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Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology
research associate

Dr. Carsten Schröder

Dear Sir or Madam,

in the winter semester 2021/2022, I will substitute the professorship for 'Theories and Methods of Social Work' at the University of Duisburg-Essen. The work I am currently supervising will continue. I ask to refrain from new inquiries for the winter semester.

You can still reach me at the following e-mail address: carsten.schroeder@uni-due.de

Main fields of work

  • Phenomenology of the body/body and emotions
  • Critical theory of education
  • Child and youth welfare research
  • Theories of professional action in social work
  • Methodology and methods of qualitative research

More information

10/2018 - today

  • Research Assistant at the Technical University of Dortmund, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sociology, Institute for Social Pedagogy,Adult Education and Early Childhood Education.

10/2017 - 09/2018

  • Substitute of the W3 professorship for social pedagogy with focus on child and youth welfare at the University of Koblenz-Landau - Campus Landau, Department of Educational Science

04/2016 - 09/2017

  • Research assistant at the Technical University of Dortmund, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sociology, Institute for Social Pedagogy, Adult Education and Early Childhood Education

02/2016 - 03/2016

  • Research assistant at the University of Wuppertal, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Social Pedagogy Unit

04/2012 - 10/2016

  • Doctorate (Dr. phil.) at the University of Wuppertal, working unit social pedagogy, title of the dissertation: "Affektiver Welt-bezug und professionelles Handeln - Eine Ethnographie der Emotionen im Handlungsfeld der Heimerziehung", funded by the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung More information: here

09/2013 - 02/2014

  • Research assistant at the University of Wuppertal, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Social Pedagogy Unit

10/2009 - 02/2012

  • Master of Arts with focus on childhood, youth, social services at the University of Wuppertal, working unit social pedagogy, title of the master thesis: "Emotions as a research object of social work".

09/2005 - 08/2008

  • Diploma in Social Work/Social Pedagogy at the University of Applied Sciences Emden/ Leer, Department of Social Work and Health, title of diploma thesis: "Dialogical Processes to Strengthen Parental Parenting Competencies".

07/2013 - 03/2016

  • Independent activities as a social worker in the consulting project "geRecht in NRW",Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Landesverband NRW e.V., Wuppertal

 

04/2013 - 07/2013

  • Social worker, consulting project "geRECHT in NRW",Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Landesverband NRW e.V., Wuppertal

 

03/2012 - 12/2012

  • Social worker, model project "geRecht in NRW - Unabhängige Beschwerdedeinstanz in Einrichtungen der Erziehungshilfe", German Child Protection Association NRW e.V., Wuppertal

 

07/2011 - 12/2011

  • Social worker, outpatient center for child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

 

10/2008 - 09/2009

  • State certification, certified social worker/social pedagogue, counseling center for children, adolescents and parents of the district of Cuxhaven, Otterndorf

2013 - 2015

  • Scholarship research project, in collaboration with Fatima Caliskan, "Exploring barriers - Cultural barriers in psychotherapy using the example of the Turkish community in Germany", funded by the Hans-Böckler-Foundation

2013 - 2014

  • Scientific accompanying research and evaluation of the vocational district project 'arriba' of the Jobcenter Wuppertal". Direction: Prof. Dr. Sünker, funded by the Jobcenter Wuppertal.

2013

  • EU research proposal (FP 7), "Growing up Successfully. Strengthening the Contribution of Early Years Education to Combating Childhood Disadvantage". Direction: Prof. Dr. Heinz Sünker (University of Wuppertal) & Prof. Dr. Joanna Moran-Ellis (University of Sussex).

2012 - 2016

  • Dissertation project on the emotional work of professionals in the field of home education, funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation.

