Konrad Hofer (sociologist)
Konrad Hofer (born October 5, 1955 in Obermillstatt ) is an Austrian sociologist who works primarily in the field of field research .
biography
Konrad Hofer is the eighth child of a family of twelve mountain farmers. He graduated from the Humanist Gymnasium in Tanzenberg in 1975 , then studied sociology and ethnology in Vienna and received his master's degree in 1982 ( looking for accommodation in Vienna ), and in 1985 doctor ( visiting people from Turkey in Vienna ).
Hofer carried out numerous studies for which he himself entered the milieus of the groups of people examined (→ participant observation ). From 1987 to 1989 he worked as a temporary worker and from 1990 to 1991 as a Romanian worker disguised on the work line in Vienna.
His first work, a football fan study, was funded by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, most of the following from the Vienna Chamber of Labor .
In 2002 he founded the Institute for Qualitative Work and Environment Research (IQUAL).
Prices
- Bruno Kreisky Prize for the Political Book
Publications
- 1991: Undignified. Experiences of a temporary worker , publisher for social criticism, Vienna 1991
- 1992: work line. Among Polish undeclared workers , publisher for social criticism, Vienna 1992
- 1994: Delivered. On the everyday working life of truck and bus drivers , Verlag des ÖGB, Vienna 1994
- 1997: In need of care. On care at home and in the nursing home , Verlag des ÖGB, Vienna 1997
- 2000: work without protection. An analysis of examples of atypical employment relationships , Verlag des ÖGB, Vienna 2000.
- 2002: Want to help and change the world. Working conditions of social workers , Verlag des ÖGB, Vienna 2002
- 2003: Education without a net or a whip. From everyday socio-educational professional life , Verlag des ÖGB, Vienna 2003
- 2006: stranded. From the everyday life of asylum seekers , Löcker Verlag, Vienna 2006
- 2009: Motives for choosing a career , AK Vienna, Vienna 2009
- 2010: Actively overcoming educational barriers , IQUAL, Vienna 2010
Web links
- Literature by and about Konrad Hofer in the catalog of the German National Library
- resume
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofer, Konrad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hofer, M. Konrad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th October 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Obermillstatt |