Professor Dr. Onno Husen
Current affiliations
- Professorship of educational science with specialisation in social educational theory and practice (Prof. Husen)Georgskommende 33, 48143 Münster
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Research Focus
- Theory and practice of social pedagogy
- Comparative child and youth welfare research
- Flight and migration and their impact on social pedagogical work
- Childhood Studies
Academic Education | |
| 10/2011 - 02/2017 | PhD (Dr. phil.) in Educational Sciences, Trier University/Germany |
| 10/2005 - 09/2011 | Master degree (Dipl.-Päd.) in Educational Sciences, Trier University/Germany |
| 08/2008 - 05/2009 | Exchange student in the international master´s programme Childhood Studies at the Norwegian Centre for Child Research/Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim/Norway |
Work Experience | |
| since 09/2022 | Professor of educational science with an emphasis on the theory and practice of social pedagogy at the University of Münster/Germany |
| 03/2017 - 08/2022 | Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, Leuphana University Lüneburg/Germany |
| 10/2020 - 03/2021 | Deputy Professorship in Social Pedagogy specialised in comparative youth welfare service research, Leuphana University Lüneburg/Germany |
| 09/2019 - 12/2019 | Visiting research associate and guest lecturer at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the Queen Maud´s University College of Early Childhood Education (DMMH) in Trondheim/Norway |
| 10/2011 - 02/2017 | Researcher at the Department for Social Pedagogy II/Trier University. Trier/Germany |
| 11/2014 - 06/2015 | Researcher in the project “Professionalism in Family Midwifery” Trier University/Germany |
Publications
Husen, Onno; Böllert, Karin (2026) In: Unsere Jugend. Die Zeitschrift für Studium und Praxis der Sozialpädagogik, 1, 3-8. Research article (journal) | Published | |
Hermsen, Katrin; Husen, Onno (2026) In: Unsere Jugend. Die Zeitschrift für Studium und Praxis der Sozialpädagogik, 78(1), 31-41. doi:10.2378/uj2026.art06d Research article (journal) | Published | |
Manzel, Melissa; Husen, Onno (2025) In: Neue Praxis: Zeitschrift für Sozialarbeit, Sozialpädagogik und Sozialpolitik, Sonderheft 19, 71-92. Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Husen, Onno; Novellino, Alessandro (2025) In: ANNA ALUFFI PENTINI; FABIO OLIVIERI (eds.), THE PEDAGOGUE IN EUROPE, 117-132. Rom: Roma TrE-Press. Research article (book contribution) | Published | |
Hermsen, Katrin; Husen, Onno (2025) In: Zeitschrift für erziehungswissenschaftliche Migrationsforschung, 4(2), 166-178. Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Projects
Duration: 01/07/2023 - 30/06/2025 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: 01/02/2019 - 31/01/2022 Funded by: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster |
Talks
| Church asylum as a space for negotiation: Ideas for space-sensitive social work Hermsen, Katrin; Husen, Onno (17/03/2026) 2026 IMISCOE (International Migration Research Network) Spring Conference: Governing and Experiencing Migration in…, Liège - Online-Presentation Type of talk: scientific Talk |
Doctorates
| [Working title] Machtbalancen in Konflikten im Kontext ambulanter § 35a SGB VIII Hilfen Candidate: Melissa Manzel | Supervisors: Husen, Onno | Reviewers: Husen, Onno Period of time: 01/10/2023 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| [Working title] The role of documents in forced migration regimes. Ethnographic exploration in a multi-sited field Candidate: Katrin Hermsen | Supervisors: Husen, Onno Period of time: 01/04/2023 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |