Information on the Doctorate in Sociology
After a relevant Master's or Diploma degree programme, a doctorate in Sociology can be completed in accordance with the curriculum for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme. The main component of the programme - accounting for 60% of the total workload - is the dissertation, which must provide "proof of the ability to deal with scientific issues independently". The work on the dissertation project is embedded in a supporting and accompanying course system, in which theoretical, topic-specific and methodological training takes place, as well as activities and events aimed at introducing candidates to the "scientific community" of sociology.
The accompanying course system offers candidates
- a forum for stimulation and criticism in all phases of their dissertation project and throughout its entire duration
- high level, up-to-date input on scientific theory, methodology and thematic issues (including relevant gender aspects)
- to impart the skills and abilities they will need for their future work as producers and communicators of knowledge (Module 5)
Activities and events to introduce candidates to the specialist community include, in particular, participation in international specialist conferences and, above all, the presentation of their own research results in the form of a journal article or contribution at a conference or workshop. The doctoral programme concludes with the "Rigorosum", which takes the form of an oral defence of the dissertation before an examination senate.
Supervisors for dissertation projects
MAHLERT, Bettina, Ass.-Prof. Dr.
In her current research, Bettina Mahlert deals with the implications of postcolonial critique for sociological theory, as well as for more practically orientated (global) policy analysis, with the current relevance of Talcott Parsons' early work, and with processes of global cooperation.
Keywords: modernisation/ and world society/theory, post-development, systems theory, (global) social inequality, development policy, international organisations, global cooperation
E-mail: Bettina.Mahlert@uibk.ac.at
Homepage: www.uibk.ac.at/soziologie/team/bettina-mahlert/
Phone: +43 512 507-73438
Room: w 2.12 - Office hours: by appointment
PFLÜGER, Jessica, Prof. Dr.
Research specialisations
Methods and methodology: Methods of work and organisational research, Qualitative methods for recording processes, Inter- and transnational qualitative methods
Sociology of work and organisation: work, labour relations and work research from an inter- and transnational perspective, universities from an organisational theory perspective
Sociology of science: practices and conditions of (social) scientific knowledge production, practices and conditions of university teaching
RIEF, Silvia, assoz. Prof. Mag. Dr.
Silvia Rief's research focuses on the sociology of consumption, cultural sociology and theory, urban and spatial sociology and gender studies. Current research focuses on questions of consumption and sustainability, subject formation in the consumer sphere, innovation and co-operation in supply networks, as well as material culture and social processes in transit spaces.
E-mail: silvia.rief@uibk.ac.at
Homepage: www.uibk.ac.at/soziologie/team/silvia-rief
Phone: +43 512 507-73415
Room: w 2.10 - Consultation hours: by appointment
SCHERMER, Markus, Univ.-Prof. i. R. Dipl.-Ing. D.
Markus Schermer's research focuses on the following areas: Social developments in food production and consumption; Territorial approaches to regional development; Changes in the cultural landscape in mountain areas; Position of farmers in society.
E-mail: markus.schermer@uibk.ac.at
Homepage: www.uibk.ac.at/berglandwirtschaft | Link: Agricultural and regional sociology
Publications
Phone: +43 512 507-73413
Room: w 2.18
Virtual consultation hour - every Monday from 15:00 to 16:00:HERE
STAUBMANN, Helmut, Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Helmut Staubmann works on fundamental theoretical questions of sociology, in particular on a synthesis of aesthetic theory and sociology. He is considered an expert on Talcott Parsons and Georg Simmel. His applied research focusses on questions of education and university research.
E-Mail: Helmut.Staubmann@uibk.ac.at
Homepage: www.helmut-staubmann.info
Phone: +43 512 507-73406
Room: w 2.13 - Consultation hours: by appointment
UUNK, Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus, Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Wilfred Uunk conducts research on various forms of social inequality (e.g. by gender and migration status). His research often compares countries and he uses quantitative methods of social research.
E-Mail: wilfred.uunk@uibk.ac.at
Publications
Phone: +43 512 507 73599
Room: w. 2.02/05 - virtual office hours: Thursday from 13:00 to 14:00
WEICHT, Bernhard, Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr.
Bernhard Weicht is primarily concerned with the topics of care work, dependencies, migration and care, social and migration policy, as well as the discursive construction of ageing and care.
E-mail: bernhard.weicht@uibk.ac.at
Homepage: www.uibk.ac.at/soziologie/team/bernhard-weicht
Phone: +43 512 507-73402
Room: w 2.14 - Consultation hours: by appointment
WELZ, Frank, Associate Professor Dr.
In his research, Frank Welz initially focussed on the phenomenological concept of the lifeworld (dissertation), i.e. people's view of the reality of their lives, i.e. a kind of perspective "from below". Since his time in Innsbruck (habilitation), his interest has increasingly shifted to the perspective "from above": To what extent are people's orientations, attitudes and interests "produced" by society? Current projects: Historical epistemology of the social sciences; constitution of crisis and critique; "subjectivities" - governmentality and field analysis
E-mail: frank.welz@uibk.ac.at
Homepage: http://www.welz.eu / Supervision of PhD and Master's theses
Phone: +43 512 507-73405
Room: w 2.11 - Office hours: by appointment
Retired carers
NIEDENZU, Heinz-Jürgen, Associate Prof. Dr.
Heinz-Jürgen Niedenzu's main academic interest lies primarily in the field of sociological theory, with a focus on questions relating to the anthropological foundations of social theory, the development of a theory of socio-cultural evolution and models of long-term change in social structures.
PREGLAU, Max, Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Max Preglau's research focuses on the theory and methodology of sociology; social structure and social change in Austria, Europe and the USA; family, social, equality and integration policy in Austria, Europe and the USA; ÖVP-FPÖ/BZÖ coalition in Austria and its consequences.
E-mail: max.preglau@uibk.ac.at
Guidelines and further information
- Guidelines for cumulative dissertations in sociology
- Guidelines exposé for the dissertation in sociology
- Complete apprenticeships as part of external workshops and summer schools