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The SFB at the DGS Congress

At this year’s 43rd DGS Congress in Mainz (28 September–2 October 26), several SFB members will also be presenting their research, including Ute Tellmann, Isabell Stamm, Marco Sonnberger, Marion Reiser and Robert Jende. Maria Pfeiffer will speak on 29 September 26 (2.00–5.00 pm) about how land ownership structures act as a brake on the expansion of wind energy. Anne Tittor will give a talk on 30 September 26 (2.00–5.00 pm) on the contradictory global energy policies in post-fossil extractivism. On the same day (9 am–12 noon), Malte Janzing will address algorithmic recommendation systems in music streaming within the context of the sociology of global relations. Here is the full programme.

The SFB at the DGS Congress

Furthermore, at the 43rd DGS Congress, the ad hoc group led by Kathrin Leuze, Robin Saalfeld and Sylka Scholz will discuss issues relating to property and wealth inequalities in private life on 30 September 26 (9 am–12 noon). For example, Robin Saalfeld will speak on gendered inequalities in inheritance and wealth amongst couples, whilst Henrike Katzer will examine social negotiation processes in shared accommodation via Airbnb. Elsewhere, on 29 September 26 (2 pm–5 pm), Sylka Scholz will present findings on property arrangements against the backdrop of the logical contradiction between love and money. Here is the full programme.
 

New blog post online!

In her blog post "Who Owns Charleston? Tracing Property through an African American Family’s Memory", which has just been published, Lara Rössig traces the memories and history of an African American family in Charleston. It becomes clear that the significance of property is reflected not only in legal titles, but above all in the stories interwoven with them. 

New publication!

Marion Reiser, Jonathan Rinne and Lars Vogel from sub-project B04, ‘Economic Ownership and Political (In)equality’, have published a new article. In it, they examine the relationship between wealth and preferences regarding democratic representation amongst citizens and legislators. 

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Who profits, who labours, and who is rendered dispensable in the global bioeconomy of reproduction? Under the title “Reproductive (In)Justice in an Unequal World”, Irina Herb is hosting a series of webinars organised by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, which explores these issues. The next webinars will take place online on 15 and 29 September 2026, at 3 pm on both days. 

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On 10 September 2026 at 4.30 pm, Florian Peters will give a lecture entitled ‘Children of Liberal Populism? Reconsidering the Rise of Postsocialist Oligarchy’ in Berlin. The lecture is part of the interdisciplinary workshop “The Return of Oligarchy: Conceptual and Historical Dimensions of a Powerful Phenomenon” at the Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Research.

New blog post online!

Against the backdrop of the current debate on pension reform, Silke van Dyk, in her new blog post ‘Pensions as Social Property? On the insurance company, the propertyless and expropriation in the social security system’, approaches the topic from a perspective that is often overlooked: that of the social rights of contributors. In doing so, she analyses the role that questions of ownership play here and discusses the extent to which political interventions in pension entitlements can be understood as an expropriation of the insured.