Prof. Dr Birgit Behrensen

Key Areas

Refugee immigration, migration, pacifism, social inequality, power inequality, inclusion

In Particular

  • Refugee migration in Brandenburg,
  • Social Work in the Context of Flight, Migration and Methodological Nationalism,
  • Processes of social exclusion and re-integration,
  • Inclusive education and individual support,
  • Childhood, education and upbringing in the light of social inequality,
  • Peace research, global solidarity and pacifism.

Contact

Prof. Dr Birgit Behrensen
Chair of Sociology for Social Work

T +49 (0) 355 5818 433
Birgit.Behrensen(at)b-tu.de

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Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr Behrensen is head of the Chair of Sociology for Social Work at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. For over three decades, she has dedicated her application-orientated research to social dynamics in the context of refugee and migration movements. She has also been working on issues of inclusion and social participation for twenty years. Another focus of her work is peace research. She is a member of the Council for Migration.

Further information: https://www.b-tu.de/en/team/fachgebietsleitung/prof-dr-birgit-behrensen/career