Winter semester 2020/2021

  • University of Dortmund: Master's program in Educational Science: "Didactics of Science".
  • University of Dortmund: Master's program in Educational Science/ Social Work Project II: "Teaching Research Project - Social Work and Suffering in and on Society".
  • University of Dortmund: Research colloquium: "Adressat*innen Sozialer Arbeit im Blick aktueller Forschungen" ("Addressees of Social Work in the View of Current Research")

Summer semester 2020

  • University of Dortmund: Master's program in Educational Science/ Social Work Project I: "Teaching Research Project - Social Work and Suffering in and from Society".
  • University of Dortmund: Master's program in Educational Science/ Social Work Project II: "Teaching Research Project - 'Doing' Professional Work'"

Winter semester 2019/2020

  • University of Dortmund: Master's program for teacher training at vocational schools: "Teaching Research Project - Participation in Institutional Settings of Child and Youth Welfare"
  • University of Dortmund: Master's program in Educational Science/ Social Work Project I: "Teaching Research Project - 'Doing' Professional Work'"

Summer semester 2019

  • University of Dortmund: Master's program for teacher training at vocational schools: "Empirical Research in Social Work" [in English].
  • University of Dortmund: Master's program in Educational Science: "Teaching Research Project I & II - Participation in Child and Youth Welfare" [in German].
  • University of Dortmund: Research colloquium: "On the legitimation of social work"

Winter semester 2018/2019

  • University of Dortmund: Bachelor's program in educational science: "On the relationship between emotions and professional action in (social) pedagogy"
  • University of Dortmund: Master's degree program for teacher training at vocational schools: "Empirical Research in Social Work" [in English]

Summer semester 2018

  • University of Dortmund: Bachelor's degree program in educational science: "Explainer film project - Ombudschaften NRW part 1"
  • University of Dortmund: Bachelor of Educational Science: "Explainer Film Project - Ombudschaften NRW Part 2"
  • University of Landau: Master's program in Educational Science: "Educational Ethnography
  • University of Landau: Bachelor program in Educational Science: "On the Relationship between Emotions and Professional Action in (Social) Pedagogy".
  • University of Landau: Bachelor's program in Educational Science: "Child Protection and Early Help in Child and Youth Welfare Institutions
  • University of Landau: Bachelor's degree program in Special Education: "Child Welfare Endangerment and Child Protection in Cooperation Contexts between Schools and Youth Welfare".
  • University of Landau: Bachelor's degree program for special education teacher training: "Democracy, Participation and Inclusion in Child and Youth Welfare Services".

Winter semester 17/18

  • University of Landau: Bachelor's program in educational science: "On the relationship between emotions and professional action in (social) pedagogy".
  • University of Landau: Bachelor's degree program in Educational Science: "Child Protection and Early Intervention in Child and Youth Services".
  • University of Landau: Bachelor's degree program in Special Education: "Child Welfare Endangerment and Child Protection in Cooperation Contexts between Schools and Youth Welfare".
  • University of Landau: Bachelor's degree program for special education teacher training: "Democracy, participation and inclusion in child and youth welfare"

Summer semester 2017

  • University of Dortmund: Master's degree program in educational science: "Teaching research project - case construction processes in social work"
  • University of Dortmund: Bachelor's degree program for teacher training at vocational schools: "Education begins at birth"
  • University of Dortmund: Bachelor's degree program for teacher training at vocational schools: "Social Pedagogical Perspectives in Qualitative Emotion Research".
  • University of Dortmund: Bachelor's degree program for teacher training at vocational schools: "The affective foundations of professional action in social work".

Winter semester 16/17

  • University of Dortmund: Bachelor's degree program in educational science: "Participation as a structural feature of child and youth welfare".
  • University of Dortmund: Bachelor's degree program for teacher training at vocational schools: "Professional thinking and acting in social work".
  • University of Dortmund: Bachelor's degree program for teacher training at vocational schools: "Educational Partnerships in Child Day Care Centers
  • University of Dortmund: Bachelor's degree program for teacher training at vocational schools: "Education begins at birth".
  • Dortmund University of Applied Sciences: Bachelor's degree program in social work: "Professional thinking and acting in social work"

Summer semester 2016

  • University of Wuppertal: Bachelor's degree program in educational science: "Democracy, education and social work"
  • Dortmund University of Applied Sciences: Bachelor's degree program in social work: "Professional thinking and acting in social work"
  • Dortmund University of Applied Sciences: Bachelor of Social Work: "Participation in the fields of action of child and youth welfare".

