Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

Research at the BGSS is based on the interdisciplinary collaboration of sociology and political science, focusing on the vulnerabilities of modern democratic societies. It concentrates on the comparative analysis of problems of social inclusion and democratic performance, as well as the role of knowledge in democratic societies by addressing the following themes:

Varieties of Inclusion

• Social inequality and well-being
• Inequality and justice
• Social protest and social conflict
• Migration and cultural diversity
   

Varieties of Democracy

• Performance of mature and young democracies
• Processes of democratization and resilience of autocracy
• Multilevel and multinational policy
• Political institutions, political conflict and the welfare state

Varieties of Knowledge

• Scientific knowledge in policy-making processes
• The impact of science and religion on processes of inclusion and democratization
• Communicating knowledge in public spheres
• The democratic governance of science

• Faculty
• Doctoral Researchers