Martin Hunold

Martin Hunold is a researcher at the Institute of Education at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, focusing on organizational pedagogy, educational theory, and social work. His work emphasizes reconstructive research methods and analyses of power dynamics in social services and organizations. He holds a PhD (2018) from Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, and has been a scholarship recipient of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation. Key research areas include child welfare policies, professionalization in social work, and organizational learning. His publications span journals like Zeitschrift für Sozialpädagogik and Zeitschrift für Qualitative Forschung.

Education: Diploma in Social Work (University of Kassel, 2009), Master’s in Educational Science (Free University of Berlin, 2012), and PhD in Education (2018). His habilitation project examines social services in youth welfare. He has lectured widely on topics such as organizational leadership, crisis management in social work, and digital methods training.

Research priorities include reconstructive organizational studies, documentary method applications, and critiques of inequality in social policies. His recent projects include analyses of child protection practices and pandemic-era social service adaptations.

Awards: German Academic Scholarship Foundation (2008–2012), ERASMUS Scholarship (2008–2009). His work bridges theory and practice, influencing policy and professional training in education and social work.