Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik

Research Centre for Inequality and Social Policy ‒ SOCIUM
Bremen, Germany

SOCIUM is the only social science research institute in Germany that examines questions of inequality, social policy and their social and political interactions empirically and theoretically. The focus of the work is on interdisciplinary research on social, economic, political, cultural, organizational, legal, historical and socio-medical conditions and consequences of social inequality, state social policy and their interdependencies. This research is carried out in a disciplinary manner primarily by sociology, political science, health, economics and law.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.socium.uni-bremen.de/

Address:
Mary-Somerville-Straße 5 28359 Bremen, Germany / P.O.Box 33 04 40 28334 Bremen, Germany

Country:
Germany

Sub-region:
Western Europe

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Global
Operating languages
English , German

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Institutional affiliations
University
Year founded
1985
Age (years)
Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik
 40
Germany average
 39
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: University of Bremen
Founder gender: Other entities
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Dieter Wolf
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Dieter Wolf
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Dieter Wolf
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik
 154
Germany average
 77
Global average
 88
2023
Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik
 11
2019
Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik
 22
% Female staff
2023
Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik
 73%
Germany average
 54%
Global average
 50%
2019
Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik
 63%
% Female researchers
2019
Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik
 63%
Germany average
 42%
Global average
 35%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik
 164
Germany average
 98
Global average
 58
2023
Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik
 145
2022
Forschungszentrum Ungleichheit und Sozialpolitik
 101

Data notes

Last updated: 09/03/2025
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