Prof. Dr. Ines Michalowski

Prof. Dr. Ines Michalowski

Scharnhorststr. 121, room 510
48151 Münster

T: +49 251 83-23120
F: +49 251 83-29930

Consultation Hours

Consultations by appointment via Zoom. Please register by email.

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During the fall term 2022/23, Dr. Eylem Kanol (WZB) was the interim Professor for this chair and during the summer term 2023, Dr. Jonas Wiedner (WZB) was the interim Professor.

Academic Profile

Participation in the Cluster of Excellence

 

  • Research Foci

    • Sociology of Religion
    • Organization and Diversity / Military and Religion in comparative perspective
    • Religion and Migration
    • Citizenship
    • Secular Perspectives on Religious Body Practices

  • 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 )
    Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Scientific Advisory Board, Member)
    Münster University (Rectorate Research Council, Member)
    Münster University (Cluster of Excellence Religion & Politics, Deputy Speaker)
    Center for Religion and Modernity (Board of Directors, Member)

  • Publications

    Books

    Books (Monographs)
    • Michalowski, Ines. . Integration als Staatsprogramm. Deutschland, Frankreich und die Niederlande im Vergleich. Münster: LIT Verlag.
    Books (Edited Collections)
    • Burchardt, Marian/ Michalowski, Ines (Eds.): . Islam in Europe: Politics, Law and Religious Life. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.
    • Hunger, Uwe/ Aybek, Can/ Ette, Andres/ Michalowski, Ines (Hrsg.): . Migrations- und Integrations­pro­zesse in Europa. Vergemeinschaftung oder nationalstaatliche Lösungswege? Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

    Articles

    Research Articles (Journals)
    • Apelt, Maja; Koch, Annika; Michalowski, Ines; Molzberger, Kaspar; Schenk, Liane; 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.
    • Ines Michalowski. . „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; 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.
    • Michalowski, Ines. . ‘Organisationsspezifische Formen der Aushandlung von Säkularität: Anpassungen für Islam und Muslime im Militär,.’ Soziale Welt 2022/25, № Sonderband: 27–62.
    • Kanol, Eylem; 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, 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.
    • Helbling, Marc/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/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/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/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.
    • 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 Vol. 50, № No. 1: 133–162. doi: 10.1111/imre.12130.
    • 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/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.
    • 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.
    • Michalowski, Ines/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, 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.
    • Michalowski Ines. . ‘Required to assimilate? The content of citizenship tests in five countries.’ Citizenship Studies 15, № 6-7: 749–768.
    • Michalowski Ines. . ‘Naturalisatietoetsen en concepten van staat en natie.’ Migrantenstudies 26, № 2: 121–141.
    • Svensson, Jörgen/Michalowski, Ines/Seveker, Marina. . ‘Ervaringen met de indicatormethodiek in een vergelijkende evaluatie van lokaal inburgeringsbeleid.’ Migrantenstudies Vol. 24, № No. 4: 250–272.
    • 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.
    Research Article (Book Contributions)
    • Michalowski Ines. . ‘Towards a Life Course Perspective on Naturalisation for Refugees.’ In The Integration of Migrants and Refugees, edited by Bauböck Rainer, Tripkovic Milena, 51–56.
    • Michalowski, Ines/Burchardt, Marian. . ‘Islam in Europe. Cross-national Differences in Accommodation and Explanations.’ In After Integration. Islam, Conviviality and Contentious Politics in Europe, edited by Burchardt, Marian/Michalowski, Ines, 105–125. 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 Burchardt Marian, Michalowski Ines, 105–125.
    • 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, edited by John R. Bowen/Christophe Bertossi/Jan Willem Duyvendak/Mona Lena Krook, 164–188. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
    • Eulriet, Irène/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, edited by Reding, Anaïs/Bassford, Matt/Celia, Claire/Weed, Kristin/Hassan, Emmanuel, 9–13. N/A: Selbstverlag / Eigenverlag.
    • Michalowski Ines. . ‘Citizenship tests and traditions of state interference with cultural diversity.’ In How Liberal are Citizenship Tests? EUI Working Papers., edited by Bauböck Rainer, Joppke Christian, 5–7.
    • Michalowski Iness. . ‘Immigration to France. The challenge of immigrant integration.’ In Immigration Worldwide., edited by Uma A. Segal, Elliott Doreen, Mayadas Nazneen, 79–93.
    • 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 Böcker Anita, Havinga Tetty, 103–120.

    Web Publications (Blog Articles)

    • Harms, Lisa; 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 »..

    Other Scientific Publications

    • Michalowski, Ines/Behrendt, Max. . Organisationaler Wandel für muslimische Badegäste in deutschen Schwimmbädern. Schnelle Anpassungen und Konflikte. Berlin: WZB.

  • Supervised Doctoral Study

    Spirituality and Spiritualism - the Political Dimensions of Esotericism