gute Arbeitsplätze und wirtschaftliches Wachstum (Jürgen Beyer, Leon Rosa Reichle, Janis Ewen, Hannes Weinig, Lea Kirn)
