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Department of Social Science
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Welcome to Sociology of Migration and Education!

The basic thematic orientation within education and migration research is summarized by the term superdiverse class society, i.e. a systematic focus on social inequality and diversity relationships as well as the associated areas of conflict and potential. One focus in the context of superdiversity is school, integration and discrimination research. In addition, the professorship has strong links to cultural and conflict sociology.

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04/01/2024

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07/17/2026

News from Sociology of Migration and Education - New Article by Dr. Fatih Kaya

A new article on fragility as an ambiguous relational concept has been published.
Book cover with a yellow-orange background. The title is “Fragility Between Aesthetics and Vulnerability.” Eryk Noji and Uwe C. Steiner are listed as editors. The “Springer VS” publisher’s logo appears at the bottom.
07/16/2026

The team at the first ISO summer party

To mark the Institute of Sociology's nearly one-year anniversary, the first annual summer celebration was held.
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07/10/2026

The team at the 2026 Summer Festival

Some of the team attended the annual summer festival at TU Dortmund University.
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07/06/2026

Prof. Aladin El-Mafaalani Appointed to the Sustainability Advisory Board of North Rhine-Westphalia

The Sustainability Advisory Board is composed of 17 members from a wide variety of sectors of society.
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06/19/2026

News from Sociology of Migration and Education – New Article by Paul Schreiber and Aladin El-Mafaalani

A new article on administrative interdependence as a form of complexity management has been published.
Screenshot of an academic article from the journal "Frontiers in Sociology". The title is “From coordination problems to complexity processing – second-order observation of inter-administrative relations.” The authors listed are Paul R. Schreiber and Aladin El‑Mafaalani. Information on open access, editors, publication date (June 19, 2026), and DOI is also visible.
06/05/2026

Panel discussion with Dr. Anna Cornelia Reinhardt and Paul Sebastian Ruppel as part of the 10th master class at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities Essen

Dr. Anna Cornelia Reinhardt and Paul Sebastian Ruppel take part in the panel discussion as part of the 10th master class at the KWI.
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06/05/2026

Lecture by Dr. Anna Cornelia Reinhardt on "Between heterogeneity and flexibilization - shaping individual paths into training and careers"

Lecture by Dr. Anna Cornelia Reinhardt at the G.I.B. - Fachkräfte Offensive NRW summer academy
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further messages

Main areas of research:

  • Empirical research on education, migration, and social inequality
  • Childhood and adolescence research
  • Superdiversity in Institutions serving children and youth
  • Regional educational disparities
  • Research on racism and discrimination
  • Social polarization and conflict
  • Theories of social inequality, conflict theories, theories of racism, analysis of the modern age
  • Mixed-methods designs

Our team

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