Lea Remmers

Lea Remmers is a Doctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) in Cologne since 2024, affiliated with the International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy (IMPRS-SPCE), a collaborative doctoral program with the University of Cologne.

Her academic credentials include:

• MA in Social Policy, University of Bremen (2019-2021)
• BA in Sociology, University of Göttingen (2013-2018)

Her research investigates how super-wealthy elites utilize private art collections as instruments of social power and status maintenance, examining intersections of wealth reproduction, cultural capital, and power dynamics through qualitative methodologies. This work contributes to critical understandings of inequality mechanisms within contemporary capitalism.

Her recognition includes:

• Hans Böckler Foundation Scholarship (2020-2021)

Funded by the Hans Böckler Foundation Scholarship, Remmers conducts independent dissertation research under primary advisor Jens Beckert. Prior professional experience includes research assistance at the University of Hannover's Institute for Special Needs Education (2023-2024) and project work at IEA Hamburg (2022-2023), demonstrating methodological versatility across educational and sociological domains.