Soziologie

» Veröffentlicht am 11. Mai 2026

New Open-Access Edited Volume 'The Contradictions of Market Socialism: Labour, Capital and Welfare in Privatising China and Vietnam' Published by Minh Nguyen and Jingyu Mao

We are happy to announce that the new edited volume titled 'The Contradictions of Market Socialism: Labour, Capital and Welfare in Privatising China and Vietnam' by Prof....

» Veröffentlicht am 27. April 2026

International Workshop 'Fictitious Commodities Revisited: Enquiries into the Great Transformations of Market Socialism' Successfully Organised

From 8 to 10 April 2026, the international workshop ‘Fictitious Commodities Revisited: Enquiries into the Great Transformations of Market Socialism' took place as part of the...

» Veröffentlicht am 20. April 2026

New project "Close Encounters: Development, Aspiration and Intimate Politics among the Hmong of Laos and China" funded by DFG

On the 1st of October 2026 Dr. Phill Wilcox and her team consisting of a PhD student and a student assistant will launch their DFG funded project "Close Encounters: Developme...

» Veröffentlicht am 19. Februar 2026

[DGSKA] "Wozu Ethnologie/Why Anthropology Matters": Interviewserie zum World Anthropology Day

[Find the English version below] Heute ist Tag der Anthropologie und wir möchten sowohl Fachnahe als auch Fachferne dazu einladen, mehr über diese Disziplin zu lernen. Die Anth...

» Veröffentlicht am 4. Februar 2026

WelfareStruggles Journal Article Included in the Most-Read Collection of Bristol University Press

Bristol University Press has announced the article “The privilege of being exploited? Overtime work in global factories of market socialist China and Vietnam” to be amongst its m...

» Veröffentlicht am 2. Februar 2026

Land Development, Labour Commodification and the Restructuring of Welfare in Post-reform China and Vietnam – Minh Nguyen's Presentation at Humboldt University of Berlin

Professor Dr. Minh Nguyen presents her paper on Land Development, Labour Commodification and the Restructuring of Welfare in Post-reform China and Vietnam at Humboldt University of...

» Veröffentlicht am 20. Januar 2026

The Anthropology of Vietnam: Global Perspectives (Nhân học Việt Nam: Tiếp cận Toàn cầu)

The international conference entitled The Anthropology of Vietnam: Global Perspectives (Nhân học Việt Nam: Tiếp cận Toàn cầu) is to be held at Dalat University (DLU) (Vietnam) be...

» Veröffentlicht am 4. Dezember 2025

Job Offer: Post-doctoral Research Position in Anthropology with Focus on Market Transformations in Vietnam (3 Years, Extendable)

We are looking for a colleague to join our growing Social Anthropology working group in the Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University. The position is expected to strengthen our w...

» Veröffentlicht am 11. November 2025

Journal of Vietnamese Studies' Book Review of Rural Life in Late Socialism

The Journal of Vietnamese Studies has recently published Phung N. Su's review of the book  Rural Life in Late Socialism: Politics of Development and Imaginaries of the Fut...

» Veröffentlicht am 21. Oktober 2025

'Reproductive Citizenship in a Time of Demographic Anxiety' Lecture by Prof. Sara Friedman in Understanding Asia Colloquium Series

The first lecture of the Understanding Asia colloquium series is to happen next Tuesday (28 October 2025)! Prof. Sara Friedman from Indiana University is going to present about &#...

» Veröffentlicht am 21. Oktober 2025

Understanding Asia Colloquium Series is Back with the Theme 'Transforming Families'!

In this semester, the colloquium series Understanding Asia is back with the theme ' Transforming Families' ! The program covers issues around LGBTQ+ reproductive citizen...

» Veröffentlicht am 4. September 2025

Reconfiguring Vietnam: Book Presentation and Discussion at the Vietnam Academy of Social Science

Professor Nguyen visited and conducted a joint fieldtrip with colleagues at the Institute of Cultural Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Science, where she also held a presentation...

» Veröffentlicht am 4. September 2025

Collaboration Possibilities in Southeast Asia

In August, Prof. Minh Nguyen and Dr. Ngoc Luong visited the University of Social Science and Humanities (USSH, VNU Ho Chi Minh City) and the National University of Laos (NUOL) duri...

» Veröffentlicht am 27. August 2025

Book Launch des Arbeitsbereichs 6 am 21. Oktober 2025

» Veröffentlicht am 12. August 2025

Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in Sozialanthropologie Bielefeld / Research and Teaching Associate in Social Anthropology, Bielefeld

Bielefeld University's Faculty of Sociology is recruiting a Research and Teaching Associate in Social Anthropology. It is a full-time position according to the German publ...