Research Peter Kühne

Note: With references to the Publicationspage

1. sociology of literature in connection with sociology of work, industry and enterprises.

Analysis of literary-documentary representations of the working and living situation of industrial workers in the Federal Republic and in the Weimar Republic. Sociology of the production, dissemination and reception of documentary workers' literature. Sociology of mass communication.

Research

• Dissertation on "Workers' Literature 1960 - 1970. Working Hypotheses of the Dortmund Group 61", Bochum 1971 (293 pp.) Cf. publications nos. 1-4, 24-29, 30,48,125,127 Content analysis of workers' correspondence in the Weimar Republic. 1974/75
  Cf. publication no. 35

Scientific conference

• "Massenkommunikation und Arbeiterbewegung", 14-15.02.1978, Sozialakademie Dortmund
  Cf. publicationno. 47

2 Trade Unions and Industrial Relations in the Federal Republic of Germany and Western Europe

German-French trade union comparison. Comparison of company and collective industrial relations in Western Europe. Social Modernisation and the Future of Trade Unions in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Research

• "Trade Unions in France". Development of three course units on behalf of the Open University of Hagen (with Peter Jansen, Leo Kißler, Claus Leggewie and Otmar Seul).
  1983 -1985
  Cf.publications no. 7,8,40,42,43,48,50,55,128-130

Scientific conferences

• "Trade Union Workplace Policy in Western Europe. Comparisons and possibilities of cooperation". 16th International Conference of the Social Academy Dortmund in conjunction with the European Trade Union Institute in Brussels. 16-18.02.1981
  Cf.publication no. 5
• "Loss of political utopia in Europe?" 21st International Conference of the Social Academy Dortmund. 09.-11.10.1991
  Cf.publication no.17, then: Gewerkschaftliche Monatshefte, issue 9/91: Loss of political utopia?

Forum events

• "Pierburg - Kalldorf - Erwitte. New forms of industrial action?" Forum "Hochschule und Arbeitswelt" of the Social Academy with the Adult Education Centre Dortmund and works councils of the companies Pierburg KG in Neuss, DEMAG-Mannesmann AG, Kalldorf plant and Seibel & Söhne, Erwitte. 29.03.1976
• "The unemployed in trade union solidarity". Forum "University and the world of work" of the Social Academy with the Adult Education Centre Dortmund, the Unemployment Centre Dortmund and the Cooperation Centre DGB-Universities in Dortmund. 05.03.1986

Expert opinion

• of the "Hattinger Circle" on the future of trade unions commissioned by the Hans Böckler Foundation 1988/89 (collaboration)
  Cf.publication no.22

3 Labour immigration and the situation of migrants in the labour market, companies and trade unions

Migration and asylum policies in the national and European framework; situation on the labour market; workplace and trade union equality of migrants; labour relations and inter-ethnic conflicts; intercultural adult education; school socialisation of migrants' children.

Research

• "Foreign workers in company-owned accommodation". Total survey for the area of the city of Essen.1972. Compiled on behalf of the Ruhr University, Chair of Prof. Dr. Urs Jaeggi, with Rainer Hegselmann and a student working group.
  Cf.publication no. 32 and duplicated manuscript, Bochum 1973.
• Dortmunder Enquête "Soziale Ungleichheit und neue Soziale Probleme" (Dortmund Enquiry into Social Inequality and New Social Problems), joint project by Dortmund social scientists in conjunction with the Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Sozialforschung in Dortmund e.V. (Society for the Promotion of Social Research in Dortmund), contribution "Social Inequality of Foreigners". 1984/85.
  Cf.publication no. 67
• "Stocktaking of trade union participation by foreign workers". Results of a survey of DGB and affiliated unions. 1981/82. Updated and revised 1988, 1991 and 1993.
  Cf.publications no. 12,13,34,51,53-55,57,70-73,75,87-92,93,94,97,99-101
• "Foreign workers in the ÖTV trade union - a survey in selected district administrations of the ÖTV districts NRW I and II. Funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation. Project duration 01.07.1992 - 31.12.1993
  Cf.publication no.92
• Country study "Federal Republic of Germany" within the framework of the international comparative research project "Trade Unions and Immigration in North-West Europe (Sweden, Great Britain, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Austria, Federal Republic of Germany). Overall coordination: Prof. Dr. Rinus Penninx, University of Amsterdam. Supported by the Institute for International Social History in Amsterdam and the Hans Böckler Foundation. Project duration 01.12.1993 - 31.12.1995
  Cf.publication no. 112

