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Bárbara Mota, Winner of the 2026 GLOBALCIT– Rainer Bauböck Essay Award on the Global State of Citizenship
May 18, 2026 | Sociology of Emotions
IfS Coffee & Talks
Seminar room 323, Garystr, 55 and via Webex (hybrid)
May 15, 2026 | Institute of Sociology
New publication: How Confrontational Protest Shapes Public Opinion: Experimental Evidence from Climate Mobilization
Daniel Saldivia Gonzatti, Lennart Schürmann, Sophia Hunger, Swen Hutter
May 07, 2026 | Political Sociology
IfS Coffee & Talks
Seminar room 323, Garystr, 55 and via Webex (hybrid)
May 04, 2026 | Institute of Sociology
Dr. Schumann and Prof. Zippel at the CGHE Conference in Oxford
Apr 21, 2026 | Sociology with Focus on Gender Studies
Sociology at FU Berlin ranks 35th worldwide and 2nd in Germany in the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2026
This year's QS World University Ranking by Subject positioned Sociology at the FU Berlin among the top 50 worldwide (35th) and 2nd in Germany!
Apr 07, 2026 | Institute of Sociology
Master Sessions: MA Sociology – European Societies! April 21st, 2026 | 10:00 am s.t. - 11:00 am
Interested in our international Master’s program "Sociology – European Societies”? We invite you to join our study coordinator Saskia Duchow, who will present the program and answer any questions you might have! No registration necessary, just join our online meeting. The meeting will be held in English, as the language of instruction in our MA program is English. Join Webex-Meeting Meeting number: 2730 197 9075 / Password: mwEK9MXBF79 Time & Location Apr 21, 2026 | 10:00 AM s.t. - 11:00 AM Online via Webex Further Information MA "Sociology – European Societies" • Department of Political and Social Sciences Master Sessions 2026
Mar 25, 2026 | Institute of Sociology
New publication: Street mobilisation during election campaigns in multilevel systems: a supply–demand analysis
Lennart Schürmann, Leonhard Schmidt
Mar 19, 2026 | Political Sociology
New publication: The effects of turnout at major climate protests on politically-interested bystanders - a survey field experiment
David Schieferdecker, Jannes Jacobsen, Endre Borbáth, Swen Hutter, Jule Specht
Mar 06, 2026 | Political Sociology
New publication: Emotionally aligned and structurally sorted - How opinion groups divide on climate and asylum
Diego Dametto, Stefanie Hechler, Christian von Scheve
Mar 03, 2026 | Sociology of Emotions
Prof. Dr. Stefan Liebig has been appointed to the Minerva Fellowship Commitee
Feb 16, 2026 | Social Stratification and Survey Methodology
New publication: Who Gets Involved in a Crisis? The Role of the Big Five Personality Traits and Empathy in Benevolent and Activist Engagement
Luise Hamdani, Ronja Demel, Swen Hutter, Jule Specht
Feb 10, 2026 | Political Sociology
New publication: Restructuring party systems in Northwestern Europe - A comparative analysis of six countries
Hanspeter Kriesi, Swen Hutter
Feb 10, 2026 | Political Sociology
New publication: Measuring party positions and issue salience with mass media and manifesto data - Comparing PolDem with Manifesto Project data
Theresa Gessler, Swen Hutter
Feb 10, 2026 | Political Sociology
New publication: Brand Transformation in European Politics: The Rise and Limits of Nonclassical Names
Endre Borbáth, Swen Hutter
Feb 10, 2026 | Political Sociology
IfS Coffee & Talks
Seminar room 323, Garystr, 55 and via Webex (hybrid)
Jan 28, 2026 | Institute of Sociology
Mapping the Global Far Right: A Collaborative Reflection with Students and Guest Speakers
03.02.2026 | 14:00 - 19:00
Jan 27, 2026 | Institute of Sociology
Hearing for the W2-S-Professorship in "Sociology, Focus on Social Inequality and Health"
The hearing will take place on 09 February 2026 from 12:00 - 14:00 p.m. c.t. at Freie Universität, Garystr. 35, Henry-Ford-Bau in Lecture Hall C.
Jan 14, 2026 | Institute of Sociology
