Karin Böllert

Professor Dr. Karin Böllert holds the Professorship for Educational Science with a focus on Social Pedagogy at the Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster. Her research spans

• theory development in social pedagogy
• social modernization processes
• child and youth welfare
• social policy
• sexual violence prevention
• religious communities in social services
• evaluation research

. She leads projects like GEDEM (2025–2026) on democracy and youth engagement and KiJulNKLUSIV (2023–2024) on inclusive child protection. Her 15 most recent publications (2022–2024) address topics such as

• inclusive child protection
• policy reform
• extended education
• religious social service providers
• professional ethics

. As a member of the BMFSFJ 17th Child and Youth Report commission and AGJ (since 2012), she influences national social policy. She has been involved in 25+ funded projects (1991–2024) and serves as co-editor of Soziale Passagen and neue Praxis.