Winter semester 15/16

  • University of Duisburg-Essen: Bachelor of Social Work: "Theories of Social Work

Winter semester 14/15

  • University of Wuppertal: Bachelor's program in Educational Science: "Social Work and Education

Monographien

  • Schröder, Carsten (2017): Emotionen und professionelles Handeln in der Sozialen Arbeit – Eine Ethnographie der Emotionsarbeit im Handlungsfeld der Heimerziehung. Springer VS: Wiesbaden.
     

Herausgeber

  • Schröder, Carsten zs. mit Müller, Margareta/ Groß, Katharina/ Güthoff, Friedhelm/ Swiderek, Thomas (2013): Wie Kinderrechte zu Rechten von Kindern werden. Abschlussbericht zum Modellprojekt ‚geRECHT in NRW’ – Unabhängige Beschwerdeinstanz in Einrichtungen der Erziehungshilfe. RDN Verlag: Recklinghausen.
     

Fachzeitschriften

  • Schröder, Carsten (2013): Schamgenerierende und beschämende Momente in der  professionellen Beziehung. In: Soziale Passagen, Heft 1/ 2013. Vol. 5, S. 3-16 (Peer reviewed).
     
  • Schröder, Carsten – zs. mit Jochem Kotthaus (2017): Editorial. In: Sozialmagazin, Heft 07/08, S. 3.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2017): Liebe, Fürsorge und Zuneigung im Verhältnis von Geben und Nehmen. In: Sozialmagazin, Heft 07/08, S. 92-97.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2018): Promotion als Herausforderung. In: Sozialmagazin. Heft 03/04, S. 86-87.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2018): Inclusive Citizenship in erziehungswissenschaftlichen Diskursen. In: Sonderpädagogische Förderung heute, Heft 4/2018, S. 385-394.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten zs. mit Witzel, Marc (2020): Angst und Freiheit in pädagogischen Verhältnissen. In: Jahrbuch für Pädagogik (Hrsg.): Innere Sicherheit. Vol. 2019. Peter Lang, Berlin [im Druck].
     

