Marianne Rychner

Marianne Rychner serves as Lecturer at Lucerne School of Business within Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU), a position held continuously since 2007. Her academic foundation includes methodological training in qualitative research and extensive experience bridging theoretical sociology with practical institutional contexts through her co-owned socioanalysis bureau.

Academic Background:

• Licentiate in History, University of Bern (1997)
• Doctorate in Social Sciences, University of Bern (2005)

Rychner's research investigates professional practices through critical sociological lenses, with primary foci on educational systems, healthcare institutions, and gender dynamics. Her work consistently examines how macro-level societal transformations manifest in micro-interactions, particularly analyzing trust mechanisms, inclusion/exclusion processes, and professional identity formation. Methodologically anchored in objective hermeneutics, she deconstructs institutional discourses and everyday practices to reveal underlying power structures.

Recent publications (2014-2023) demonstrate evolving engagement with digitalization's impact on professional fields, deepening analysis of teacher professionalization, and expanding critical perspectives on medical practice. Cross-cutting themes include the tension between market logic and professional ethics, the paradoxes of inclusion policies, and institutional responses to societal uncertainty - all examined through rich qualitative case studies.

Research Leadership:

• Principal Investigator: "Fehlerkulturen" (Organizational Error Cultures)
• Lead Researcher: "Ein- und Ausschlüsse in der Musikhochschulpädagogik" (Inclusion/Exclusion in Music Education)
• Project Director: "Orgelinventar des Kantons Luzern" (Organ Inventory of Lucerne Canton)

Her scholarly contributions extend beyond publications through active participation in the Arbeitsgemeinschaft objektive Hermeneutik e.V. board since 2010, where she shapes methodological discourse in qualitative social research across German-speaking academia.