Department of Sociology and Social Psychology

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08/18/2026

Heft 3 (2026) der Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie (KZfSS) ist online

Die deutsch und englischsprachige Fachzeitschrift für Soziologie

07/17/2026

Kateryna Sytkina wins WiSo Junior Teaching Award

Congratulations to Katya!

07/14/2026

DSS Newsletter - Summer 2026

07/10/2026

A Leading Voice on Ambivalence and Decision-Making Returns to WiSo

Welcome to Prof. Dr. Iris K. Schneider as the new Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology

07/04/2026

Welcome to the DSS

07/03/2026

Vanessa Wittemann second place at ECSR best thesis prize

Vanessa Wittemann has received second place in the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR) Prize for the…

05/12/2026

Gesellschaftliche Ungleichheit reduzieren: Warum die Reichweite von Maßnahmen entscheidend ist

Eine soziologische Studie der Universität zu Köln

04/28/2026

Wie kriminell ist die Jugend von heute?

Wissenschaft im Alltag
Beitrag im Kölner Universitätsmagazin

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Publications

On the importance of subjective perceptions of safety. Limits of the 2026 UK road safety strategy

Pina-Sánchez, J., Loader, I. & Trinidad, A. (2026). TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment.

Then they simply go somewhere else: The effect of hotspot policing on crime development

Melcher, R. (...), Heyden, A. (2026). European Journal of Criminology.

A comparative study on online victimization perceptions (cyberbullying, dating violence, and sexual harassment) and psychological symptoms in sexual and gender minority youth

Azabal-Gallego, M., Trinidad, A. et al. (2026). Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace.

Does anomie help to explain social participation in very old age? A mediation analysis

Geithner, L. & Wagner, M. (2026). European Journal of Ageing.

Rising Secularism After Secularization? The Determinants of Transcendent and Immanent Worldviews in Germany 1982–2023

Meulemann, H., Siegers, P. & Dülmer, H. (2026). Religions.

Why do young US Americans avoid cross-partisan dating? A closer look at mediators and variation by gender and party

Taflinger, S. & Hudde, A. (2026). European Sociological Review.

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Department of Sociology and Social Psychology

News

Heft 3 (2026) der Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie (KZfSS) ist online

Kateryna Sytkina wins WiSo Junior Teaching Award

Congratulations to Katya!

DSS Newsletter - Summer 2026

A Leading Voice on Ambivalence and Decision-Making Returns to WiSo

Welcome to the DSS

Vanessa Wittemann second place at ECSR best thesis prize

Gesellschaftliche Ungleichheit reduzieren: Warum die Reichweite von Maßnahmen entscheidend ist

Wie kriminell ist die Jugend von heute?

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Publications

On the importance of subjective perceptions of safety. Limits of the 2026 UK road safety strategy

Then they simply go somewhere else: The effect of hotspot policing on crime development

A comparative study on online victimization perceptions (cyberbullying, dating violence, and sexual harassment) and psychological symptoms in sexual and gender minority youth

Does anomie help to explain social participation in very old age? A mediation analysis

Rising Secularism After Secularization? The Determinants of Transcendent and Immanent Worldviews in Germany 1982–2023

Why do young US Americans avoid cross-partisan dating? A closer look at mediators and variation by gender and party

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