Institute for Social Planning, Organisational Change and Urban Development

This area of expertise explores and further develops social planning practices from the perspective of social work. One key focuses are administrative behaviour, social reporting, and situational analyses. Our social policy reports focus on social problems and on the social security system. Our team provides expert advice on how its research findings might be best implemented in practice.

Our work in this area focuses on organisations and on the influence of organisational structures on professional action. One key interest is how far the shaping of organisational contexts depends on political guidelines, market logics, and leadership concepts. Our team supports organisations with change processes, develops concepts, and supports working teams with managing change projects.

Cities undergo constant change and are subject to highly diverse interests. Our work in this area explores how social work professionals can position themselves within urban and neighbourhood development. Our social-environment and life-world analyses, as well as our participation in urban development competitions, are aimed at ensuring the socially and territorially fair distribution of opportunities in life.