Prof. Dr. Matthias Grundmann

Current affiliations

  • Professorship of Socialization (Prof. Grundmann)
  • Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)
  • International Centre for Talent Research

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Sociology of Socialization: Theoretical and Empirical Socialization Research
  • Educational Sociology: Empirical Educational Research, Social Structure of Socialization and Education
  • Community and sustainability research
  • Sociology of social relationships

Academic Education

1998Habilitation at Humboldt University Berlin
1990PhD in Sociology, FU Berlin
1986 - 1990Doctoral studies at the FreeUniversity of Berlin and Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
1980 - 1986Graduation in Sociology, History and Religious Studies at Gerhard-Mercator University Duisburg

Work Experience

since 2000Universitätsprofessor WWU-Münster
2002 - 2012Geschäftsführender Direktor des Instituts für Soziologie an der Universität Münster
1999Visiting professor at Humboldt University Berlin
1998 - 1999Interim professor at TU Chemnitz
1990 - 1997Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Human Development Berlin
1987 - 1990
1989Studienaufenthalt am Center for Demography, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Institute of Life Course Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1986 - 1987Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Fachbereich Berufsbildungsforschung/Berufspädagogik an der Universität Duisburg (Leitung: Prof. Dr. G. Kutscha)

Functions and Memberships

Mitglied der International Society in Communal Studies
Mitglied der European Society in Research on Family Relations
Mitglied im Intercoop Netzwerk „Intergenerational Ambivalence“ der Humboldt-Stiftung.
Mitglied der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS)
Mitglied des Deutschen Hochschulverbands (DHV)
since 03/2009
since 03/2009
since 03/2005
1992 - 2004Mitglied des International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD)
1992 - 2004Mitglied der Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD )

Appointments

2000Offer to a Professorship for Sociology, University of Münster (accepted)

Publications

Schindler, Roland W.; Grundmann, Matthias (2022)
In: Krüger, Heinz-Hermann; Grunert, Cathleen; Ludwig, Katja (eds.), Handbuch Kindheits- und Jugendforschung. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.
Type of Publication: Review article (book contribution)
Becker, Jörg; Distel, Bettina; Grundmann, Matthias; Hupperich, Thomas; Kersting, Norbert; Löschel, Andreas; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Scholta, Hendrik (2021)
Münster: European Research Center for Information Systems.
Type of Publication: Working paper
Grundmann Matthias, Höppner Grit (eds.) (2020)
Weinheim: Beltz Juventa.
Type of Publication: Book (edited collection)
Görgen Benjamin, Grundmann Matthias, Haarbusch Niklas, Hoffmeister Dieter, Wendt Björn (2020)
In: Soziologie und Nachhaltigkeit, 2020(Sonderband 2)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Görgen Benjamin, Grundmann Matthias (2020)
In: Jochum Georg, Jurczyk Karin, Voß Günther, Weihrich Margit (eds.), Transformationen alltäglicher Lebensführung. Konzeptionelle und zeitdiagnostische Fragen. (no publisher available).
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
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Projects

Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/12/2021 - 30/11/2024
Funded by: DFG - Scientific Library Services and Information Systems
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 16/07/2016 - 27/08/2016
Funded by: German Academic Exchange Service
Type of project: Individual project
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Talks

Nachhaltigkeit in Münster. Bürger*innen, Wissensarbeiter*innen und zivilgesellschaftliche Initiativen
Grundmann, Matthias; Görgen, Benjamin; Haarbusch, Niklas; Hoffmann, Jessica; Wendt, Björn (23/05/2019)
4. ZIN-Brotzeitkolloquium, Universität Münster
Type of talk: scientific talk
Nachhaltige Lebensführung in gemeinschaftlichen Wohnprojekten. Eine Exploration
Görgen, Benjamin; Grundmann, Matthias (02/03/2018)
Transformation alltäglicher Lebensführung. Konzeptionelle und zeitdiagnostische Fragen, DJI, München
Type of talk: scientific talk

Doctorates

City: making as a form of relationship. Socio-ecological analyzes of civil society engagement
Candidate: Hoffmann, Jessica | Supervisors: Grundmann, Matthias; Mössner, Samuel
Period of time: 01/04/2021 - today
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
[Working title] Reception of meta-scientific discourses in german sociology
Candidate: Schumacher, Maria | Supervisors: Weischer, Christoph Grundmann, Matthias
Period of time: 01/03/2015 - today
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Ambivalence and violence: Professional ways of dealing with ambivalent dynamics of interactions in violent relationships
Candidate: Stockmann, Sebastian | Supervisors: Grundmann, Matthias; Weischer, Christoph; Wernberger, Angela
Period of time: 01/02/2017 - 31/12/2021
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Vergemeinschaftung und Gruppenkohäsion Empirische Untersuchung am Forschungsgegenstand einer therapeutischen Yogagruppe und zugleich theoretischer Beitrag zur…
Candidate: Osterloh, Frank | Supervisors: Grundmann, Matthias
Period of time: 01/11/2016 - 31/10/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Nachhaltigkeit als Utopie. Können Utopien einen Beitrag zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung leisten?
Candidate: Wendt, Björn | Supervisors: Grundmann, Matthias; Hoffmeister Dieter
Period of time: 02/01/2012 - 30/08/2018
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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