Research Projects at the MPIfG

 

Project Areas

• Sociology of Markets
• Institutional Change in Contemporary Capitalism
• Research Group on European Liberalization Policies
• Research Group on Institution Building across Borders
• Research Group on Economic Patriotism
• Knowledge and Innovation
• Governance of Global Structures
• Theories and Methods
• IMPRS-SPCE Doctoral Program: Dissertation Projects
• Projects by Visiting Researchers

 

Project Area
Sociology of Markets

 

Introduction to "Sociology of Markets"
Jens Beckert
 

Fundamentals

How Are Markets Possible?
Jens Beckert
 
Fictionality in Economic Action
Jens Beckert
 

The Emergence of Markets

"Winner-Take-All" Markets in the Creative Industries
Mark Lutter
 
How Social Movements Effect Markets
Philip Balsiger
 

Creation of Value in Markets

The Production of Cultural Meaning and Price Formation on Wine Markets
Jens Beckert and Jörg Rössel, University of Zurich
 
Political Regulation in the Wine Market
Jens Beckert
 
Constructing Quality
Jens Beckert and Christine Musselin, Sciences Po, Paris
 
Uncertainty in the Financial Industry
Pierre de Larminat, ENS, Paris
 
The "Pleasures of Paternalism"
Alima Bissenova
 

Illegal Markets

The Structure of Illegal Markets
Jens Beckert and Renate Mayntz
 
Markets for Counterfeit Consumer Goods
Frank Wehinger
 
Illegal Markets under Crisis Conditions
Matías Dewey
 

Sociology of Profit

The Sociology of Profit
Sascha Münnich
 



 

Project Area
Institutional Change in Contemporary Capitalism

 

Introduction to "Institutional Change in Contemporary Capitalism"
Wolfgang Streeck
 

Theory of Capitalism

The Fiscal Crisis of the State in Contemporary Capitalism
Wolfgang Streeck
 
Capitalism in China
Tobias ten Brink
 
Governing Architecture of a Shadow Financial Market
Todd Arthur Bridges
 
The International Monetary System
Jongchul Kim
 

Industrial Relations and Welfare States

Social Conditions and Consequences of Flexible Labor Markets
Wolfgang Streeck
 
Does Business Need Social Policy?
Thomas Paster
 
The Politics of Religiously Motivated Welfare Provision
Ipek Göçmen
 
The Influence of Societal Beliefs on Population Policies
Carolin Lange
 

Democratic Theory

Democracy in an Age of Liberalization
Armin Schäfer
 

European Integration

The Political Economy of European Integration
Martin Höpner and Armin Schäfer
 
European Integration and the Clash of Capitalisms
Helen Callaghan
 

Corporate Governance

Insiders, Outsiders and the Politics of Corporate Governance
Helen Callaghan
 
Limits of Political Intervention in the Financial Sector
Helen Callaghan and Paul Lagneau-Ymonet, IRISSO, Université Paris-Dauphine
 
Decentralization of Capital in Germany
Lothar Krempel
 



 

Project Area
Research Group on European Liberalization Policies

 

Introduction to "European Liberalization Policies"
Martin Höpner
 
"Integration through Law" as a Source of European Liberalization Policy
Martin Höpner
 
The European Challenge to the German Public Banking Sector
Daniel Seikel (Doctoral project)
 
The Dispute over "Golden Shares"
Benjamin Werner (Doctoral project)
 
Large Firms’ Donations to Political Parties in Germany
Martin Höpner and Achim Goerres, University of Cologne
 
Labor Mobility and Labor Relations
Alexandre Afonso
 



 

Project Area
Research Group on Institution Building across Borders

 

Introduction to "Institution Building across Borders"
Sigrid Quack
 
The Copyright Dispute
Sigrid Quack and Leonhard Dobusch, Freie Universität Berlin
 
Transnational Politics of Professional Expertise
Sigrid Quack and Paul Lagneau-Ymonet, IRISSO, Université Paris-Dauphine
 
Transnational Governance of Common Resources
Philip Mader (Doctoral project)
 
When Transnational Governance Hits the Ground
Liviu Mantescu (Doctoral project)
 



 

Project Area
Research Group on Economic Patriotism

 

Introduction "Economic Patriotism"
Cornelia Woll
 
Economic Patriotism in the Era of Global Financial Markets
Cornelia Woll
 
The Transformation of Financial Institutions
Stéphane Guittet, Sciences Po, Paris (Doctoral project)
 



 

Project Area
Knowledge and Innovation

 

Impact of Modern Information and Communication Technologies on Governance
Jürgen Feick
 
Knowledge Production and Social Media
Lothar Krempel
 



 

Project Area
Governance of Global Structures

 

Globalization and the Consequences for Governance
Renate Mayntz
 
Institutional Change in the Governance of Financial Markets
Renate Mayntz with Till Martin Kaesbach
 
Normative Foundations and Limits of Political Legitimacy
Fritz W. Scharpf
 



 

Project Area
Theories and Methods

 

Social Science and the Practice of Politics
Wolfgang Streeck
 
Theory of Institutional Change
Wolfgang Streeck and Kathleen Thelen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with Helen Callaghan
 
Technical Advice for Projects at the Institute
Lothar Krempel
 



 

Project Area
IMPRS-SPCE Doctoral Program: Dissertation Projects

 

The Political Economy of the Funeral Market
Dominic Akyel
 
Commercial Sexuality and the Decency of Place
Arne Dreßler
 
Economic Competition in Renewable Energy Transitions
Timur Ergen
 
Fertility Behavior in Regional Social Contexts
Barbara Fulda
 
Evaluating Candidates in the Labor Market
Philipp Gerlach
 
Political Economy of Budget Surpluses
Lukas Haffert
 
Ethnicity, Class, Politics
Azer Kiliç
 
Moral Foundations of Housing Markets
Sebastian Kohl
 
The Fiscal Crisis of the State: Swedish Insights
Philip Mehrtens
 
Household Debt in the Age of Permanent Austerity
Daniel Mertens
 
The Disappearance of Early Economic Sociology
Michael Reif
 
Selling "Cultures"
André Vereta Nahoum
 
Socially Disadvantaged Families with Many Children
Sara Weckemann
 



 

Project Area
Projects by Visiting Researchers

 

Market Formation and Social Movements
Simone Schiller-Merkens