معرفی
Prof. Dr. Werner Schiffauer is a Senior Scholar at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), where he holds the Chair of Comparative Cultural and Social Anthropology. His research focuses on Turkish migration to Europe, the transformation of rural and urban Türkiye, European Islam, and the organization of diversity in European societies. Born in 1951, he studied Education and Social Anthropology at the Free University of Berlin, earned his doctorate there in 1986, and completed his habilitation at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main in 1991. He has held academic positions at Goethe University (1983-1987, 1987-1993) and Humboldt University of Berlin (1993-1995), and served as Dean of the Faculty of Cultural Studies (1999-2001).
- Education
- Studied Education and Social Anthropology at Free University of Berlin
- Doctorate in Comparative Cultural and Social Anthropology from Free University of Berlin (1986)
- Habilitation from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (1991)
- Affiliations
- Senior Scholar, European University Viadrina
- Corresponding member of the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS), University of Osnabrück (since 2002)
- Editor of the journal Historical Anthropology
- Member of the Council for Migration (RfM)
- Academic Advisory Board, Sorbian Institute (1991-1997)
His research trends include analyzing transnational migration dynamics, particularly Turkish communities in Europe, and exploring how European societies manage cultural diversity. He has led interdisciplinary projects like the Volkswagen Foundation-funded 'State School Ethnicity' (1996-1999), involving collaboration between European institutions. His work bridges ethnographic fieldwork with theoretical frameworks in cultural anthropology and migration studies.
- Scientific Awards
- Senior Fellow at Linacre College Oxford under the ESRC Transnational Communities Programme
