Tag: Sociology

Interview & Opinion

“Your bank balance is not the only indicator of creditworthiness”

Interview: Ingrid Ladner

The ethnologist Silke Meyer is investigating the significance of money in people’s private lives, the social functions it performs and the dependencies arising from debt. In this interview, she explains how social conventions define the “right” way to go about handling money and what correlations there are between debt and ethics. Continue reading ““Your bank balance is not the only indicator of creditworthiness””

Projects

The role of religion in the Russian “culture war”

In recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has tried to become an international influencer propagating conservative moral values. This is the research finding of Kristina Stoeckl, a sociologist of religion. Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, many religiously inspired right-wing groups distanced themselves from Moscow at least for the time being. It remains to be seen […] Continue reading “The role of religion in the Russian “culture war””

Projects

Harnessing the power of art

“The Art of Arrival” is a project in the course of which sociologists from the University of Vienna accompany the working process of artists both with and without the experience of being a refugee, and subsequently engage with recipients as they explore these works of art. Exchanges of scientific, creative and everyday experiences and knowledge […] Continue reading “Harnessing the power of art”