Research Foci
- Sociology of Religion
- Sociology of Organizations
- Organization and Diversity
- Religion and Migration
- Religion and Body in the Context of Secularization
- Citizenship
CV
Academic Education
- co-tutelle Ph.D. in sociology (Center for the Sociology of Organisations, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris) and political science (University of Münster)
- Member of the DFG Graduate School "Migration in Modern Europe", IMIS, University of Osnabrück
- Studies in Ethnography and Sociology of Organizations, Université Paris X - Nanterre and Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, France
Positions
- WZB Fellow, affiliated with the research unit Migration, Integration, Transnationalization
- Professor of Sociology of Relgion at the Department of Sociology, Münster University
- Research Fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center
- Visiting professor for sociology, especially sociology of religion at the University of Göttingen (interim professorship Matthias Koenig)
- Visiting Fellow at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard
- Guest Professor for Migration and Integration Research at the University of Vienna
- Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy in Washington, D.C.
- Research fellow at the universities of Münster and Osnabrück and at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center
External Functions
- University of Haifa, Israel (Academic committee of the Haifa Lab for Religious Studies, Member)
- Münster University (Rectorate Research Council, Member)
- Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Scientific Advisory Board, Member)
- Münster University (Cluster of Excellence Religion & Politics, Deputy Speaker)
- Center for Religion and Modernity (Board of Directors, Member)
Teaching
- Lecture: Soziologische Grundbegriffe und Forschungsfelder (Vorlesung) [062424]
- Seminar: Einführung in die Organisationssoziologie [062509]
- Seminar: Einführung in die Religionssoziologie [062510]
- Colloquium: Kolloquium [062425]
- Lecture: Gesellschaftsstruktur, Kultur und soziale Praxis (Vorlesung) [060421]
- Seminar: Secularization. Current Trends and International Differences [060435]
- Seminar: Cutting Edge Research on Religion [060468]
- Seminar: Disability Studies und Inklusion in Soziologie und Medien - Studentisches Seminar [060501]
(in cooperation with Jakob Helm) - Colloquium: Kolloquium [060438]
- Alle: Nur für Kowi-Studierende: Soziologie-Vorlesung Gesellschaftsstruktur, Kultur und soziale Praxis [060122]
- Short intensive seminar: Master Einführungsmodul [068477]
(in cooperation with Paul Eisewicht and Olaf Müller) - Seminar: Religion and Migration [066487]
- Seminar: Einführung in die Organisationssoziologie [066430]
- Seminar: Sozialformen des Religiösen [066492]
- Colloquium: Kolloquium [066481]
- Lecture: Soziologische Grundbegriffe und Forschungsfelder (Vorlesung) [064421]
- Seminar: Cultural Aspects of Organizations (Kultur und Organisation) [064443]
- Seminar: Secularization. Current Trends and International Differences [064468]
- Tutorial: Tutorium Soziologische Grundbegriffe und Forschungsfelder [064422]
- Colloquium: Forschungskolloquium [062589]
- Colloquium: Forschungskolloquium [062589]
(in cooperation with Jonas Wiedner) - Colloquium: Forschungskolloquium [060574]
(in cooperation with Eylem Kanol) - Methodological seminar: Qual. Methoden in der Soziologie [068643]
- Project seminar: Religion und Geschlecht (Teil I und II): [068638]
(in cooperation with Nelli Felker) - Colloquium: Forschungskolloquium [068590]
- Lecture: Soziologische Grundbegriffe und Forschungsfelder (Vorlesung) [066589]
- Seminar: Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt: Fällt die Gesellschaft auseinander? [066640]
(in cooperation with Tobias Bauer) - Seminar: Einführung in die Organisationssoziologie [066627]
- Tutorial: Tutorium Soziologische Grundbegriffe und Forschungsfelder [066590]
- Colloquium: Forschungskolloquium [066592]
- Lecture: Gesellschaftsstruktur, Kultur und soziale Praxis (Vorlesung) [064629]
- Methodological seminar: Der internationale Vergleich in der Migrationssoziologie [064631]
- Seminar: Religion und Migration [064630]
- Seminar: Sozialformen des Religiösen: Rollen, Gemeinschaften, Organisationen, Märkte [064595]
(in cooperation with Detlef Pollack) - Colloquium: Forschungskolloquium [064600]
- Lecture: Grundlagen und Grundbegriffe der Soziologie (Vorlesung) [062593]
- Short intensive seminar: Master Einführungsmodul [062605]
(in cooperation with Joachim Renn and Marko Heyse) - Seminar: Einführung in die Religionssoziologie [062633]
- Seminar: Cultural Aspects of Organisations [062660]
- Tutorial: Tutorium Grundlagen und Grundbegriffe der Soziologie [062594]
- Colloquium: Forschungskolloquium [062595]
- Seminar: Religion und Migration [068668]
Projects
- Modes of Organizational Diversity: Theory, Empiricism, and Practices. – MODI ()
Project Carried out outside the University Münster: DFG - Wissenschaftliche Netzwerke | Project Number: GR 6660/1 - EXC 2060 B3-48 - The role of social identities in interreligious arrangements: comparative perspectives on and from Sub-Saharan Africa ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Exzellenzcluster | Project Number: EXC 2060/1 - EXC 2060 B3-39 - Cross-Organizational and Cross-National Differences in Religious Accommodation ()
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Exzellenzcluster | Project Number: EXC 2060/1 - Cluster of Excellence 2060 - Religion and Politics: Dynamics of Tradition and Innovation ()
Main DFG-Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Exzellenzcluster | Project Number: EXC 2060/1 - BODYRULES - Migration-related Changes of Organizational Rules Regulating the Human Body – BODYRULES ()
Project Carried out outside the University Münster
Publications
Research Article (Journal)
- Michalowski, Ines, and Schmidt, Max Oliver. . “Conflict Dynamics in Organizational Decision-Making. Muslim Accommodation in Swimming Pools.” Journal of Organizational Sociology ahead of print. doi: 10.1515/joso-2024-0034.