Sammelbände und Handbücher

  • Schröder, Carsten (2008): Niedrigschwellige Elternbildung. In: Promorskij Universität (Hrsg.): Psychologie und moderne Welt. Archangelsk: Eigenverlag, S. 45-48
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2017): Emotionen und Politiken in der Kinderschutzdebatte. In: Braches-Chyrek, Rita/ Sünker, Heinz (Hrsg.): Soziale Arbeit in gesellschaftlichen Kämpfen und Konflikten. Springer VS: Wiesbaden, S. 119-138.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2017): Gesellschaftliche Dimensionen von Angst im Netzwerk Frühe Hilfen. In: Fischer, Jörg/ Geene, Raimund (Hrsg.): Netzwerke in Frühen Hilfen und Gesundheitsförderung – Neue Perspektiven kommunaler Modernisierung. Beltz und Juventa: Weinheim und Basel, S. 301-314.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2018): Professionelles Handeln in den Vollzugsbahnen der Gefühle. Zum Umgang mit Gefühlen in familienanalogen Wohngruppen. In: Schäfer, Maximilian/ Thole, Werner (Hrsg.): Zwischen Institution und Familie. Grundlagen und Empirie familienanaloger Formen der Hilfen zur Erziehung. Springer VS: Wiesbaden, S. 215-232.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2018): Zu den Widerspruchsverhältnissen von Emotionen und professionellem Handeln im Kontext von Inobhutnahmen. In: Böwer, Michael/ Kotthaus, Jochem (Hrsg.): Praxisbuch Kinderschutz. Beltz und Juventa: Weinheim und Basel, S. 394-406.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten – zs. mit Christine Burmeister (2018): Zum Verhältnis von Sozialpolitik und Angst im Kinderschutz. In: Betzelt, Sigrid/ Bode, Ingo (Hrsg.): Angst im neuen Wohlfahrtsstaat. Kritische Blicke auf ein diffuses Phänomen. Nomos: Baden Baden, S. 209-227.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2019): Die professionelle Haltung in der sozialpädagogischen Praxis mit Kindern und Jugendlichen. In: Fthenakis, Wassilios (Hrsg.): Erziehen als Profession. Westermann Verlag, Braunschweig, S. 236- 245.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2019): Familie und Staat in der liberalen Demokratie. In: Schweiger, Gottfried/ Drerup, Johannes (Hrsg.): Handbuch Philosophie der Kindheit. J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart, S. 334-340.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2020): Dem Glück auf der Spur – Glück als Gegenstand professionellen Handelns? In: Verleysdonk-Simons, Sigrid (Hrsg.): Glück und Unglück – wie planbar ist unser Leben? Interdisziplinäre Betrachtungen eines subjektiven Gefühls. Hochschule Niederrhein, Eigenverlag, S. 115-129.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2018): Sozialpädagogische Perspektiven auf Kooperations-verhältnisse in der Ganztagsschule. In: Braches-Chyrek, Rita/ Karsten, Marie-Eleonora (Hrsg.): Sozialpädagogische Perspektiven auf die Ganztagsbildung. Professionelle Handlungsmöglichkeiten und sozialstrukturelle Spannungsfelder. Barbara Budrich, Opladen, S. 87-103.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2020): Emotional Labor in social work practice and the production of shame. In: Frost, Elizabeth/ Magyar-Haas, Veronika/ Schoneville, Holger/ Sicora, Alessandro (Ed.): Shame and Social Work: Theory, reflexivity and practice. Routledge, pp. 119-139.
     
  • Schröder, Carsten (2020): Widersprüchlichkeiten und Ambivalenzen im Verhältnis von Familie und Professionalität in familienanalogen Wohngruppensettings. In: Schondelmayer, Anne/ Fritz-Klausen, Sebastian/ Riegel, Christine (Hrsg.): Familie und Normalität. Barbara Budrich, Opladen [im Erscheinen].

 

  • Review of: Wagner, Thomas (2013): De-civilization through addressing? An analysis of the relationship of social work to the preconditions of political action. In: Social Science Literature Review. Heft 1/ 2013. Lahnstein: Verlag Neue Praxis, pp. 130-133.
  • Review of: Rieker, Peter/ Huber, Sven/ Schnitzler, Anna/ Brauchli, Simone (eds.) (2013): Help! Punishment! Reflections on a tension in professional action. Weinheim & Basel: Beltz Verlag. In: Social Science Literature Review. Issue 2/ 2014. Lahnstein: Verlag Neue Praxis, pp. 137-140.
  • Review on: Karl, Ute (Ed.) (2014): Rationalities of transition. Weinheim & Basel: Beltz Verlag. In: Social Science Literature Review. Heft 2/ 2017. Lahnstein: Verlag Neue Praxis, pp. 145-148.
  • Review of: Jarzebowski, Claudia (2018): Childhood and emotion. Children and their lifeworlds in early modern Europe. DeGruyter Oldenburg. In: Social Science Literature Review. Heft 2/ 2020. Lahnstein: Verlag Neue Praxis [forthcoming].

Conference organization

05/2014

  • "Critical Theory and Trade Unionism"; sponsored by the Hans Böckler Foundation.

