Privatdozent (PD) Dr. Peter Fischer
Lecturer & Academic Advisor
NameMr Dr. Peter Fischer
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Vita
Born 1973 in Hann.--Münden
| 1995 - 1998 | Studied social pedagogy in Münster, graduated with a degree in social pedagogy (FH) |
| 1999 - 2006 | Studied sociology, political science and educational science in Münster, Zurich and Berlin |
| 2003 | Visiting doctoral student in Zurich |
| 2003 - 2006 | Scholarship holder of the Hans Böckler Foundation |
| 2007 | Doctorate at the University of Münster with a thesis on mediocrity and society |
| 2007 - 2008 | Freelance social scientist and lecturer in adult education |
| 2007 - 2009 | Freelance lecturer, honorary lecturer, Research Associate at the JFK Institute of the FU Berlin |
| 2008 - 2010 | Lecturer for political education in Berlin and Brandenburg |
| 2010 - 2011 |
Freelance lecturer at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences for Social Work Berlin |
| 2010 - 2012 | Freelance lecturer at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg |
| 2010 - 2013 | Guest lecturer at the JFK Institute of the FU Berlin, Department of Sociology. Representation of the Junior Professorship for Sociology of North America. |
| 2014 - 2015 | Freelance lecturer at the Institute for Social Sciences of the HU Berlin |
| 2014 - 2021 | Research Associate, Institute of Sociology, TU Dresden |
| 2022 | WS: Freelance lecturer in sociology, University of Wuppertal |
| 2022 | Habilitation TU Dresden with a thesis on cosmos and society |
| 2023 |
Privatdozent (PD) TU Dresden |
| 2023 |
Lecturer IBA International University of Cooperative Education, Berlin |
| 2025 | WS: Fellow at the Interdisciplinary Center for Science and Technology Studies (IZWT) at the University of Wuppertal |
Memberships
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German Sociological Association DGS
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History of Sociology Section of the DGS
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German Trade Union for Education and Science (GEW)
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Berlin Society for New Music (BGNM)
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Section Sociology of Knowledge of the DGS
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Society for New Phenomenology (GNP)
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Society for Science Studies (GeWiF)
Core research areas
- History of sociology
- Historical Sociology
- Sociology of knowledge
- Theory of science
Publications
Current
Textbook Philosophy of Science in the Social Sciences
Cosmos and Society: Sociological Studies of Knowledge in Early Modernity