In addition to the subject areas mentioned in the subject area, supervision of theses is possible in the following topics in particular:


  • Social inequality (if based on social theory or empirical research)
  • Emotions as a product of social structure/society (especially shame and fear) in various contexts (work organizations, social policy, social inequality) contexts (work organizations, social policy, social inequality or social work)
  • sociological professional research (if based on social theory)

This applies in particular to the first supervision; more distant topics are also possible for the second supervision.

Main research areas

  • Emotions (including shame)
  • Social inequality
  • Qualitative methods
  • Sociological professional research in social work
  • Error culture in the social sector