Research and PhD studies

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Research

The research activities of the Faculty of Social Sciences build on the themes of recent years and respond to current developments in the practice and social context of Social Work. The research topics thus address overarching developments in a society undergoing transformation and their effects on social circumstances and Social Work itself, as these continue to characterise the new federal states in a particular way.

Changes in living conditions, with particular emphasis on the impact of labour and social policy regulatory instruments (ALG II) on the issue of poverty in Saxony.
The effects of the changing world of work, on both a global and regional scale, on the conditions for the professionalisation of social services and organisations.
Innovative empirical and intervention-based approaches to specific target groups (e.g. teenage pregnancy, young mothers with disabilities, disadvantaged women, female asylum seekers, etc.) in specific settings and organisational contexts (e.g. health-promoting schools).
The lasting effects of experiences of dictatorship and their relevance for specific target groups (e.g. long-term consequences of politically motivated imprisonment in the GDR, European and regional remembrance work relating to Nazi crimes and experiences of flight).
Crime and violence prevention within the framework of youth welfare services, taking into account a gender perspective and far-right ideologies.

Ongoing research projects

Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

March 2023 to April 2026

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr. phil Stephan Beetz

Duration:

August 2026 to August 2028

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Project leader:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Prof. Dr. phil. Simon Moses Schleimer

Duration:

August 2026 to December 2026

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

April 2026 to November 2026

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Completed research projects

Project lead:

Prof. Dr. phil. Stephan Beetz

Duration:

August 2018 – February 2020

Partners:

Saxon Rural Women’s Association and the District of Central Saxony, funded as part of the LEADER development strategy

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze, Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz

Duration:

March 2018 – December 2018

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz

Duration:

August 2017 – May 2018

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze, Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz

Duration:

October 2016 to February 2017

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Consortium partners:

AGJF Sachsen e. V., Chemnitz University of Technology, AWO Kreisverband Auerbach/Vogtland e. V. and FAB e. V. Crimmitschau Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Project lead:

Prof. Dr Sebastian Noll

Duration:

May 2015 – April 2018

Research staff:

Peggy Gruna (2016 – 2018), Christin Werner

Website:

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Project leaders:

Prof. Dr Barbara Wolf, Prof. Dr Gudrun Ehlert, Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz

Duration:

1 July 2014 – 31 December 2016

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Stefan Busse, Prof. Dr. phil. Gudrun Ehlert

Duration:

May 2014 – July 2015

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Christina Niedermeier

Duration:

2014 to the winter term of 2014/2015

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Gudrun Ehlert

Duration:

1 January 2014 – 31 December 2014

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

September 2013 – February 2015

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

February 2013 – January 2014

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

September 2012 – February 2014

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz

Duration:

2012–2014

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Joint seminar organised by HAWK Holzminden and Mittweida University of Applied Sciences on the topic: Social Work in rural areas

Project lead:

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Stefan Busse

Duration:

2012 – 2014

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz

Duration:

December 2019 – November 2022

Partners:

Berlin University of Applied Sciences

Practice partners:

Saxony State Association for Sociocultural Affairs, Saxony Adult Education Association

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr. disc. pol. Asiye Kaya

Duration:

September 2019 – August 2020

Detailed information on the project: Study on empowerment for Sinti*ze and Rom*nja now available: read more

Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

July 2019 – November 2019

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr. phil. Stephan Beetz

Duration:

September 2018 – August 2021

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr M.A. Monika Häußler-Sczepan

Project Manager:

Dr. M.Sc. Angela Freche

Duration:

2017–2020

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz, Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

July 2019 – December 2020

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

August 2019 – December 2019

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

July 2020 – March 2021

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Project leader:

Prof. Dr. disc. pol. Asiye Kaya

Duration:

March 2020 – December 2022

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Sebastian Noll

Duration:

March 2022 – December 2023

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Matthias Vodel (Faculty Applied Computer Sciences and Biosciences), Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze (Faculty Social Sciences)

Duration:

September 2020 – August 2022

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

March 2022 – December 2023

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz

Duration:

