60 https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/jahrbuch/editions/2017/2018/social-sciences en University of Bremen Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:57:51 +0100 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:57:51 +0100 University of Bremen content-68258 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:22:16 +0100 https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/jahrbuch/editions/2017/2018/social-sciences#c68258 <p>Modern sociological social theories are Uwe Schimank’s the speciality. In 2009 he was appointed as a professor at the University of Bremen. He researches inequality and social policy with his research group in the Faculty of Social Sciences and the SOCIUM Research Center. The 62-year-old is currently working on an English-language book version of his social theory. In addition to sociology, ­Professor ­Schimank loves photographing architecture – and can even find a certain aesthetic beauty in the much maligned University Boulevard. </p> Content content-68261 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:22:16 +0100 https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/jahrbuch/editions/2017/2018/social-sciences#c68261 <p>When she was 18, Carina Schmitt wanted to write children’s crime novels. But then she did an apprenticeship as a carpenter and dreamed of running her own workshop one day. However, things turned out differently. She ended up studying Political Science and History, submitting her post-doctoral dissertation and in 2017 she became a Professor of Global Social Policy at the University of Bremen. The 37-year-old researches the social ­legacy of colonialism. With great success: Carina Schmitt has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant by the European Research Council. </p> Content