Christine Barwick

Christine Barwick is a Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Sociology at Humboldt-University Berlin. Formerly a researcher at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) and the Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung (ILS) in Dortmund, her work focuses on migration, urban theory, and inequality. She holds a PhD from Humboldt-University, where her doctoral research explored residential mobility among German-Turkish middle classes. Barwick’s research bridges urban sociology with critical analyses of housing markets and discrimination.

Education:

• PhD Candidate, Humboldt-University Berlin (Topic: Residential Mobility and Resource Access in German-Turkish Middle Classes)
• Master in Social Sciences, Humboldt-University Berlin (2010)
• Bachelor in Social Sciences, Humboldt-University Berlin (2007)
• Studies at City University New York and The New School for Social Research (2006–2008)

Research Interests:

Barwick investigates urban inequality, migration integration, and housing market dynamics. Her 2010 study in the Journal of Housing and the Built Environment highlighted racial/ethnic discrimination in US mortgage markets. She explores how networks and practices mediate resource access, particularly for ethnic minorities in Berlin. Presentations include a 2015 colloquium on upward mobility among Turkish-Germans.

Teaching & Affiliations:

She has held office hours at Humboldt-University as an acting professor and contributed to the Georg-Simmel-Zentrum. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to urban sociology and social exclusion.