Departments
The Faculty of Social Science at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum pursues a modern interdisciplinary approach of Social Science. The central characteristic of the Faculty is the linking between the five on par disciplines Political Science, Sociology, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, Social Policy and Social Economy as well as Social Science Methodology and Statistics.
Sociology Section
- Chair of Sociology / Work and Economy, Prof. Dr. Heinze
- Chair of Work Organization and Work Structuring, Prof. Dr. Minssen
- Chair of Sociology / Organisation, Migration, Participation, Prof. Dr. Pries
- Chair of Sociology / Social Inequality and Gender, Prof. Dr. Lenz
- Chair of Sociology / Urban and Regional Studies, Prof. Dr. Strohmeier
- Junior Professorship Internationalization and Development Studies, Prof. Dr. Gerharz
- Junior Professorship Gesundheit und Sozialstruktur, Prof. Dr. Hartmann
Political Science Section
- Chair of Political Science / German Politics, Prof. Dr. Rehder
- Chair of Political Science / Comparative Local and Regional Politics, Prof. Dr. Bogumil
- Chair of Political Science / Comparative Politics, Prof. Dr. Eising
- Chair of Political Science / International Relations, Prof. Dr. Schirm
Social Policy and Social Economy Section
- Chair of Social Policy and Instituional Economy, Prof. Dr. Ott
- Chair of Social Policy and Public Finance, Prof. Dr. Werding
Social Psychology and Social Anthropology Section
- Chair of Social Anthropology, Prof. Dr. Haller
- Chair of Social Theory and Social Psychology, Prof. Dr. Straub
- Junior Professorship Cultural Psychology and Anthropological Knowledge, Prof. Dr. Sørensen
Social Science Methods and Statistics Section
- Chair of Empirical Social Research, Prof. Dr. Weins
- Chair of Research Methods and Statistics, Prof. Dr. Rohwer
- Social Science Data Analysis, Prof. Dr. Schräpler
- Junior Professorship for Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences, Prof. Dr. Juhasz