Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence

The Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence (IKG) is a scientific institution at Bielefeld University . It was founded in 1996 and in 2005 consists of about 30 academic staff from various disciplines such as sociology , psychology , education , political science , social anthropology , economics , criminology and history . The causes and effects of social conflicts are investigated in the IKG. Work topics are social disintegration , group-related misanthropy and conflicts in cities.

The institute was headed by Wilhelm Heitmeyer between 1996 and 2013, and Andreas Zick has been the new director since April 9, 2013 .

The research of the IKG is currently being deepened and expanded by the graduate college "Group-related enmity: causes, phenomenology, consequences", which is an interdisciplinary project of the German Research Foundation at the universities of Bielefeld, Marburg and Giessen.

From 2002 to 2011, the research results of scientists in a series of books entitled were German states , published. This series serves to "... continuously gain clarity about the social, political and mental state of this republic in individual scientific analyzes and through essays, reports and interviews."

structure

Institute management

The institute management consists of:

• the director of the institute (since 2013) Andreas Zick (* 1962), professor of educational science with a focus on socialization and conflict research
• previously (1996–2013) Wilhelm Heitmeyer (* 1945), professor of educational science with a focus on socialization

• Jost Reinecke , board member, deputy head
• Kurt Salentin many areas of responsibility
• Heiko Mata , assistant to the management

Management and board of directors of the IKG

The management and board of the IKG are:

Gerd Bohner Julia Marth

Hannah Mietke Sabine Passon

Jost Reinecke Denis van de Wetering

Klaus Weinhauer Andreas Zick

former members

Heinz-Gerhard Haupt

Wilhelm Heitmeyer

Jörg Hüttermann

Ralf Koelbel

Scientific Advisory Board

There is also a scientific advisory board that regularly reviews the work of the IKG and is responsible for scientific quality assurance.

Members of the advisory board are:

Hans-Jörg Albrecht (* 1950), German legal scholar and criminologist Sabine Andresen (* 1966), pedagogue specializing in childhood and youth research Donatella della Porta (* 1956) Roland Eckert (* 1937), German sociologist

Douglas Massey (* 1952), American sociologist Steven Messner (* 1951) Ulrich Wagner Hans-Ulrich Wehler (1931-2014)

Former employees of the institute

• Heiner Bielefeldt (* 1958), German theologian, philosopher and historian
• Jürgen Mansel (1955–2012) was a German sociologist and educationalist
• Levent Tezcan (* 1961), sociologist and professor at the University of Münster

literature

• Wilhelm Heitmeyer (Ed.): German Conditions, Series 1–10, 2002–2011, Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main

Web links

• Internet presence of the IKG
• Internet presence of the graduate school "Group-related enmity"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/ikg/haben.html
2. ↑ http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/ikg/PM_54_2013_Neuer-IKG-Direktor.pdf
3. ↑ http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/ikg/gmf/arbeitsgruppe.html ( Memento from November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/ikg/leitung.html
5. ↑ http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/ikg/zick/
6. ↑ http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/ikg/leitung.html
7. ↑ http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/ikg/leitung_und_vorstand.html
8. ↑ http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/ikg/beirat.html

Coordinates: 52 ° 2 ′ 11.2 "  N , 8 ° 29 ′ 37.7"  E