Project Report
- Below, Ruben, El-Menouar, Yasemin, and Michalowski, Ines. . “Verschwörungsglaube als Gefahr für Demokratie und Zusammenhalt. Erklärungsansätze und Prävention.” Religionsmonitor. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung. doi: 10.11586/2024170.
- Apelt, Maja, Koch, Annika, Michalowski, Ines, Molzberger, Kaspar, Schenk, Liane, and Schmidt, Max Oliver. . “How organisations regulate Muslim body practices: a comparison of schools, hospitals, and swimming pools.” Comparative Migration Studies 11: 1–19. doi: 10.1186/s40878-023-00355-y.
- Michalowski, Ines. . “Säkularität im Schwimmbad. Einstellungen zu eigenen und fremden Körperpraktiken.” Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie 0 (online first). doi: 10.1007/s11577-023-00905-3.
- Kanol, Eylem, and Michalowski, Ines. . “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Religiosity: Evidence from Germany.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 0 (online first): 1–19. doi: 10.1111/jssr.12834.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Kanol, Eylem, and Michalowski, Ines. . “Investigating Attitudes toward Those Who Leave Religion among Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Believers.” Religions 13 (8): 682–702. doi: 10.3390/rel13080682.
- Michalowski, Ines. . “Organisationsspezifische Formen der Aushandlung von Säkularität: Anpassungen für Islam und Muslime im Militär,.” Soziale Welt 2022/25 (Sonderband): 27–62.
Web Publications (Blog Article)
- Harms, Lisa, and Michalowski, Ines. . “Transformation des relations États-religion en Europe : entre pluralisation et sécularisation.” Bulletin de l´Observatoire International du Religieux, n° 37. Dossier « Union européenne et religion ».
- Michalowski, Ines Behrendt Max. . “The Accommodation of Muslim Body Practices in German Public Swimming Pools.” Ethnic and Racial Studies 43 (11): 2080–2098. doi: 10.1080/01419870.2020.1770827.
- Michalowski, Ines, and Behrendt, Max. . Organisationaler Wandel für muslimische Badegäste in deutschen Schwimmbädern. Schnelle Anpassungen und Konflikte Berlin: WZB.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Helbling, Marc, and Michalowski, Ines. . “A New Agenda for Immigration and Citizenship Policy Research.” Comparative Political Studies, Special Issue "Immigration and Citizenship Policy Research" Vol. 50 (No. 1): 3–13. doi: 10.1177/0010414016666864.
- Koopmans, Ruud, and Michalowski, Ines. . “Why Do States Extend Rights to Immigrants? Institutional Settings and Historical Legacies Across 44 Countries Worldwide.” Comparative Political Studies Vol. 50 (No. 1): 41–74. doi: 10.1177/0010414016655533.
- Cadge, Wendy, Griera, Mar, Lucken, Kristen, and Michalowski, Ines. . “Afterword. On the Study of Religion in Public Institutions.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Vol. 56 (No. 2): 255–258. doi: 10.1111/jssr.12351.
- Cadge, Wendy, Griera, Mar, Lucken, Kristen, and Michalowski, Ines. . “Religion in Public Institutions. Comparative Perspectives from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Vol. 56 (No. 2): 226–233. doi: 10.1111/jssr.12350.
Research Article (Book Contribution)
- Michalowski, Ines. . “Towards a Life Course Perspective on Naturalisation for Refugees.” in The Integration of Migrants and Refugees, edited by Rainer Bauböck and Milena Tripkovic.
- Höhne, Jutta, and Michalowski, Ines. . “Long-term Effects of Language Course Timing on Language Acquisition and Social Contacts. Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants in Western Europe.” International Migration Review Vol. 50 (No. 1): 133–162. doi: 10.1111/imre.12130.
- Höhne, Jutta Michalowski Ines. . “Long-Term Effects of Language Course Timing on Language Acquisition and Social Contacts. Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants in Western Europe.” International Migration Review 50 (1): 133–162.. doi: 10.1111/imre.12130.
