Hybrid Format
Lütten Klein and the East German Transformations
Steffen Mau, Humboldt University of Berlin
Online or at Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, February 27, 2024
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As part of the Suessmilch Lecture series, Steffen Mau from the Humboldt University of Berlin will speak about "Lütten Klein and the East German Transformations".
The event begins at 3 pm CET on February 27, 2024.
Abstract
The lecture takes a broad view on the transformations of the East German society from 1970 till today. It looks at the co-development of the social structure of society (social mobility, inequality, demography, migration), on the one hand, and the mentalities and cultural practices, on the other hand. It attempts to paint a concise picture of the working class society of the GDR and the social deficits of the late GDR as well as the structural problems arising from unification. It also tries to unravel reasons for today’s dissatisfaction and skepticism of fractions of society with regard to democratic institutions and political representatives. Background of the talk is the book: Steffen Mau (2019): Lütten Klein. Leben in der ostdeutschen Transformationsgesellschaft. Berlin: Suhrkamp.
About the Speaker
Steffen Mau is Professor of Macrosociology at Humboldt University of Berlin and works on social change, inequality, borders, transnationalization, European integration and new cleavages. He received his diploma from the Free University Berlin and his PhD from the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence. He is member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Science and the Academia Europaea. In 2021 he received the Leibniz-Prize of the German Science Foundation (DFG). Recent publications are: The Metric Society. On the Quantification of the Social (2019, Cambridge: Polity); Lütten Klein. Leben in der ostdeutschen Transformationsgesellschaft (2019, Berlin: Suhrkamp). Sorting Machines. The re-invention of borders in the 21st century (2022, Cambridge: Polity), Triggerpunkte. Konsens und Konflikt in der Gegenwartsgesellschaft (2023 Suhrkamp, with Thomas Lux and Linus Westheuser).
Participation
Please register via this survey for online participation. The Zoom link will be sent to you afterwards. The event begins at 3 pm CET on February 27, 2024.
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