Social Pedagogy

The team of the chair of Social Pedagogy conducts empirical and theory-generating research in the following areas:

  • Child and youth welfare research (with a special interest in ombuds offices and complaint services and social space approaches),
  • Refugee family studies,
  • Subjectivation and discourse analysis,
  • Theories of social pedagogy and social work,
  • Trust research.

Our teaching is also based on these focal points.

Research

For publications, individual research and teaching activities of our team members, please refer to their individual homepages.

Selected Research Projects

KoDiTa - Constructive Diversity Talk for Future Teachers
Duration: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2027
Project Lead: Prof. Dr. Birte Siem, Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandermann, Dr. Iniobong Essien

Trust as the Foundation of Society's Future
Duration: June 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023
Project Lead: Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandermann

Integration through Trust
Duration: February 1, 2019 - May 31, 2022
Project Lead: Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandermann

Team

Head

  • Prof. Dr. Philipp Sandermann

Research Assistants

  • Dr. Vanessa Schwenker
  • Dr. Laura Wenzel

Secretariat

  • Kirsten Meißner
  • Nina Pries
  • Sonja Rosenthal

Scholarship Holders

Patrick Bielski-Wüsthoff (Funding: Hans-Böckler-Foundation)

Hannah Franke (Funding: Hans-Böckler-Foundation)

Student Helpers

Marla Emken

Matthias Mertens

PhD Students

PhD students of this research area can be found >>here.