Editors
Prof. Dr. Karsten Hank
University of Cologne
hank@wiso.uni-koeln.de
Editor since 2026
Prof. Dr. Irena Kogan
University of Mannheim
irena.kogan@uni-mannheim.de
Editor since 2026
Prof. Dr. Matthias Koenig †
Heidelberg University
Editor 2023-2026
Prof. Dr. Cornelia Kristen
University of Bamberg
cornelia.kristen@uni-bamberg.de
Editor since 2020
Prof. Dr. Andrea Maurer
University Trier
andrea.maurer@uni-trier.de
Editor since 2026
Prof. Dr. Martin Neugebauer
University of Education Karlsruhe
martin.neugebauer@ph-karlsruhe.de
Editor since 2026
Prof. Dr. Jörg Rössel
Universität Zürich
roessel@soziologie.uzh.ch
im Herausgebergremium seit 2026
Prof. Dr. Michael Wagner
University of Cologne
mwagner@wiso.uni-koeln.de
Editor-in-Chief
Editor since 2018
The Board of Directors of the DSS appoints qualified persons to the editorial board of the journal on the proposal of the current editors. If the Board of Directors and the editors cannot agree on suitable persons, the Scientific Advisory Board shall appoint a person from the proposals of the Board of Directors and the editorial board. The editors run business on their own authority and are not bound to decisions on editorial questions by the Board of Directors.
One of the editors is to be appointed from among the voting members of the Board of Directors of the DSS. If his or her full-time activity at the department ends or if he or she resigns as editor, a new editor from among the voting members of the Board of Directors of the DSS shall be appointed as soon as possible. Until a new editor is appointed, the departing one will continue his or her activities on a temporary basis.
Former editors
- Thomas Schwinn (2010-2023)
- Daniela Grunow (2015-2020)
- Hans-Jürgen Andreß (2016-2017)
- Karsten Hank (2013-2015)
- Heike Solga (2004-2014)
- Jürgen Friedrichs (1992-2012)
- Wolfgang Schluchter (1997-2010)
- Karl Ulrich Mayer (1996-2004)
- Hartmut Esser (1987-1991)
- M. Rainer Lepsius (1981-1996)
- Peter Christian Ludz (1979-1980)
- Friedhelm Neidhardt (1978-1992)
- René König (1955-1985)
- Leopold von Wiese (1948-1954)