February 2022 – April 2025

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Isolde Heintze

Duration:

December 2014 to December 2025

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz

Duration:

April 2023 – June 2025

In collaboration with the Saxon Children and Youth Association

Project lead:

Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz

Duration:

April 2023 – December 2024

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Project lead:

Prof. Dr Stephan Beetz

Duration:

March 2023 – April 2026

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Research Information System (FIS)

Here you will find research information from the Research Information System, which provides an overview of the wide range of research output specifically from the Faculty of Social Sciences. Research activities range from projects and publications to academic events. You can also view the research profiles of the academics, which provide insight into their involvement in areas such as committee work or acting as peer reviewers, supervising PhD students or research-intensive final-year dissertations.

Research and PhD studies

“Mittelsachsen-Sozial”

Co-operative project “Kopfstand” as part of the federal programme “Innovative Ways to Participate in Working Life – rehapro”

Transfer of social economy technologies to businesses in the food value chain – TransSozWi

“Evaluation of the implementation of the project ‘Establishment of a digital assistant for social integration (DiA)’”

“Conceptual preparation for the implementation of inclusive youth care planning in the Mittelsachsen district”

Development of a concept to support and coordinate ‘village carers’ and ‘carers’ in rural areas – strengthening and developing voluntary work in the social sector

From civic engagement to civil society? Political action and the sustainability of refugee initiatives in Saxony

Adult education in rural areas

Development of action strategies and perspectives amongst refugees in Saxony

Tue/Wed/Sun – Career paths and forward-looking, sustainable staff development in the social economy

Social Work at universities in Saxony: A disciplinary collaboration project combining knowledge transfer, professional development and profile enhancement.

Conducting an evaluation study as part of the reorganisation of the General Social Services department within the City of Leipzig’s Office for Youth, Family and Education

Foster children

Governance of vocational education and training: Business strategies and local coordination

Evaluation of the ‘KOMPAKT’ labour market policy measure aimed at integrating the long-term unemployed facing multiple barriers to employment

Evaluation of a labour market policy measure in the form of a training and skills centre (BZ-FZ) aimed at integrating the long-term unemployed

Evaluation of the ‘KOMPAKT’ labour market policy measure aimed at integrating the long-term unemployed facing multiple barriers to employment

Changes in rural living conditions: 1952, 1972, 1993/5, 2012/3

Organisational change and professionalism – taking the reorganisation of an ASD as an example

Cultural Education and Rural Development – Sub-project I: The Contribution of Cultural Education to Social Change and Regional Identities in Rural Communities (Mittweida University of Applied Sciences)

"Empowerment of Romani* and Sinti* women in Germany"

Feasibility study on the implementation of a (care) emergency and crisis helpline in the Mittelsachsen district

InnoLAWI: Agricultural businesses as providers of social services

Strengthening and Expanding the Mid-level Academic Staff (SEM)

A socio-spatial study of care provision in rural areas of the Meißen district

Access to, acceptance of and use of digital media to ensure the active social participation of older people

Planning a care emergency/crisis helpline in the Mittelsachsen district

30 Years of German Reunification – Migrants’ Perspectives on the Reunification Process

"Towards greater self-determination for people with intellectual disabilities in community-based living arrangements – a Dutch-German analysis."

“WIR! in the Region” – Blockchain-enabled social commitment

Evaluation of the Care Helpline in the Mittelsachsen district

Regional Education Landscapes from a Networking Perspective – Heterogeneous Stakeholder Potential for Overcoming Educational Barriers in Peripheral Areas (ReBiNet)

Development of a social reporting framework for the Mittelsachsen district

Study on the implementation of youth participation in local authorities, with particular reference to Section 47a of the Saxon Municipal Code (SächsGemO) and Section 43a of the Saxon District Code (SächsLKrO)

Participatory Agriculture – Saxon farms ready for inclusive workplaces (TL-FIT), a research and development project as part of the EIP AGRI knowledge transfer initiative

BMEL research project ‘Autonomy and Community: On the identification of visual artists with rural areas’ (AUGE)