BIGSSS Events
BIGSSS Research Day 2019
On October 25, BIGSSS hosts its first Research Day - the perfect opportunity for fellows and ... more
BIGSSS Alumni Reunion 2019
In September 2019, BIGSSS hosts the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the fellow cohort ... more
Herrenhäuser Conference
BIGSSS co-organizes this year's international Herrenhäuser conference on "Revisiting Forces ... more
11th Nordwel Summer School: State, Society & Citizen
The cross-disciplinary summer school on welfare state development is a joint venture of the ... more
Summer Academy for High School Students in July
Summer time is research time! The University of Bremen organizes a more
Lecture Series Jul 2019: Mauro Santaniello
Mauro Santaniello, Senior Researcher at the Department of Political, Social and Communication ... more
Lecture by Shinobu Kitayama
Prof. Shinobu Kitayama, an international leading socio-cultural psychologist from ... more
Florian Wittmann's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Florian Wittmann is ... more
Alina Neitzert's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of
... moreAnne Leiser's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of
... moreLusine Grigoryan's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Lusine Grigoryan is ... more
Nora Waitkus' PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Nora Waitkus is ... more
Open Campus Day 2019
Am Samstag, dem 15. Juni 2019, findet der zweijährige Open Campus Day der Universität ... more
Tatia Chikhladze's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Tatia Chikhladze is ... more
Carolin Baur's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Carolin Baur is ... more
Catalina Dimitru's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Catalina Dimitru is ... more
BIGSSS-SFB Summer Retreat 2019
The second semester of the newest cohort of BIGSSS PhD fellows is traditionally marked by the ... more
Marufa Akter's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Marufa Akter is ... more
Fatma Rebeggiani's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Fatma Rebeggiani is ... more
Life Design Workshop
The Career Development Team invites BIGSSS fellows to a Life Design Workshop with BIGSSS alumni ... more
BIGSSS Meeting of Members 2019
BIGSSS Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg cordially invites all BIGSSS PhD fellows, postdocs, faculty and ... more
Jennie Auffenberg's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Jennie Auffenberg is ... more
Proposal Defenses Field B
Our Director of Studies Mandy Boehnke is pleased to announce that the proposals of the BIGSSS ... more
Proposal Defenses Field A
Our Director of Studies Mandy Boehnke is pleased to announce that the proposals of the BIGSSS ... more
Science Goes PUBlic!
Am 14. März 2019 beteiligen sich BIGSSS Doktorandin Lara Minkus und Alumnus Emanuel ... more
Workshop: Ethnographic Research of Politics
Within the framework of this workshop, participants will discuss different concepts of ... more
Stephan Dochow's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Stephan Dochow is ... more
Lecture Series Jan 2019: André Walter
André Walter from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, gives a talk on "The Social ... more
Lara Minkus' PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Lara Minkus is ready ... more
Workshop on Comparative Research
Monika Krause, Assistant Professor in Sociology at the London School of Economics, gives a ... more
Lecture Series Jan 2019: Monika Krause
Monika Krause, Assistant Professor in Sociology at the London School of Economics, gives a talk ... more
Lisa Heindl's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Lisa Heindl is ready ... more
Nadine Binder's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Nadine Binder is ... more
Contestations, New York 2018
BIGSSS cordially invites to a discussion with its transatlantic partners on "Democracy under ... more
BIGSSS-MAS Party 2018!
