Max Weber Center for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies
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The Max Weber Center for Advanced Studies (Max-Weber-Kolleg für kultur- und sozialwissenschaftliche Studien) is an international and interdisciplinary "high-ranking research centre which forms an avant-garde institution of the University of Erfurt," according to the European Commission's CORDIS.[1] The Center's focal areas include "religion, science, and law as powers of interpretation and governance; interactions among cultures; social orderings and mentalities in radical change; and normative—in particular, ethical—issues."[2]
Max-Weber-Kolleg for kultur- und sozialwissenschaftliche Studien | |
Type | Public Institute |
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Established | 1998 |
Director | Hartmut Rosa (Director) & Jörg Rüpke (Vice-Director) |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Website | Max Weber Center (English) |
Data as of July 2015[update] |
With its distinctive organizational structure, this semi-autonomous, faculty-like research institute combines an Institute for Advanced Study and a Graduate School or "Research Training Group" (Graduiertenkolleg).[3] Prominent scientists from several different disciplines (i.e., sociology, history, philosophy, theology, religious studies, law, and economics) are appointed as temporary fellows. During their stay at the Max Weber Center, they not only conduct their own research but also supervise and guide doctoral and post-doctoral researchers (Kollegiaten)—a collaboration of established and aspiring scholars that fosters a "highly competitive and intellectually vibrant research environment."[4]