Book (Edited Collection)
- Burchardt, Marian, and Michalowski, Ines, eds. . Islam in Europe: Politics, Law and Religious Life Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
Articles
Research Articles (Journals)
- Michalowski, Ines. . “What Is at Stake When Muslims Join the Ranks? An International Comparison.” Religion, State & Society, Special Section "Muslim Military Chaplaincy" Vol. 43 (No. 1): 41–58. doi: 10.1080/09637494.2015.1021189.
- Carol, Sarah, Helbling, Marc, and Michalowski, Ines. . “A Struggle over Religious Rights? How Muslim Immigrants and Christian Natives View the Accommodation of Religion in Six European Countries.” Social Forces Vol. 94 (No. 2): 647–671.
Research Article (Book Contributions)
- Michalowski, Ines, and Burchardt, Marian. . “Islam in Europe. Cross-national Differences in Accommodation and Explanations.” in After Integration. Islam, Conviviality and Contentious Politics in Europe, Islam und Politik, edited by Marian Burchardt and Ines Michalowski. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-02594-6_6.
- Michalowski, Ines Burchardt Marian. . “Islam in Europe: Cross-National Differences in Accommodation and Explanations.” in Islam in Europe: Politics, Law and Religious Life, edited by Marian Michalowski Ines Burchardt.
- Michalowski, Ines. . “Legitimizing Host Country Institutions. A Comparative Analysis of the Content of Civic Education Courses in France and Germany.” in European States and Their Muslim Citizens. The Impact of Institutions on Perceptions and Boundaries, Cambridge Studies in Law and Society Series, edited by R.Bowen/Christophe Bertossi/Jan Willem Duyvendak/Mona Lena Krook John. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Research Articles (Journals)
- Michalowski, Ines, and Oers, Ricky van. . “How Can We Categorise and Interpret Civic Integration Policies?” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Vol. 38 (No. 1): 163–171. doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2012.640027.
- Finotelli, Claudia Michalowski Ines. . “Introduction. The Heuristic Potential of Models of Citizenship and Immigrant Integration Reviewed.” Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies 10: 231–224..
- Koopmans, Ruud, Michalowski, Ines, and Waibel, Stine. . “Citizenship rights for immigrants: National political processes and cross-national convergence in Western Europe, 1980-2008.” American Journal of Sociology 117 (4): 1202–1245.
Research Article (Book Contribution)
- Eulriet, Irène, and Michalowski, Ines. . “Préface. Armées, minorités ethniques et régimes de citoyenneté.” in La gestion de la diversité ethnique dans les armées. Le cas du Royaume-Uni, des États-Unis, de la Belgique et des Pays-Bas, Cahiers de l'IRSEM, edited by Anaïs Reding, Matt Bassford, Claire Celia, Kristin Weed and Emmanuel Hassan. Paris: Selbstverlag / Eigenverlag.
- Michalowski, Ines. . “Required to assimilate? The content of citizenship tests in five countries.” Citizenship Studies 15 (6-7): 749–768.
Research Article (Journal)
- Michalowski, Ines. . “Naturalisatietoetsen en concepten van staat en natie.” Migrantenstudies 26 (2): 121–141.
Research Article (Book Contributions)
- Michalowski, Ines. . “Citizenship tests and traditions of state interference with cultural diversity.” in How Liberal are Citizenship Tests? EUI Working Papers., edited by Rainer Bauböck and Christian Joppke.
- Michalowski, Iness. . “Immigration to France. The challenge of immigrant integration.” in Immigration Worldwide., edited by A.Segal Uma, Doreen Elliott and Nazneen Mayadas.
Book (Edited Collection)
- Hunger, Uwe, Aybek, Can, Ette, Andres, and Michalowski, Ines, eds. . Migrations- und Integrationsprozesse in Europa. Vergemeinschaftung oder nationalstaatliche Lösungswege? Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
Articles
Research Article (Journal)
- Svensson, Jörgen, Michalowski, Ines, and Seveker, Marina. . “Ervaringen met de indicatormethodiek in een vergelijkende evaluatie van lokaal inburgeringsbeleid.” Migrantenstudies Vol. 24 (No. 4): 250–272.
Research Article (Book Contribution)
- Michalowski, Ines Walter Anne. . “Family reunification between EC law and national integration policy.” in Migratierecht en Rechtssociologie. Collected Essays in Honour of Kees Groenendijk., edited by Anita Böcker and Tetty Havinga.
- Michalowski, Ines. . Integration als Staatsprogramm. Deutschland, Frankreich und die Niederlande im Vergleich Berlin: LIT Verlag.
- Michalowski, Ines. . “Le contrat d’accueil et d’intégration comparé: expansion ou disparition des dispositifs pour l’intégration des étrangers en Europe?” Hommes et Migrations 1261: 131–142.
- Michalowski, Ines. . “Integration programs for newcomers – A Dutch model for Europe?” IMIS Beiträge 24: 163–175.