Curriculum projects

• "A school organisational and curricular concept for teaching foreign and German working-class children in the Hauptschule - with special reference to social learning processes" PH Ruhr, Dortmund Department, Prof. Dr. Konrad Pfaff and Prof. Dr. Hans G. Rolff, 1974/75
  Cf.publications no. 30,33,37,38,46
• Model project "Development, testing and evaluation of joint seminars for foreign and German workers with a company multiplier function" (short title Bildungsarbeit mit ausländischen und deutschen Arbeitnehmern - BALD).
• Project of the DGB-Bildungswerk in conjunction with IG Metall and IG Chemie, Papier, Keramik as well as the Sozialakademie Dortmund, Chair of Sociology, funded by the Federal Minister of Education and Science and the Hans Böckler Foundation. Scientific collaborators: Dipl.soc.oec. Nihat Öztürk, Dr. phil. Hermann Schäfer, Renate Schmieder; project duration 01.01.1986 - 31.03.1989
  Cf.publications no. 10-16,18,22,36,58,59,74,76,79,80,82-84,88.
• Additionally: 8 information booklets BALD.

Specialist conferences

• "Joint conference of the Dortmund Social Academy with the Ev Akademie Mülheim/Ruhr, the Kirchlichen Dienst in der Arbeitswelt (KDA) and the "Humanisation of Working Life" project management agency at the BMFT. 17-19.05.1984 Ev. Akademie Mülheim/Ruhr
  Cf.publications no. 6,61
• "Alternatives to 'Hiring and Firing'. Qualification of foreign workers in the workplace" Joint conference of the Social Academy Dortmund with the Protestant Academy Mülheim/Ruhr, the Church Service in the World of Work (KDA) and the project management agency "Humanisation of Working Life" at the BMFT. 17-19.05.1985 Ev. Akademie Mülheim/Ruhr
  Cf.publications no. 9,23,63-66
• "Bildungsarbeit mit ausländischen und deutschen Arbeitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmern" Bundesarbeitstagung des DGB zur Vorstellung und Diskussion von Ergebnissen und Perspektiven des Projekts BALD. 31.05.-02.06.1986. DGB-Bildungszentrum Bad Kreuznach
  Cf.publication no.16
• "Qualifying instead of dismissing. In-company further training: experiences, models, tasks for works councils" Joint conference of the Social Academy Dortmund with the Protestant Academy Mülheim/Ruhr and the DGB Duisburg District. 13.09.1989. Ev. Akademie Mülheim/Ruhr
  Cf.publication no.11
• "Politik der Ausländerbeschäftigung und Massenarbeitslosigkeit" Joint conference of the Ev. Academy Mülheim/Ruhr, the DGB Federal Executive Committee and the Social Academy Dortmund. 14.11.1997. Ev. Academy Mülheim/Ruhr
  Cf.publication no.105

Lectures (selection)

• "Conditions and aims of school socialisation of working-class children of foreign nationality" Central event of the Ruhr University of Education on the occasion of the Year of the Child. 16.05.1979
  Cf. publication no.46
• "Gewerkschaftliche Ausländer- und Asylpolitik zwischen Besitzstandswahrung und Solidarität"
  Institute for Political Science, Philipps-Universität Marburg. 1993
  Cf.publication 93
• "Harmonisation of Immigration and Asylum Policies in Europe"
  Contribution of the Social Academy to the programme "25 Years University of Dortmund 1968 - 1993". 13.12.1993. University of Dortmund
• "Migration and Integration - Concepts of the Trade Unions"
  Conference of the Ev. Academy Tutzing in cooperation with the Hans Böckler Foundation. 10.06.1995. Ev. Academy Tutzing
• "Challenges of Trade Union Policy on Foreigners "
  Conference of the Protestant Academy Mülheim/Ruhr in cooperation with IG Metall. 25.04.1996. Ev. Academy Mülheim/Ruhr

Expert opinion

• Commissioned by the Alternative Economic Policy Working Group. 1993
  Cf.publication no. 23

4. the living conditions of refugees in germany

Asylum policy in the national and European framework; housing and general living conditions of refugees with special consideration of asylum seekers in the procedure and those who are merely "tolerated"; questions of school, university and vocational (follow-up) qualification; specific problem situations of unaccompanied minors.

