Association for the Promotion of Research and Knowledge Transfer in Social Law and Social Policy e.V.

Through its board and its members, the association is intended to serve as an interface to disseminate research findings to society and to articulate society's interest in research. To this end, the association aims to expand cooperation between practice and science . It supports cooperation between researchers, teachers and students at Fulda University of Applied Sciences, the University of Kassel and other universities in the region, as well as institutions and companies based in the region.

As the members of the association are mainly researchers, teachers and practitioners from the region, they are very familiar with current relevant topics and problems. The association can thus help to identify topics relevant to research and practice, which can provide ideas for research projects, dissertations and theses. This knowledge can also be used in other ways: the association can organize and facilitate lectures, conferences and workshops and be present at other events in a profitable way.

At these meetings, employers, graduates and interns can be given a platform to get to know each other. Finally, the association serves to identify and cover the training needs of employees.

The association currently has 48 members, most of whom come from the various areas of science and practice covered by the association. For example, 22 members belong to the scientific field. A further five members work for social institutions or associations. In addition, there are two members with a church background, five members from the (social) justice system and three members from the field of public administration.

Membership form for the association

Executive Board

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hänlein
Professor of Business, Labour and Social Law
Faculty of Economics
University of Kassel

Deputy Chairwoman

Prof. Dr. Gamze Güzel-Freudenstein
Professor of Medicine with a focus on
Social Medicine and Occupational Medicine
Faculty of Health Sciences (GW)
Fulda University of Applied Sciences

Treasurer

Sigrid Vater-Eisner
Sozialverband VdK Hessen-Thüringen
Honorary Coordination

Assessors

RiBSG Nicola Behrend
Malte Crome
Pastor Dr. Jochen Gerlach
Gerhard Sehnert
Prof. Dr. Uwe Sewerin

Statutes of the Association for the Promotion of Research and Knowledge Transfer in Social Law and Social Policy of 17.1.2012 in the version of 15.2.2023

According to § 6 sentence 1 of its articles of association, the association holds an ordinary general meeting once a year. Board meetings or other meetings and extraordinary general meetings are also held regularly.

The lecture series Social Law and Social Policy in Jurisprudence and Science has existed since 2003 and is based on the initiative of individual academics from the Faculty of Economics and Management at the University of Kassel (Prof. Dr. Andreas Hänlein) and representatives of the Federal Social Court (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Spellbrink). While the lecture series initially focused primarily on questions and aspects of social law, the establishment of the research network has led to a disciplinary and thematic expansion, as a result of which topics and aspects of social policy are now also the subject of discussion. Each semester, two events are organized at the University of Kassel as part of this series.

The lecture series "Social Economy Meets Science", organized by the association and the leagues of independent welfare in the city and district of Kassel, is entirely in line with the association's objectives. Through the speakers and their topics, it aims to highlight links between practice and science and offer a meeting point for participants from both areas. The speakers and guests regularly include representatives from science and practice.