History

The Department of Social Sciences

The history of today’s Department of Social Sciences is closely tied to the “Pferdestall” building at Allende-Platz 1. In particular, the building’s eventful history as the “House of Social Sciences” was explored as part of a student project for an exhibition marking the university’s 100th anniversary in 2019.

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publications (selection)

Nicolaysen, R., Krause, E., & Zimmermann, G. (2022). 100 Jahre Universität Hamburg (Band 3). Göttingen: Wallstein Verlag. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783835347984
Niesen, P., & Weiß, D. (2021). 100 Jahre Politikwissenschaft in Hamburg. Bruchstücke zu einer Institusgeschichte. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839453346
von Bockel, J., Riebe, L., & Six, L. (2026). Politik und Gesellschaft im Pferdestall. Beiträge zur Geschichte der Sozialwissenschaften an der Universität Hamburg. Leverkusen: Budrich Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.3224/96665061

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Information about the history of the University can be found on the website by the Center for the History of the University of Hamburg.
A stop on the campus tour is dedicated to the "Alter Pferdestall" building at Allende-Platz 1: if you’d like to know the story behind the building’s name, you’ll find the answer at stop 6 on the Von-Melle-Park tour.