{"id":7461,"date":"2023-12-07T11:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igpp.de\/research-areas\/society-knowledge-discourses\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:07:34","slug":"society-knowledge-discourses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/igpp.de\/en\/research\/research-areas\/society-knowledge-discourses\/","title":{"rendered":"Society\u2013Knowledge\u2013Discourse"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; top_margin=&#8221;5%&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Research Area&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:20|text_align:left|color:%2328a899&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Society\u2013Knowledge\u2013Discourse&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1751905654218{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Paranormal experiences, astrology, conspiracy theories \u2013 the list of research topics in the frontier areas of science is long. The way in which such \u2018paranormal\u2019 topics are perceived and evaluated socially, scientifically or individually differs considerably in some cases. In the research area \u201cSociety\u2013Knowledge\u2013Discourse\u201d, the emergence, communication and extent of these (different) perceptions is a central research interest. The focus is on the questions of which paranormal stocks of knowledge and practices circulate in a society, what paranormal knowledge is, where it is accepted or rejected and what function it has for individuals and society. Particular attention is paid to the role of discourses and the constitutive entanglement of knowledge production, truth and power in them. 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The research projects are organized on an interdisciplinary basis. They make use of a wide range of social and cultural science (quantitative and qualitative) research methods. 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