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Awarded doctoral theses

Veröffentlicht am 30. June 2022

Awarded doctoral theses

The Bielefeld University Society (UGBi) awarded the prizes for the best doctoral theses at Bielefeld University on 29 June. Two BGHS graduates were also honored for their theses:

In his dissertation „Ein „Befreier“, der nicht mehr geht? Die alliierte Besatzung Süditaliens, 1943-1947“, Stefan Laffin examined the construct of this Allied occupation, which was marked by lines of conflict, internal contradictions between military and political functional logics, tensions in the Allied internal relationship, and interactions between occupiers and occupied. Currently, Stefan is teaching and researching at the History Department of Leibniz Universität Hannover.

Figure 1: Stefan Laffin (©Lena Wöhler/ Universität Hannover)

Vera Linke’s dissertation "Common Grounds. A Study of the Shared Foundations of Today's Separate Spheres of Insurance," shows that private and social insurance emerged from a joint specialized discourse in the 19th century, contrary to what separate research would suggest: In it, the current understanding of insurance was constituted as the sociation of risk through organization. Vera is currently working at the Institute for Controlling and Management Accounting at Helmut-Schmidt University/University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg.

Figure 2: Dr. Vera Linke (© Vera Linke)

The BGHS congratulates both alumni on their award!

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Linie 4: The Hohenzollern inheritance dispute and the ‘truths’ of history

Veröffentlicht am 13. June 2022

Linie 4: The Hohenzollern inheritance dispute and the ‘truths’ of history

Does historical scholarship provide an authentic picture of the past or does it offer different narratives of history, located somewhere between fiction and factuality? Jan Gräber addresses this question in the public lecture series Linie 4, organised by the BGHS together with the vhs Bielefeld. In his lecture “Which present does historical science produce? An examination of the Hohenzollern inheritance dispute”, he takes the example of the inheritance dispute between the Hohenzollerns and the state of Brandenburg, which is about castles, cultural assets, money and, not least, prestige. In the discussions about the inheritance dispute, in addition to the legal and political issues, the circumstance of the “considerable advance” is particularly prominent, i.e. the question of whether the Hohenzollerns played a significant role in the rise and maintenance of power of National Socialism. On this point of contention, history provides the essential and scientific expertise and accordingly helps to decide the Hohenzollerns' right to inherit. However, the dispute also makes it clear that it is not about a quick or even correct answer to historical questions. Rather, it proves to be a struggle for historical truth and its consequences for the present. This ultimately leads to the question of which present the science of history actually creates with its interpretations of history.

Jan Gräber studied history and political science at the University of Tübingen and is doing his doctorate in history at the BGHS on the topic of "The Contradictions of an Intervening History".

The lecture will take place on Monday, 20 June 2022 at 6.15 pm in the Murnau-Saal at the vhs Bielefeld , Ravensberger Park 1. The event will be held in German

Here you can find information about Linie 4 and the lectures in the series.

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Linie 4: Algorithms in the World of Work

Veröffentlicht am 1. June 2022

Linie 4: Algorithms in the World of Work

 

Granting loans, allocating machines or selecting personnel - companies and other work organisations are increasingly using digital techniques when it comes to making decisions. Fundamental to this are algorithms, i.e. clear rules of action that solve mathematical problems. In the public lecture series Linie 4, organised by the BGHS together with the vhs Bielefeld, Elisa Gensler deals with the challenges and opportunities that the use of algorithms in the world of work can have on employees. In her lecture “I am not a robot" - When algorithms take over decision-making processes in the world of work”, she asks about the importance that algorithms already have for work processes and the effects on the self-determination of employees when algorithms shape decisions or even take them away from them completely.

Elisa Gensler has been working as a research assistant at the Research Institute for Cognition and Robotics (CoR-Lab) and in the research area “Technical and Social Change” at the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University since 2019. Since 2019, she has also been a doctoral researcher in the interdisciplinary NRW Research College „Gestaltung von flexiblen Arbeitswelten (Arbeit 4.0)“ (Design of Flexible Working Environments (Work 4.0)) and in the BGHS. She is doing her doctorate on the topic of „Die Gestaltung und Bewertung algorithmischer Steuerung und Kontrolle in Arbeitsorganisationen und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Arbeitsautonomie von Beschäftigten“ (The design and evaluation of algorithmic management and control in work organisations and its impact on employees’ work autonomy). She studied sociology at the universities of Bamberg and Bielefeld.

The lecture will take place on Monday, 13 June 2022 at 6.15 pm in the Murnau-Saal at the vhs Bielefeld, Ravensberger Park 1. The event will be held in German

Here you can find information about Linie 4 and the lectures in the series.

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