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Guest Lecture | Why Are Authoritarianism & Fascism Growing Globally?

Today’s multipolar imperialism is bound to resilient authoritarian state capitalism. Intensifying economic, ecological, social, and political crises deepen alienation and fuel authoritarianism and fascism. Where do we begin to articulate a socialist humanist, feminist and environmentally sustainable alternative?

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Published on 17 December 2025

“Global Protests: Gen Z is (finally) raising its voice” (German)

What is behind the ongoing Gen Z protests around the world, and when will the phenomenon reach Austria? In the article “Global protests: Gen Z (finally) raises its voice (German)” Dženeta Karabegović (Department of Sociology) and Karin Fischer (JKU Linz) comment on this topic.

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Published on 12 December 2025

Office Hours during the winter holiday period (22.12.2025 – 06.01.2026)

During the winter holiday period (22.12.2025 – 06.01.2026), the secretariat will have limited opening hours.

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Published on 11 December 2025

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New Project Release –
„VISION: ENVISIONING CONVIVIAL EUROPE” 

VISION aims to co-generate critical and transformative knowledge of a more just, sustainable and convivial Europe. It will unfold ways in which Europe could realise its normative vision and become a space of conviviality.

Futher links: Kyoko Shinozaki and  Deutsches Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (DeZIM) 

EUMIGS Double Degree webinar – 19.11.2021, 12-14 Uhr

–> Programme, structure and specifications for participants

Participants: Linköping University (SE), Malmö University (SE), Osnabrück University (DE), Universiidad de A Coruña (ES), Université de Neuchâtel (CH), Paris Lodron University Salzburg (AT), Liège University (BE)

Objective: information about the different programmes, recruitment

Migration and Mobilities Study Group (MMG)

The Migration and Mobilities Study Group (MMG) is a collective that brings together several thematic groups of scholars within migration and mobility studies at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (PLUS). PLUS-MMG has become an institutional member of the IMISCOE (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion)! It is Europe’s largest network of scholars in the area of migration and integration.Details:International Research Network IMISCOE

New Publications

Kornelia Hahn & Andreas Langenohl (Hrsg.) (2021):Protestkommunikation: Konflikte um die Legitimität politischer Öffentlichkeit.    Informationen auf der Webseite des Verlags

Ruth Abramowski (2020):Das bisschen Haushalt. Zur Kontinuität traditioneller Arbeitsteilung in Paarbeziehungen – ein europäischer Vergleich. Leverkusen-Opladen: Budrich Academic Press   Informationen auf der Webseite des Verlags

Johannes Klopf, Manfred Gabriel, Monika Frass (Hrsg.).(2020).Impuls – Idee – Innovation Salzburger Kulturwissenschaftliche Dialoge Band 6.Salzburg: Paracelsus Buchhandlung & Verlag

Katrin Huxel / Juliane Karakayali / Ewa Palenga-Möllenbeck / Marianne Schmidbaur / Kyoko Shinozaki / Tina Spies / Linda Supik / Elisabeth Tuider (Hg.) (2020):Postmigrantisch gelesen. Transnationalität, Gender, Care. Transcript-Verlag.

Ito Ruri / Kyoko Shinozaki (2020):Transnational Sociology of Domestic Work: In Quest of Decent Work

Sociology Research Colloquium

Starting in the summer term of 2018, the Department of Sociology will hold a colloquium to present current and completed research work. External speakers will also be invited to individual sessions. Please check our NEWS page to find out the latest schedule for the colloquium.