Raimund Hasse

Prof. Dr. Raimund Hasse is a full-time Professor of Sociology with a focus on Organization and Knowledge at the University of Lucerne's Faculty of Cultural and Social Sciences since 2004, where he has served as head of the Sociology Department since 2010. He studied sociology at Bielefeld University and received his doctorate in 1995 with a thesis on biotechnology research organization structures.

His research explores the intersection of organizational dynamics and knowledge production, with particular emphasis on:

• Welfare policy developments since the 1970s
• Comparative analysis of organizational structures
• Competitive frameworks in academic and institutional settings

He habilitated at RWTH Aachen University in 2002, where his thesis connected welfare policy changes to evolving organizational competition. His academic career includes significant contributions to sociological theory and empirical organizational studies.