Research
at the Department of Urban Sociology and Sociology of Space

Below you will find an overview of the current research projects at the Chair of Urban and Spatial Sociology. We invite you to explore them in order to gain a deeper understanding of the topics and issues we address in our work. You will also find an overview of the research associations and networks in which we are active and an overview of completed research projects

  • Wie modern ist Darmstadt? Teaching project “Wie modern ist Darmstadt? Die Nominierung der Mathildenhöhe als UNESCO-Welterbe”, TU Darmstadt (2017-2018)
  • Smart People Platform of Dialogue „Smart People“, acquired and conducted together with the Department of Architecture, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, the Center for Metropolitan Studies and the Center for Technology and Society, all at TU Berlin, Funding by: Internal Research Funding of TU Berlin (2014-2016)
  • Stadtmarketing Research project “The Presentation of the Whole: City Marketing and the Intrinsic Logic of Cities”, TU Darmstadt/TU Berlin, Funding of the German Research Foundation (DFG) (2011-2014)
  • Eigenlogik der Städte Participation in the LOEWE research area “The Intrinsic Logic of the City”, TU Darmstadt (2008-2013)