Research Foci
- PhD thesis: Muslim practices in public space (educational establishments) in Germany and the social arrangements concerning these practices
- theories of secularism
- concepts of diversity an their implementation
- Islamic ways of life
- Sociology of Religion
- Organizational Sociology and Sociology of Space
Doctoral AbstractThesis
Muslim practices in educational establishments in Germany and the social arrangements concerning these practices
- Supervisors
- Doctoral Subject
- Soziologie
- Targeted Doctoral Degree
- Dr. phil.
- Awarded by
- Department 06 – Education and Social Studies
This project aspires to draw a map of the differentiated regulations related to the Muslim presence in German public education institutions.The primary aim of this project is to examine the “discursive environment” that the Muslim presence must deal with in German education institutions. In this context the researcher reviews and refines the hypothesis that the presence of Muslims is framed with and regulated by various concepts of diversity and secularity which are currently dominant in the sector. In addition, the project considers the dynamics of religion and asks: How do Muslim people bring their religiosity into play in the process of negotiating different interests? The division between a “discursive environment” and these dynamics represents a heuristic approach through which the research endeavours to reveal the connections and interactions between these elements.The project employs qualitative methods, whereby the researcher is conducting interviews with agents involved in the processes of negotiating the Muslim presence and conducting participant observation – to the extent that this is viable. The project focuses primarily on case studies in kindergartens (public sponsorship) and public schools in North Rhine-Westphalia. Other case studies of these processes of negotiation occurring in public education institutions and media debates are considered for only as far as is necessary to adequately complete the map. The principal methods include a discourse analysis which is guided by Foucault's strategies of analysis and a sequence analysis inspired by objective hermeneutics. The researcher is aware of the tension between these methods and considers it an opportunity of productivity and creativity.CV
Academic Education
- doing a PhD at The Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics. Dynamics of Tradition and Innovation”
- doing a PhD at the Center of Religious Studies (CERES) at Ruhr-University Bochum
- Philosophy and Religious Studies (M.A.) at Ruhr-University Bochum
- Philosophy and Religious Studies (B.A.) at Ruhr-University Bochum
- BA Philosophy and Protestant Theology at Ruhr-University Bochum
Positions
- Organisation der Masterclass „Islam(ophobie) in Westeuropa: Einstellungen, Praktiken, Strukturen“ (mit Hannah Klinkenborg, M.A. und Maximilian Selent, M.A.) im Rahmen der Hans-Blumenberg-Gastprofessur für Religion und Politik. Referent: Blumenberg-Gastprofessor Prof. Dr. Marc Helbling
- Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Exzellenzcluster "Religion und Politik" der WWU Münster und Mitarbeit im Teilprojekt "Mikropolitiken der Körper – Formen der islamischen Lebensführung unter den Bedingungen kultureller Diversität"
- Leitung der Tutorien "Einführung in die Religionswissenschaft", "Grundbegriffe der Religionswissenschaft" und "Einführung in das wissenschaftliche Arbeiten" am Lehrstuhl für Religionswissenschaft der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Studentische und ab 09/2016 Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft am Lehrstuhl für Religionswissenschaft der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Teaching
- Seminar: Islam in German Care and Educational Institutions: Multidimensional Arrangements [068450]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Di | SCH 121.520 | Arne Laßen] - Seminar: Social and Cultural Scientific Theories of Religion - An Introduction [068468]
[ - | | wöchentlich | Fr. | SCH 121.519 | Arne Laßen]
[ - | SCH 121.501 | Arne Laßen]
- Seminar: Islam in German Care and Educational Institutions: Multidimensional Arrangements [068450]
Project
- EXC 2060 B3-34 - Micropolitics of the Body - Islamic Forms of Conduct of Life under the Conditions of Cultural Diversity ( – )
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Cluster of Excellence | Project Number: EXC 2060/1
- EXC 2060 B3-34 - Micropolitics of the Body - Islamic Forms of Conduct of Life under the Conditions of Cultural Diversity ( – )
Scientific Talks
- Arne Laßen : „'Moderater’ Islam in deutschen Bildungs- und Betreuungseinrichtungen“. SGR-SSSR Tagung 2024: Moderate Religion, Luzern , .
- Laßen, Arne : „Soziale Arrangements bezüglich muslimischer Präsenz in Kindertagesstätten. Zwei Modi Vivendi unter den Bedingungen kultureller Diversität“. Das unsichtbare Band. Interdisziplinäre Forschungen zum gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, .
- Laßen, Arne : “Muslim Practices and Social Arrangements in German Kindergartens ”. European Acadamy of Religion, WWU Münster, .
- Laßen, Arne : „Muslimische Praktiken in öffentlichen Bildungseinrichtungen in Deutschland und diesbezügliche soziale Arrangements. Anschluss an die Islamophobieforschung?“ Masterclass „Islam(ophobie) in Westeuropa: Einstellungen, Praktiken, Strukturen“. Referent: Blumenberg-Gastprofessor Prof. Dr. Marc Helbling, Mannheim , Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, .
- Laßen, Arne : „Muslimische Präsenz und soziale Arrangements in städtischen Kindergärten - ein Zwischenbericht aus der Feldforschung“. Tag des Exzellenzclusters. Einblicke in neue Forschungsprojekte, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, .
Arne Laßen, M.A.
