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Faculty 4
Chair of Sociology for Social Work Prof. Dr. Birgit Behrensen

Projects (selection)

  • Poststructuralist Research into Protest and Social Movements: A Multi-perspectival Analytical Approach, DFG Network, 2025–2028 (Led by: Judith Vey (Spokesperson), Mareike Gebhardt, Helge Schwiertz)
  • GlobaLab – Bremen Collaboratory on Global Solidarity, DFG Cluster of Excellence Initiative, 2022–2024 (Member)
  • Agency in the accommodation of refugees in Germany, Fritz Thyssen Foundation, 2016–2021 (Principal Investigator)
  • Participation of people with a migration background and/or experiences of racism in initiatives for a Brandenburg for all, Aktionsbündnis Brandenburg, 2021–2022 (Principal Investigator)
  • Places of refuge? A brief study on the accommodation situation of LGBTIQ* refugees in Berlin, Magnus Hirschfeld Federal Foundation, 2017–2018 (Principal Investigator)
  • A brief urban study on opportunities for participation by refugees and people with a migration background/people of colour in the district of Pankow, Berlin-Pankow Integration Officer, 2017–2018 (Principal Investigator with Peter Ullrich)
  • Welcome initiatives in Brandenburg. A needs analysis of civic engagement for refugees, Brandenburg Action Alliance, 2015 (Principal Investigator with Madeleine Sauer)
  • Protests against refugee accommodation: Conditions leading to their emergence and escalation. The state of research and assessments by key stakeholders in selected regions, German Youth Institute, 2015 (Principal Investigator with Madeleine Sauer)