Dear BIGSSS community, alle Jahre wieder! Let us invite you to this year’s BIGSSS-MAS Party ... more
Reference Management Workshop
The Career Development Team and the University Library Bremen (SuUB) invite BIGSSS fellows to a ... more
Sanne van der Lugt's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Sanne van der Lugt ... more
Christine Borowsky's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Christine Borowsky ... more
Keynote: Recent Advances in Quantitative Text Analysis
The second event of the event series will be a keynote lecture held by Kenneth Benoit of LSE and ... more
Workshop: Introduction to Quantitative Text Analysis using R
This workshop with Stefan Müller from Trinity College Dublin offers a hands-on introduction ... more
Ulrike Ehrlich's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Ulrike Ehrlich is ... more
Workshop: R Refresher for Text Analysis
As the programme of choice for many QTA scholars, the event series begins with a brief ... more
Bremer Universitäts-Gespräche 2018
Können wir noch miteinander reden? Das Auseinanderdriften der Gesellschaft und die Krise der ... more
Workshop on Global History of the New Deal
Kiran Klaus Patel, Professor at Maastricht University, gives a workshop on "The Global History of ... more
BIGSSS-NASP Workshop on Digital Economy, Labour Market Regulation and Social Policy in Post-Crisis Europe
The two-day workshop on Digital economy, labour market regulation and social policy in ... more
Lecture Series Nov 2018: Flavia Flossati
Flavia Flossati from the Institute for Political Science at the University of Vienna, gives a ... more
Guest Talk: Plamen Ralchev
BIGSSS cordially invites to a guest talk by Plamen Ralchev, Associate Professor at the Department ... more
Lecture Series Oct 2018: Werner Eichhorst
Werner Eichhorst, Professor and Coordinator of "Labor Market and Social Policy in Europe" at IZA ... more
Database Search, Library Tour, Open Access, and Publication Policies
The Career Development Team offers two library workshops on Database Search, Library Tour, Open ... more
Katharina Klug's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Katharina Klug is ... more
Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt: Grundlage für ein glückliches Leben?
Im Rahmen der Maritimen Woche 2018 beteiligt sich die BIGSSS an der more
BIGSSS Welcome(-Back) BBQ Party!
On Sept 13, we'll have our annual Welcome (Back) BBQ Party to celebrate the arrival of the new ... more
Research Grant Proposals Workshop
The Career Development Team offers a second workshop on Research Grants and Funding Formats to ... more
Research Grant - Funding Formats Workshop
The Career Development Team offers a workshop on Research Grants and Funding Formats to BIGSSS ... more
Computational Social Science on Conflicts Keynote Speeches
BIGSSS invites to the keynote speeches of its international and interdisciplinary Summer School ... more
Computational Social Sciences Summer School on Conflict
From July 23 until August 3, 2018, the first of three Computational Social Sciences Summer ... more
Lecture Series June 2018: Ben Jann
Ben Jann, Professor at the University of Bern, gives a talk on "Assessing inequality using ... more
Alan Law's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Alan Law is ready to ... more
Postdoc Applications Q&A Session
The Career Development Team offers a workshop on Postdoc Applications to BIGSSS fellows!
... moreKwaku Arhin-Sam's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Kwaku Arhin-Sam is ... more
Elena Sommer's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Elena Sommer is ... more
Georgi Dragolov's PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Georgi Dragolov is ... more
Self and Time Management Workshop with Nadine Binder
The Career Development Team offers a workshop on Self and Time Management to BIGSSS fellows!
... moreBIGSSS Summer Retreat 2018
The second semester of the newest cohort of BIGSSS PhD fellows is marked by the Summer Retreat, a ... more
Data Mining Lecture by Stefan Bosse
Since Computational Social Science is a growing topic that covers many various facets, the BIGSSS ... more
BIGSSS Meeting of Members 2018
BIGSSS Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg cordially invites all BIGSSS PhD fellows, postdocs, faculty and ... more
Graduation Day 2018
On April 13, 2018, BIGSSS celebrated its sixth Graduation Day! 37 BIGSSS PhD fellows ... more
Proposal Defenses Field C
Our Director of Studies Mandy Boehnke is pleased to announce that the proposals of the BIGSSS ... more
Proposal Defenses Field B
Our Director of Studies Mandy Boehnke is pleased to announce that the proposals of the BIGSSS ... more
R Workshop with Dominic Nyhuis
Since Computational Social Science is a growing topic that covers many various facets, the BIGSSS ... more
Proposal Defenses Field A
Our Director of Studies Mandy Boehnke is pleased to announce that the proposals of the BIGSSS ... more
BIGSSS-LIVES Winter School on Life Course
On March 12-18, 2018, BIGSSS and the National Centre of Competence in Research "LIVES - ... more
Steffen Hagemann’s PhD Defense
Our Dean Olaf Groh-Samberg is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Steffen Hagemann is ... more
BIGSSS-departs Partner Days 2018!
On February 1-2, BIGSSS welcomes representatives from its more