Lecture activities

03/2020

  • Accepted (Peer review): Chair for the symposium "On the Contradiction of Optimization in Social Pedagogical Discourses of Professionalism" at the DGfE Congress at the University of Cologne, Germany

11/2019

  • Commentary in the panel 'Doing Social Work' at the network meeting on reconstructive social work

05/2019

  • Nachbarn e.V., psychiatric institution: 'Emotion work in the professional practice of social work'.

01/2018

  • Research colloquium at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt: "Professional action in the enforcement trajectories of emotions - On the subjectivity of professionals in family-analogue residential groups".

01/2018

  • Lecture series at the Department of Social Work, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences: "Tracking happiness - Happiness as an object of professional action?"

06/2017

  • German Sociological Association, Section Conference on Social Policy at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, in conjunction with Christine Burmeister: "Dimensions of Fear in the Context of Socio-Political Regulations in Child Protection"

03/2017

  • Children's home Pauline von Mallinckrodt in Siegburg: "Feeling like a robot - feelings and implicit knowledge in home education"

07/2016

  • Research colloquium at the University of Kassel: "Affective world reference and professional action - An ethnography of emotions in the field of action of home education"

06/2016

  • Research colloquium at the University of Dortmund: "Professional action and the normalization of feeling - On the production of emotional atmospheres of guilt"

05/2016

  • Ev. Jugendhilfe Bergisch Land, Wermelskirchen: "On the relationship between emotions and professional action in inpatient educational assistance"

11/2015

  • Ev. Jugend- und Familienhilfe gGmbH, Essen: "Emotions as the "other" of professionalism? Empirical results on professional emotion work in socio-pedagogical work with children and adolescents"

10/2015

  • Ninth Federal Congress of Social Work, Darmstadt: "Emotional Politics in Child Protection", presentation in the panel: political productivity of social work - revisited

10/2015

  • Ninth Federal Congress of Social Work, Darmstadt: "Poli-tization of Wage Labor Relations and the Potentials of Labor Struggle in Social Work". Presentation in the panel organized by the German Society for Social Work: "Labor Struggle, Help and Everyday Action: New Research Projects of the DGSA Policy Group of Social Work."

07/2015

  • Annual Conference of the Commission for Social Pedagogy, University of Siegen: "Dysfunctional potentials of emotions - on dealing with fear". Presentation in the panel: "Thematization and processing of anxiety in intensive inpatient groups".

10/2014

  • Symposium of the Diakonie Institute, Düsseldorf, in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Heinz Sünker: "Democracy, Education, Participation - Implications for Social Work and Youth Work"

07/2014

  • International Childhood Conference, University of Wuppertal: "Emotions and appreciation in social work - Reproduction of the Emotional and Social Order in the Child Residential Care"

07/2014

  • Empirie-AG, Bielefeld: "Emotions and appreciation in social work - ethnographic approaches to the micropolitics of the emotional"

05/2014

  • Conference of the Hans Böckler Foundation, Hattingen: "Social inequality, migration and racism as challenges for trade unions"

12/2013

  • Guest lecture at the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund: "Power and shame in social work".

06/2013

  • Cluster Pädagogik/ Sozialwesen der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Hattingen: "Scham und Beschämung in der professionellen Beziehung".

06/2013

  • Cluster Pedagogy/ Social Work of the Hans Böckler Foundation, Hattingen: "Emotional Labour in Social Work"

04/2013

  • Research Colloquium at the Technical University of Dresden: "Shame Generating and Shaming Moments in Professional Relationships"

10/2012

  • Diakonie Rheinland-Westfalen-Lippe, symposium Erzieherische Hilfen, Wuppertal: "Use and utilization of parent-child facilities - control and pressure in the utilization process"

09/2012

  • Eighth Federal Congress of Social Work, Hamburg: "Emotions between professional claim and institutional reality".

Expert commentary on interaction work in service professions for the DAK-Gesundheitskasse Health Report 2020. Available at: https: //www.dak.de

Expert commentary

Journal 'Social Passages