Research

• "Enquête zu den Lebensverhältnissen der Flüchtlinge in Deutschland" Funded by the Federal Labour Office, the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Hans Böckler Foundation. Scientific collaboration: Dr. rer.pol. Harald Rüßler. Project duration 01.01.1997 - 31.12.1999
  Cf.publications no. 19-21,88,98,102,106-124,131
• "Jewish Contingent Refugees in North Rhine-Westphalia. Problem Aspects of their Vocational Integration" Sponsored by the Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Qualification and Technology of North Rhine-Westphalia and the University of Dortmund. Scientific collaboration: Sabine Gruber and Dr. rer. pol. Harald Rüßler.
  Cf.Sabine Gruber and Harald Rüßler: Hochqualifiziert und arbeitslos, Opladen 2002. 243 p.

Conferences

• "After the Elections in Germany. Prospects for the asylum and labour market policy ahead" Joint conference of the University of Dortmund, Centre for Further Education, with the Kurdish Community in Dortmund. 10.10.1998, Kurdish Community Dortmund
• "The Living Conditions of Refugees in Dortmund" 24.05.2000. University of Dortmund, Centre for Continuing Education.
  Cf.publication no. 19
• "Refugees on the German labour market" 15.06.2000. University of Dortmund, Centre for Continuing Education
  Cf.publication no. 19
• "Refugees in Germany. Probleme beruflicher und schulischer Qualifizierung" 24.08.2000. University of Dortmund, Centre for Continuing Education
  Cf. publicationno. 19
• "Vocational qualification and social orientation of refugees: Hilfen zur Lebensgestaltung" Conference of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in cooperation with the University of Dortmund, Centre for Continuing Education 19.11.2002. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Berlin
  Cf.publications no. 20 and 115
• "Young Refugees - Access to Qualification and Employment?" Round table on behalf of the Refugee Council NRW with representatives of the state government, state parliament and associations 04.12.2003. Ministry of Economics and Labour of the State of NRW, Düsseldorf
  Cf.publication no. 21

Expert presentations (selection)

• "Refugee Migrantsas New Immigrants. 16 Thesen zu Fragen der Arbeitsmarktintegration" Public lecture series "Krise der Arbeitsgesellschaft -Massenarbeitslosigkeit" 23.09.1999. University of Dortmund
  Cf.publication no. 119
• "Refugee Migrants on the German Labour Market" Conference "Migration and Flight in the Sign of Globalisation" of the Research Centre for Intercultural Studies (FiSt) of the University of Cologne 01./02.10.1999. University of Cologne
  Cf.publication no. 109
• "Asylum seekers on the German labour market" Workshop "Migration in the competitive state" of the NRW State Centre for Immigration 04.04.2000. State Centre for Aussiedler, Immigrants and Foreign Refugees, Unna-Massen
  Cf.publication no. 108
• "Integration of Refugee Migrants in the Labour Market and Society" Asylum Policy Forum 2000 of the Ev. Academy Mülheim/Ruhr in cooperation with Pro Asyl, Amnesty International, Federal Working Group "Asylum in the Church", Refugee Council NRW 09.10.2000. Ev. Academy Mülheim/Ruhr
  Cf.publication no. 114
• "Refugee Work of the Future - Future of Refugee Work" Working and information conference of the German Caritas Association and the Diocesan Caritas Associations in NRW for staff of the refugee social services in NRW 16-17.05. 2001. Liborianum Paderborn "Flight and Asylum in the Immigration Discourse" Lecture series "German Immigration Policy in Europe" 26.11.2001. Frankfurt/M. University of Applied Sciences.
• "Qualification and employment of refugees" Working and information conference of the German Caritas Association and the Diocesan Caritas Associations in NRW for employees of the refugee social services in NRW 17-18.06.2002. Franz-Hitze-Haus Münster
• "Labour market integration also for refugees?"
• 52nd International Congress "Asylum and Integration" of the AWR (Association for the Study of the World Refugee Problem) 29.09.-02.10.2002. Würzburg, Residenz
  Cf.publication no.120
• "Unaccompanied Minor Refugees in North Rhine-Westphalia" Network meeting of the Federal Association of Unaccompanied Minor Refugees e.V. 30.06-2004. Kommunikationszentrum Färberei, Wuppertal
• "Refugees - not welcome in Germany" Event as part of the lecture series "Fuldaer Abende" (Fulda evenings) of the Department of Social and Cultural Sciences at Fulda University of Applied Sciences 26.06.2007. Fulda University of Applied Sciences
  Cf.publication 126