INCHER colloquium: Continuity and change in state universities in Germany. An analysis of their development dynamics since the 1990s.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Heinze (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Wuppertal):
Continuity and change in state universities in Germany. An analysis of their development dynamics since the 1990s.

The lecture examines the growth and shrinkage of state universities in Germany. Drawing on three theoretical perspectives (sociological neo-institutionalism, population ecology, theory of stratification), the influence of subject structures, size, age and prestige on the developmental dynamics of universities will be examined. The results show that, despite the overall fairly stable tectonics of the four subject groups (humanities, natural sciences, engineering and social sciences), non-technical universities (NTUs) are developing more dynamically than technical universities (TUs). The natural sciences are continuing to shrink, while the social sciences are growing. Large and old universities are more likely to be represented in disciplines affected by shrinkage, while small and young universities are more likely to be represented in growing disciplines. The NTUs funded by the Excellence Initiative have a specialist profile in the humanities and natural sciences, while non-funded universities tend to have a social science profile.


The lectures are planned as hybrid events. Please register for Zoom participation(koch[at]incher.uni-kassel[dot]de).
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