Jens Rainer Wissel

Prof. Dr. Jens Wissel is a Professor at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, College of Social Work and Health. His work focuses on materialist state theory, social policy, and critical analyses of European integration, welfare state transformation, and neoliberal crisis dynamics.

• Current research projects include the Staatsprojekt Europa initiative.
• Affiliated with the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research (Institut für Sozialforschung) and various academic associations like the Association for Critical Social Research (AkG) and German Sociological Association (DGS).

Research Interests

• Materialist State Theory: Analyzing the European Union as a state project, neoliberal transformations, and authoritarian governance.
• Welfare State Critique: Addressing precarious social situations, care work crisis, and alternative welfare concepts.
• Migration and Borders: Investigating the EU's border regime, Frontex, and geopolitical implications.

His recent publications focus on European crisis and disintegration, with keywords spanning Political Economy, Migration Policy, and Critical State Theory. He is also engaged in practical activism and editorial work for www.links-netz.de.