Political Sociology and Social Policy
Welcome to the Chair
Research and teaching at the Chair of Political Sociology and Social Policy are concerned with the interaction between politics and society, with a special focus on the modern welfare state. We are particulary invested in the question of how post-industrial transformations of welfare states, labour markest and societies have an impact on aspects of political life.
Research Interests
- Political parties, voter attachments and political representation
- Inequality and attitudes towards the welfare state
- Climate change: attitudes and political action
- Affective polarization
- Social norms, colonial origins of development
Contact
Chair
Mailing Address
Lehrbereich Politische Soziologie und Sozialpolitik
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
Unter den Linden 6
10099 Berlin
Office
Astrid Schaal
Universitätstrasse 3b, Room 309
Phone: 030/ 2093 66550
Fax: 030/ 2093 66551
E-Mail: sozialpolitik.sowi@hu-berlin.de