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Dr. Ina Schmied-Knittel<\/h1>\n[\/nectar_responsive_text][nectar_responsive_text text_color=”#203869″]\n

Research Fellow<\/h3>\n[\/nectar_responsive_text][nectar_responsive_text text_color=”#203869″ max_width=”300″]+49 (0)761 20721-58
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Photo: Joachim Feigl<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”50″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][tabbed_section style=”vertical_scrolling” tab_color=”Extra-Color-1″ vs_navigation_func=”default” vs_navigation_width=”narrow” vs_navigation_spacing=”25px” vs_navigation_mobile_display=”hidden” vs_tab_spacing=”0%” vs_tab_tag=”h6″ vs_cta_style=”see-through” vs_cta_bg_color=”default” vs_cta_heading_tag=”h6″ vs_sticky_aspect=”default” vs_font_size=”15″ el_class=”textfarbe”][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Professional Career” id=”1752066682338-1″ tab_id=”1752066682339-5″][vc_custom_heading text=”Professional Career” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1752057553919{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}”]Studied social welfare in Potsdam, then sociology and political science at the University of Konstanz. PhD (Dr. phil) at the University of Freiburg on the subject of \u201cSatanism and ritual abuse\u201d. Research Fellow at IGPP since 1998.[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Fields of Work\/ Research Interests” id=”1752066682364-10″ tab_id=”1752066682365-9″][vc_custom_heading text=”Fields of Work \/ Research Interests” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Fields of work: Sociology of the paranormal; heterodox interpretations, experiences and stocks of knowledge in modern societies; empirical cultural and social research (quantitative and qualitative)<\/p>\n

Current research interests: Distribution and structure of paranormal experiences; death and being close to death, in particular near-death experiences; scientific and media discourses on occult phenomena; history and present of German-speaking parapsychology; women in parapsychology and gender studies.[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Publications” id=”1752066682383-9″ tab_id=”1752066682383-0″][vc_custom_heading text=”Publications” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][nectar_global_section id=”3634″][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Teaching” id=”1752066682405-10″ tab_id=”1752066682406-10″][vc_custom_heading text=”Teaching” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1703235414804{margin-top: 8% !important;margin-bottom: 3% !important;}”][vc_column_text]Current course at the Institute of Sociology at Alberts-Ludwigs-Universit\u00e4t Freiburg (winter semester 2024\/2025): Seminar \u201cDeath and near death\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”Memberships” id=”1752066682416-8″ tab_id=”1752066682417-9″][vc_custom_heading text=”Memberships” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1703235424722{margin-top: 5% !important;margin-bottom: 3% !important;}”]

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