Key activities

Research interets

  • Theoretical Sociology
  • General Sociology
  • Sociology of Trust
  • Sociology of Knowlegde
  • Sociology of Politics
  • Resilience
  • Social Theory
  • Sociology of  Moral
  • Methodology and History of Sociology
  • Qualitative Research Methodology

Project Affiliation

  • Research Unit 2539 “Resilience”, Project 3 “Theory of Resilience”
Werdegang

University Education

1980-1982 Catholic Theology, Hochschule St. Georgen, Frankfurt/M.
1982-1988 Philosophy, Sociology, and Catholic Theology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

Graduation / Academic Degrees

2002 Habilitation in Sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
1994 Dr. phil. in Philosophy, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
1988 M.A. in Philosophy, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

Work Experience

since 2010 Chair of General Sociology, Sociology Department, Universität Trier
2008-2010 Chair of General Sociology and Theory of Society, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
2005-2018 Chair of Macro-structural Analysis, Bergische Universität Wuppertal (replacement position)
2004-2005 Chair of General Sociology, Universität Duisburg-Essen (replacement position)
2000-2004 Assistant Professor for Sociology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
1996-2000 Assistant Professor for Sociology, Universität Konstanz
1994-1996 Assistant Professor for Sociology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg