Prof. Dr. Detlef Pollack
Current affiliations
- Institute of Sociology (IfS)
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Religious Change in Western and Eastern Europe and in the U.S.
- Political Culture in Eastern and East-Central Europe
- East Germany (GDR)
- Systemtheorie
- Differenzierungstheorie
Academic Education | |
| 05/1994 | Habilitation (Bielefeld University, Faculty of Sociology) with a thesis entitled: "Kirche in der Organisationsgesellschaft: Zum Wandel der gesellschaftlichen Lage der evangelischen Kirchen und der politisch alternativen Gruppen in der DDR". |
| 07/1984 | Ph.D. in Theology (summa cum laude) at Leipzig University with a thesis entitled: "Die Religionstheorie Niklas Luhmanns und ihre systemtheoretischen Voraussetzungen." |
| 07/1981 | Diploma in Theology at Leipzig University with a thesis entitled: Die Gotteskonzeption in der Philosophie Spinozas." |
| 10/1976 - 07/1981 | Academic Studies of Theology at Leipzig University |
Work Experience | |
| since 2023 | Member of the Executive Board of the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the University of Münster |
| since 08/2022 | Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Münster |
| since 2012 | Member of the Executive Board at the Centre for Religion and Modernity, University of Münster |
| 10/2008 - 07/2022 | Chair in Sociology of Religion at the University of Münster |
| 2019 - 2021 | Vice-Speaker of the Executive Board of the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” at the University of Münster |
| 2015 - 2018 | Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the University of Münster |
| 2012 - 2014 | Vice-Speaker of the Executive Board of the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" at the University of Münster |
| 2011 - 2012 | Fellow at Lichtenberg-Kolleg, Goettingen |
| 2002 - 2008 | Director of the Institute for Transformation Studies at the European University Frankfurt (Oder) |
| 1995 - 2008 | Professor of Comparative Sociology of Culture at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) |
| 2003 - 2005 | Max Weber Chair at New York University |
| 1996 - 1997 | Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study Berlin |
| 1994 | Professor of Sociology of Religion and Church at Leipzig University |
| 1993 | One semester visiting fellow at the Department of Sociology, Princeton University, USA |
| 1992 | Substitute Professorship at Philipps University Marburg, Faculty of Theology, Seminar of Social Ethics |
| 1990 | One semester at the University of Zürich |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 1995 | International Society for the Sociology of Religion (ISSR) |
| since 1994 | Sektion Religionssoziologie in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie (Vorstand) |
| since 1990 | Member, German Sociological Association (DGS) |
| 2015 - 2018 | Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics in Pre-Modern and Modern Cultures” |
Publications
Pollack, Detlef (2024) In: Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Sonderband 2024 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Pollack, Detlef (2023) In: Martin Dürnberger (eds.), Wie geht es weiter? Zur Zukunft der Wissensgesellschaft. Insbruck; Wien: Verlagsanstalt Tyriola. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Pollack, D, Demmrich, S, Müller, O (2023) In: Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik, 7(1) Type of Publication: Editorial (journal) | |
Hillenbrand, Carolin; Pollack, Detlef (2023) Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung. Type of Publication: Book (monograph) | |
Hillenbrand, Carolin; Pollack, Detlef (2023) In: German Politics and Society, 41 Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/11/2020 - 31/05/2025 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Type of project: Main BMBF-joint project | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/07/2016 - 31/12/2020 | 1st Funding period Funded by: MKW - Forschungskolleg Type of project: Individual project |
Talks
| Religiosity and integration among the population of Turkish immigrant background in Germany Demmrich, Sarah; Müller, Olaf; Pollack, Detlef (30/08/2018) ESA RN 34 - Mid-term Conference "Religions and Identities in the European Migration Crisis", University of Turin, Turin, Italy Type of talk: scientific talk |
Prizes
| Karl-Polányi Award Awarded by: Hungarian Sociological Association (MSZT) Award given to: Pollack, Detlef; Rosta, Gergely Announced at: 15/10/2018 | Date of awarding: 15/10/2018 Type of distinction: Best publication award | |
| Fellow am Lichtenberg-Kolleg der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Awarded by: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Award given to: Pollack, Detlef Announced at: 01/01/2011 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2011 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Fellow am Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin Awarded by: Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin Award given to: Pollack, Detlef Date of awarding: 01/01/1996 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Max Weber Chair in German and European Studies at the New York University Awarded by: New York University Award given to: Pollack, Detlef Announced at: 01/01/2003 Type of distinction: Scholarship | |
| Visiting Fellow am Department of Sociology, Princeton University (USA) Awarded by: Princeton University (USA) Award given to: Pollack, Detlef Announced at: 01/01/1993 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Doctorates
| Correlations between values concerning the common good and religiosity Candidate: Porada, Chiara | Supervisors: Pollack, Detlef; Pickel, Gert Period of time: 01/11/2019 - 01/06/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Religion, a bridge or barrier? The role of religion in social cohesion from an empirical cross-country perspective Candidate: Hillenbrand, Carolin | Supervisors: Pollack, Detlef Period of time: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Religiöse Identitätsbildung junger Alevit*innen und Sunnit*innen im Spannungsfeld von Herkunftsmilieus und gesellschaftlichen Anpassungserwartungen. Eine… Candidate: Loth, Martina | Supervisors: Pollack, Detlef Gärtner, Christel | Reviewers: Pollack, Detlef Gärtner, Christel Period of time: 14/12/2021 - 27/06/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Rahmenbedingungen und Muster zivilgesellschaftlicher Performanz von religiösen und säkularen Migrantenselbstorganisationen in Nordrhein-Westfalen Candidate: Klie, Wiebke Anna | Supervisors: Pollack, Detlef Gärtner, Christel | Reviewers: Pollack, Detlef Period of time: 14/07/2020 - 04/12/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Integration von religiöser Vielfalt durch Religion? Der Einfluss und Stellenwert religiöser Orientierungen bei der Wahrnehmung von religiöser Vielfalt und… Candidate: Friedrichs, Nils Florian | Supervisors: Pollack, Detlef | Reviewers: Pollack, Detlef Period of time: 01/04/2010 - 01/03/2019 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |