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Sociology, Politics & Law
Explorations into an interdisciplinary subfield of the broader social sciences

The research colloquium of the Sociology Department will be held in English in the summer semester 2025 in cooperation with the Chair of African Legal Studies. It is intended to shed light on the interfaces between sociology, political science and law from various perspectives. While the research fields of Socio-Legal Studies and Judicial Politics are firmly established in English-speaking countries, the bridges between these disciplines are less well established in German-speaking countries. The colloquium aims to contribute to making the research field accessible and better known to a social science and law audience without specialised knowledge. Guests are very welcome.

Organisation: Prof. Alexander Stroh-Steckelberg
Wednesdays |  16:15 to 17:45 |  Room S6 (GW II) apart from the first session
Open to the public - everyone welcome!

7. May 2025 Tshepo Madlingozi, South African Human Rights Commission im FZA/S 145!
Social Movement Struggles for Decolonisation and (re)Constitution from Below

21. May 2025 Alexander Stroh-Steckelberg & Thoko Kaime, UBT
Informality and Courts: Conversations About a Relational Approach

28. May 2025 Anika Gomille, Universität Siegen (German/Deutsch)
Inhaftierte Weiblichkeit – Geschlechterstereotype hinter Gittern

18. June 2025 Cordula Tibi Weber, Universität Freiburg & GIGA Hamburg
Courts in Latin America: Independence, Public Support & Resistance

25. June 2025 Eva Julia Lohse, UBT
Why Do Sociological Perspectives Matter to Study Law?

2. July 2025 David Kosař, Masaryk University Brno
Purging Courts in Central and Eastern Europe

22. October 2025 J. Jarpa Dawuni, Howard University, Washington DC
Women Judges: Gender and the Judiciary in Africa

To download the full programme please click here.